North Fort Myers High School - Lance Yearbook (North Fort Myers, FL)

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1 Fannie Brown surveys the Red Knight Express down the slide Z Like reflections in a mirror, the Varsity Cheerleaders Co captains, Cathy Kubesh and Kristy Frazier work closely together. Hoop Hoora The Varsity Basketball Cheerleading Squad was com posed of five members of the original 1981 82 Varsity Cheerleaders After losing three of the girls at the con clusion of football season it was decided to seek one replacement before basketball season began Referring to the alternate list from auditions held last spring the replacement was named, Doris Soler. The squad cheers at home and away games for both the Varsity Boys' and Girls' Basketball Teams. They also organized the Winter Sport Pep Rally, sold poinsettias at Christmas for the boys' team, and painted spirit signs for each home game. The energy generated by these exuberant young ladies encouraged the performance of the players and added to the enjoyment of the fans. 1981-82 Basketball Cheerleaders Dee Henry Doris Soler Kim Richards - Ellen Ayres - Cathy Kubesh Kristy Frazier Athletics X 219

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Seasoned Screamers Echoes of the cheering crowds remain perpetually locked in North's stadium. The spirit of the fans for the 1981 foot- ball season was greatly enhanced by eight vivacious young ladies, the North High Varsity Cheerleaders. This squad was chosen during the spring of '81, after participating in a strenuous cheerleading clinic. Once selected, they began the tremendous task of creating, revising, and learning the cheers and class calls that would be used at the pep rallies and football games. tainly not an easy nor inexpensive undertaking. Hours were spent practic- ing and perfecting all movements and stunts so they could be executed with ease and in unison. The girls were also responsible for scheduling and planning all the pep rallies and designing their original skits and dance routines. Artistic talent seemed to be a prere- quisite for cheerleading as members of the squad were called upon to paint spirit signs and create the decorations for the football banquet. Cheerleaders financed their own par- Being a Varsity Cheerleader was cer- ticipation on the squad. Pep rally uniforms, shoes, pompoms, and the summer trip to cheerleaders' camp were but a small part of the financial obliga- tion that came, with this spotlighted distinction. The squad was captained this year by Kristy Frazier and co-captained by Cathy Kubesh. Ms. Melody Mitchitell acted as adviser, chauffeur, trainer, friend, critic, and confidante to these talented extroverts who served as catalysts for North High's spirit and pride. w-fff, ,,,, X 4 4 V X . 961' , 'f.,,4, ,f f , W, , 1. ,. aww, ,.,,, 'v 1 2 3 1 - Varsity Cheerleaders: In front - Ellen Ayres. Row 1 - Fannie Brown, Kim Richards, Cathy Kubesh, Kristy Frazier. Row 2 - Dee Henry, Zona Henry. On Top - Kim Hughes. 2 - Kim Richards, Fannie Brown, Zona Henry, and Dee Henry perform a snappy dance routine during a North pep rally. 3 - Riding the hamburger and fries , Zona Henry and Kristy Frazier enjoy themselves at the McDonald's playground. 4 - Varsity cheerleaders have it their way at McDonalds. 218 X Athletics

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Exclamator Experts The Iunior Varsity Cheerleading Squad was originally formed in the spr- ing of 1981 after strenuous weeks of practice and tryouts. The six member squad accompanied the varsity cheerleaders to the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida during the summer, where they participated in a training clinic. As the new school year rolled around, one member was forced to drop out and the top alternate from spring tryouts moved up to complete the roster. Then . . 1 . -. . , A .1 ,L -V - , ' ,mfg-131' A , 1, if ' ,, ,.S?i'4f 5 4 ...ri - as in early fall two more vacancies occur- red, so tryouts were held for freshmen so ninth grade representatives could fill the newly vacated positions, With the departure of two more of the original six members, another replacement was picked based on the spring tryouts' alternate list. It seemed to sponsor Miss Sandy McCready, she was supervising a revolving door instead of a cheerleading squad. Only one member of the six girls on 1 - The effervescent vitality of North's cheerleaders packed an incredible wallop. 2 - The sparking attitude of Kim Simons was evident when she performed during pep rallies. 3 - Leading Red Knight fans, Connie Burke, Dana Cooke, and Tiffany Touchstone, chanted their favorite cheer. 220 X Athletics the original squad survived through football season and into basketball season, this was Amanda Smith. She and the four others who composed the new squad, Connie Burke, Kim Simons, Tiffany Touchstone, and Tracy Greer, proved to have finally found a winning combination. The spirit and enthusiasm these young ladies demonstrated in leading the cheers at the girls and boys IV basketball games proved them a cohesive unit and one in which North could have great pride. 2 ff 'Q -,? ,