Otto Eldred High School - Ottocrat Yearbook (Otto Township, PA)

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's' vV, JL' A y € J5 OE Meet the Otto-Eldred Cross Country Team! Top to bottom, left to right. Row 1-Dave Dewyer, Mike Pascarella. Row 2-Dave “Ace” Owens, Scott Eaton. Row 3- Scott Fox, Tom Curtin, Bill Cooper, Mark Splain. n A Above: Competition makes a practice run enjoyable. Left: Mike Pascarella gives it his all on the home course. Below: The runners sprint toward the rocks, hills, and mud of the new O-E course. Cross Country Is A Satisfying Sport It's three thirty, and you have just had a tough day at school. Every muscle of your body aches to get on that yellow bus, but you have cross country practice. You head for the locker room, since it is 50 degrees and raining you wear your sweat jacket over your shorts and T-shirt. The team meets in the gym for stretches. “Stretching out serves a dual purpose- it loosens your muscles and gives passers-by something to laugh at. After a half mile warm-up run on the Short Cut Trail, it’s off for a 5-mile run around Barger Hollow- which includes steep hills, wooded trails, and some road running. Could any practice be complete without a few miles of Chinese Rope Torturtf And don’t forget to do at least a half mile cool down and some stretching, or you’ll have sore muscles! Practice might sound like drudgery, but the feeling at the end of a race well run is beyond compare. ’ i ■ 1

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Cheerleaders Bring Spirit And Pride To O-E “Cheerleading isn’t all pompoms and rah-rah- rah. It’s also trying to get the students to have a good feeling about their school. These are the words of Otto- Eldred Varsity Cheerleader, KandyBoa-worth. Her attitude seems to be typical of all the Otto-Eldred Cheerleaders. They try to improve their school by encouraging spirit and pride. They aren’t only interested in doing their cheers correctly, they work at trying to get the crowd to participate. During the summer of 1981, the girls went to a cheerleading camp in Houghton, New York. They learned new cheers, a dance routine, and some fresh ideas for pep rallies. The O-E Cheerleaders worked hard and were named Moat Improved Squad . Top to bottom, left to right. Row 1: Lori McClelland, Patti Williams. Row 2: Jan Freer, Melinda Cooper, Sharon Hartzell, Jackie Welch, Tracey McLaughlin. Row 3: Susan Monroe. Kandy Bosworth. Above: Advisors Miss Stephanie Johnson and Mr. Jerry Black. Far left: The four seniors at a football game in Portville. Near left: The squad performs during a basketball time-out.

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Above.lhe Otto-Eldred Varsity Gym Team! Left side of pyramid—standing: Manager Mark Welch, and floor: Wendy Campbell. Pyramid—top: Nanette Downey. Middle: LeeAnn Kahle and Jean Dewyer. Bottom: Joanne Wilcox, Brenda Shively, and Connie Gilbert. Floor: Jill Cagisca. Right side of pyramid—Standing: Manager Brian Henning. Floor—Dianna Blackwell. Below: The Otto-Eldred Gym Team, ready to perform. D9 Champs Again—Farr’s Team Is Going Far February thirteenth, 1982, was not an unlucky day for the Otto-Eldred Gym Team. At the district meet at St. Mary’s, they captured the District Nine Championship Title for the third year in a row, with a higher score than ever before. Five 0-E gymnasts qualified for state competition, which is another 0-E first. These girls have sacrificed much. Gymnastics is not a sport that one merely “plays’ . Gymnasts eat, sleep, and live their sport. “It has been worth it,” says Joanne Wilcox. “We’re all really proud of winning the championship.” Coach Jim Farr is proud of the team, too. When he talks about their accomplishments, he beams. “They are doing very well,” he smiles. “These girls deserve a lot of credit for everything they’ve done.” Below: Coach Jim Farr instructs some young Gym Teamers on the day of their school assembly. Under the leadership of Coach Farr, the Otto-Eldred Gym Team has gone far!