Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Cheers elevate spirits Cheers, chants and partner stunts, performed by 10 energetic girls and boys, dressed in red and white, served to arouse spirit in the crowd at all games and pep rallies. Memorial's cheerleaders, con-' sisting of Prissy Bean, David Hillman, Steve Hoff, Glenn House, Kristi Kissner, Missy Maxfield, Elizabeth Peck, Tressie Quebe and Sean Stin- son were on a crusade to bring about a better change in gymnastic and chant routines. The idea was to try to gear cheerleading towards a more gym- nastic approach and move it away from the idea of just standing out there and looking pretty, explained head cheerleader Steve Hoff. Duties for the selected 10 began in early August on the campus of Southern Methodist University. The squad learned techniques and com- peted with other cheerleading teams to see who could generate the S 't ,.. S .. ke? In Partner stunts play an important part at foot- Orange juice is served at a morning ball games. Cheerleaders Prissy Bean and Cheerleaders Elizabeth Peck Kristy David Hillman perform The Chair. Photo by Prissy Bean and Mascot Mark Dorfman lim Tomforde. mote spirit Photo by Taylor Stout

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SPIRIT Regulations alter displa s of spirit Psychological studies have proven that the absence of clutter and litter in a student's environment improves learning abilities. In an effort to make this happen, the administration en- forced new restrictions on spirit clubs, such as the Wranglers, Sigma Gamma, I'aides, Samms and Fluffs. When spirit gets out of hand, something must be done, said Assis- tant Principal Mr. Gerald Clanton. And, because of the spirit that got out of hand, we had to enforce restrictions that have always been rules. The clubs started to do things which weren't positive. Posters and banners were cluttering the hallways, and lockers written on. Food was left all over the campus attracting ants and roaches. Tape left adhesive on the windows and peeled off the sur- face of ceilings and walls. After talking to the clubs personal- ly and explaining the problems, Mr. Clanton was happy with the girls' cooperation. I think they acted ad- mirably. Conditions improved tremendously and they did exactly what was asked of them, he said. Girls reacted to the restrictions dif- ferently, but spirit in general was still high. I didn't feel like they affected spirit that much. Posters were still put up and we could still bring food to their homes, said Iunior Kelley Green. Another enforcement unique to the year was the disbandment of the senior boy's group, the Wranglers. Mr. Halbert and Mr. Schaper of- ficially announced their disbandment after negative things were resulting from club members. The obnoxious behavior at pep rallies was far from what should be done at spirit promotions. It was also working against the cheerleaders' ef- forts. Of course, the vandalism also promoted disbandment, as did the advertised beer busts, said Mr. Clanton. The behavior gave Memorial a bad reputation, another reason for the disbandment, he added. The cheerleaders also had qualities unique to the year. This was an unusual year for the cheerleaders as we had elected 10 and ended up, for various reasons, with several alter- nates, said Mrs. Ann Butler, sponsor of the cheerleaders. Despite the enforcement of restric- tions, overall student support for athletes remained high. We'll adapt to the changes and spirit will always be fantastic, said Kelly. xii by Melissa Miller Declarations of school loyalty come from Senior football players Mark Stockham and Lee Chilton as they sing the Alma Mater. Photo by Taylor Stout. Parade festivities rolled along Mustang Lane. Cheerleaders Kristy Kissner, Missy Maxfield and Steve Hoff escort the Mustang to the pep rally. Photo by Dan Thompson. 28 O Spirit