Paul M Dorman High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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J-A-M! The basketball cheerleaders perform their favorite cheer — J-A-M for the home team. Catch the Cav Spirit. Basketball cheerleaders get the Cavalier spirit going by performing the cheer Dorman Spirit Will Knock You Out! Basketball Cheerleaders: Front: DaVetta Hughes, (Captain), Ashley Brockman 2nd: Kal- liope Michael, Allison Ebert (Cavalier), Angie At- chinson. 3rd: Shannon Jamison, Lisa Daniels, Sara Cudia, Toronda Roebuck (Co-Captain). Back: Darla Morehead, Suzanne Torma. Basketball Cheerleaders 23

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Stack it up! At the game against Asheville, the cheerleaders try to build up Dorman's spirit. The Cavaliers went on to win the game 71-68 in over- time. The Basketball Cheerleaders Are On the Court, With the Crowd, and At the Game This is the best basketball squad Dor- man has ever seen! says this year's sponsor Mrs. Mickey Turner. The girls are very close and work great as a team. They give their all and the results shine through. In April, tryouts for the football and basketball cheerleading squads were held. Instead of having to choose which squad to try out for, something differ- ent was tried this year. Students were allowed to try for both squads. First, a one week clinic was held in which the girls learned a dance, a cheer, and vari- ous jumps. Then came the final days of tryouts. When the results were in. there were eleven smiling faces that made up the new basketball squad. Next came ICF camp at the University of South Carolina. On Monday Su- zanne Torma was nominated for the Koog award and then on Tuesday Kalliope Michael was also nominated. The team received nine ribbons includ- ing first place for outstanding pyramids, outstanding jumps, and the Firecracker Spirit Award. A second place trophy in the Grand Championship is the award that the girls treasure most. This accomplish- ment earned them the right to com- pete for the national championship in December. To attend this competition, $3,500 had to be raised. This was done by selling M M's, balloons, and gift wrap. I think we help improve the players performance by letting them know how proud we are of them. We get the players and the fans into the game. I've been cheering now for eight years, and I wouldn't give it up for anything, says Kalliope Michael. 22 Basketball Cheerleaders

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That Cavalier Spirit Match It, If You Can August tenth at eight o'clock in the morning, excited cheerleaders boarded the activity buses and began the two-hour journey to the University of South Carolina, where the Interna- tional Cheerleading Foundation's sum- mer camp is held. When the cheerleaders arrived and they were finally able to compete, all the cheerleaders realized how much their work paid off. The junior varsity and freshman cheer- leaders brought back many awards. The junior varsity cheerleaders placed first in dance competition while the fresh- man squad placed first in chant and pyramid competitions. In addition, both squads were named Grand Cham- pions of their respective divisions. Miss Lori Tate, head cheerleader spon- sor, says The ICF camps don't always name Grand Champions in all divisions because squads must meet set national standards to be awarded the title. For us to have three Grand Champion squads and for all the squads to qualify for national competition is absolutely incredible. Our girls completely domi- nated the camp. They were awesome and truly deserve the honors. Kim Caldwell feels that Being a cheer- leader is hard work, but it is well worth it. I've enjoyed sharing and spreading my Cavalier spirit because I think that's what makes Dorman High School bet- ter than the rest. The Freebird catches the Cavalier spirit. At the Farmer's day pep rally. Shannon Phillips and the Freebird shows their Caventhusiasm. 24 JV-Freshman Cheerleaders