Novi High School - Reflections Yearbook (Novi, MI)

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131 Pre-game and half time were more exciting because of 1: girls. The Drill Team entertained the Novi fans with thei clever routines and colorful costumes at five of Novi's foot ball games. Early morning practice Monday through Friday really pai: off. During practice the girls practiced marching, and makt ing up new steps for their routines. The girls worked wel together. Umbrellas, silver hearts, and even a beetle made out of . big sheet were some of the props used in the routines. Thej had bake sales to raise money for the props. Denise Paquette, a senior, was captain and originator o the Drill Team. Debbie Pretty, a junior, was assistant cap- Luck umber . Assistant captain Debbie did a great -. Q4 tfn Denis sd ' 4 - ' - Uldl4ys. . c Drill 'I'e'x1n b '- 1 was accon :Y nied by li medley of Beatle so gs. tain. The co-captains were Connie Thompson and Sherif Robbins. t. The girls still smiled through zu. cold b . . Y . job this year. t C ip at t ltd the nad in iron llile to Ju d Th . ettlt ipt . n wx, .IA -S

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Six spirited cheerleaders were chosen n October 30, after a long week of prac- cing. Thirty girls tried out. The six irls that made it were Kim McKee, Lori estock, Tracy Subkow, Lori Tuck, Deb- ie Morandy and Nora Pugsley. The girls had to perform an original heer, a set of jumps, and a cheer given J them. Their coach, Mrs. Fox said, The girls were judged on crowd appeal, irm and voice loudness. Although the girls only cheered at a. Lori, Nora and Lori worked hard during practice. b. Kim looked real happy cheering. c. Nora jumped with enthusiasm. d. Lori and Tracy stood high over the excite- ment of the game. e. The girls discussed a new routine. f. All the girls went out to perform a cheer during half time. home games, they still practiced every Monday with the rest of the cheerleaders. The freshman cheerleaders had a small problem. Mrs. Fox, their coach, had to take a leave of absence, and this tempo- rarily left the girls without a coach. Miss Hayward, the former coach of the varsity cheerleaders, volunteered to fill in. Kim McKee said, She helped our squad a lot. She made us keep trying until we got it perfect. Spirited Six

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Pom Pom Power . -,x Y I 'le There were 32 girls who tried to become one of last year's Pom Pom girls. Only 12 of them made it. All the girls had to do a routine in front of four judges. The song they performed to was Rock and Roll Music. Debbie Wright was chosen as captain. Not only were they OHL on the football field with the band, they were also out on the basketball court performing at varsity half times and traveling with the band. Mrs. Szeles the sponsor, turned out to be one of the best. She was always there at practices and games to give support. She would hold after school and evening practices, so the girls would look good. Denise Lawrence was asked how she liked being one of the 12 girls. She answered, lt was a lot of work and fun. They sponsored a hot pretzel sale and a dance to raise money for new uniforms. N4 lumen Dtmst ind lxonne stoo at tttention lnetsx ound pr tttic made per ect Debbie announc td the rest of the squ td Sometnnes lx mn und Hxonne cou n t c in sit u a..z ' dz: 2 ' . b.':.'f 4 e 5 - ffz. c. The crowds applause gave Patty the incentive. cl. 1 1 fi X 'J X S I . X' '1 - 1 ' ld' ltetp' J ,t.