Oakville Senior High School - Tiger Paw Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Hall-flme splrlf mount promofes a small aifficulfy for some sophomore cheer- leaders, Fufure cheerleader Debbie King joins Lisa Fears and Kafhy Simons in a Tiger cheer for The freshman football Team. A6 - Cheerleaders Sophomore: Debbie Lesinski, Michelle Schliffler, Dee Dee Harfmann, Becky Trosf, Valerie Kienlen, Krisfin Reed, Michelle Sfeinmeyer, Barb Collefla, Stacy Novara, Sue Pinson. Freshmen: Bolfom row: Captain Nancy Meyer, Karen Koch. Top rowi Sharon Heppler, Kim McCready, Kathy Simons, Sfephany Brooks, Lisa Fears, Karen Speiser, Captain Billie Jo Nobliff, Tanya Roaenmeyer,

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Pracflclng lhelr rebound cheer, Angie Recker and Caihy LaChance go Through The moTions as Juli BeTTa waiTs for her Turn, Welcoming wlfh open arms, The varsiTy cheerleaders yell Their hello cheer To The varsiTy Team's fans, pening The doors To school spiriT akville Rah Rahs cheer CDI-IS To vicTory IT was a rioT when we had To cheer for cross counTry. We couIdn'T sTand aT The finish line and cheer. We had To run along wiTh The runners, said Michelle Frledmeyer wiTh exciTemenT. We were ouT of breaTh and couldn'T keep up wiTh Them. By The Time we yelled 'Go Team!', They were already gone. ConTrary To many beliefs, The cheerleaders are really a squad who Trains and works hard for Their performances. We mighT Think iT's hard To play a sporT for 3 monThs, buT Try a full year of prac- Tice and playing 3 or A sporTs aT once. We don'T see The Time each girl puTs inTo This exfra-curricular ac- TiviTy. HIT isn'T easy when you have To cheer for A sporTs, do homework, and keep a decenT grade poinT average, and Try To hold a job all aT once, ex- claimed P.J. ViTale. And The guys sTiII gei mad when we have To divide our squad among Them. Behind The scene, sponsor Mike Skinner along wiTh cdpTains LuAnne Rosenbaum, Nancy Bischler, and Teresa Himmelpurg, work hard To keep The cheer- leaders cheering louder and keep The guys ploying harder. The cheerleaders, as a squad, commenTed ThaT They didn'T mind paying The high cosT of miss- ing ouT on a Friday nighT To cheer or sTaying up a liTTle IaTer To sTudy for Tomorrow's TesT. IT pays off when we finally see The Thrill of vicTory in each guy's eyes afTer winning a game, exclaimed CaThy LqChance. IT makes me feel we had a small parf of Their vicTory ThaT we con share wiTh Them. Cheerleaders

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rowds Thrilled by JV ond Frosh heerleoders TighT To keep Tiger spiriT Bring sdddle shoes, pom pons, pyrdmids ond M 84 M's TogeTher WhdT do you hove? An Ookville cheerleoder. Led by sophomore copToins Sue Pinson ond Borb ColleTTo ond freshmon copToins Ndncy Meyer ond Billie Jo NobllTT, These roh- rohs could be found procTicing origindl ond TrddiTionol cheers be- fore mdjor sporTs evenTs. The fooTboll, soccer, volleyboll, wresfling, ond boskefboll Teoms benefiTed from The supporT given by The girls. Sophomore wresTler Don SToTen commenTed, The cheerleoders keep up The Teom spiriT ond never lose foifh in us. Pep dssemblies were l'pep- pier due To Their enThusiosm. Freshmon copToin Ndncy Meyer sold, 'Cheerledding is on impor- TonT school ocTlviTy becouse IT promoTes school spiriT. Promofing school spiriT is The glorious side of cheerleoding, buT There wos more Thon jusT The oc- Tuol cheering. WiTh The did of sponsor Mr. Mike Skinner, vorious money-mdkers were used To roise oddiTionol funds for swedT- ers ond jockeTs for The squdds. One meThod come from The sole of spiriT bolloons before home- coming weekend. ThroughouT The seosons, cheer- leoders kepT up Teom ond school mordle. Sophomore Debbie Le- sinski commenTed, Cheerleod- ing hos been o good woy To be- come involved wiTh school ociTi- viTes ond iT's been o loT of fun cheering The Tigers on. Wllh claps and smiles, freshmen cheer- leoders show Their spiriT To fooTboll fdns. Arranged 'lolem-pole slyle, sophomore cheerleoders enferfoln crowds during holf-Time Gcfivifies. Cheerleoders