North High School - Norwica Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Perfect execution and a loud voice assist Kristy Shapley as she shows her spirit. Photo: V. Welk. X-fag -f . 4' Cheerleaders ' ' t d The cheerleaders promoted school spirit and a sense of pride in North with the fans and athletes alike. With the opening of North it gave many more girls a chance to become cheerleaders. Tawnni Simpson said, I was inspired to become a cheerleader because I thought it would be an important job to boost the spirits of my fellow class- mates. A new school really needs a lot of spirit to get it started and I thought being a cheerleader would be one way to help outf' The new cheerleaders motivated and entertained the crowd while cheering on the teams. Cheerleading coach, Sharon Hester, thought the cheerleaders' most important job was to ignite the crowd and to excite the team to give the athletes home court advan- tage. Considering how hard they worked to find something to cheer about on some occasions, they have done an exceptional job. quad Adding a new dimension to cheerleading during the basketball season were the male cheerleaders. This group of spirited guys added volume and enabled the cheerleaders to do more difficult stunts and pyramids. Dave Smit commented, It's a lot of fun. I saw it as a challenge and an exciting opportu- nity to get the crowd enthused. The cheerleaders had to be enthusiastic, dedicated and responsible. During the sum- mer they attended camps and every Tuesday and Thursday morning they held practice. Mixing work with fun made the cheer- leaders successful. Celeste Thomas replied, This year has been very exciting for me. I enjoy cheering and promoting school spirit to help everyone be more supportive in our first year. ,, ff sg p ' mth N? life Sophomore Cheerleaders: First Row: Kim Battles, Stephanie Schmidt, DeAn- na Muston. Back Row: Kerri Decker, Kristy Shapley, Victor E., Kris Huff. Photo: K. Marcek. Enthusiasm bursts from these smiling faces as they cheer on the Wildcats at their season opener against West. Photo: ' V. Welk. ,fffwllfl I 031' :Ui

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Reaching Goals 3 Bursting from behind the scenes, North High athletic's slowly rose from the shadows of Cen tral and West to make headlines. With teamwork and deter- mina tion, all Wildcats united in hopes of attaining a solid level of potential, establishing a reputation that future teams would live up to in the coming years. To begin their first year, the over- zealous fans were caught up in the season 'S premiere football game, witnessing the birth of Victor E. Wildcat, who encouraged spirit among the Blue and the Gold. The immediate state-ranking of the volieyball team proved that Paw Power was here to stay. So hail to the Blue and Gold! fx., my M. an 04 Pre-game jitters out of the way, quarter- back Matt McManus prepares to take the H' snap in hopes ofa successful play to defeat i Burlington. Photo: M Evans. Sports

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of S' Heights don't scare Laura McCarthy. She'll go to any lengths to show dedica- tion to North. Photo: V. Welk. In a relaxed position, RASMAK roller motions to support NHS as they take on Burlington. Photo: V. Welk. uuhw iL,,rwjtfz, T,i,' pw irrl kim ,iw at Varsity Cheerleaders: First Row: Theresa Ramirez, Dawn Redmond, Cindy Shelton, Kim Carlson, Keri Shelton, Melessa Wagner. Second Row: Tawnni Simpson, Melanie Mar- tinez, Lorie Evans, Ann Sobiech, XRS Bethany Gertner. Last Row: Jennifer Elvert, Jill Engel, Laura McCarthy, Victor E., Cammie Twito, Celeste Thomas, Melissa Buettner. Photo: K. Marcek. S X S NHS Cheerleaders