Poquoson High School - Islander / York Chronicle Yearbook (Poquoson, VA)

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Restrictions and changes disappoint cheerleaders

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VARSITY Won-7 FOOTBALL Loss— 3 1 Charles City 34- 0 1 Mathews 8-29 1 King Queen 36-12 1 Powhatan 6- 0 1 Hampton Roads 13- 0 1 Central 20- 8 1 King William 21- 0 1 New Kent 0-26 1 West Point 0-31 1 Middlesex 14- 0 BUBBA JONES TAKES a water break while Coach Fay and Coach White questions the line play of the first half. FRONT ROW: (LEFT to right) John Bois (mgr.) Mike Moore, Jim Wescott, Brad Gillikm, David Verser, Rob Booth, Danny McDaniel, John Scott, Steve Madre, Wade Trump, Doug Drummon, Butch Backus, Bubba Jones, Jimmy Stoneberg (mgr). MIDDLE ROW: Paul Campbell, Rob Clark, Mike Firth, Joe Elder, Forres Tyndall, Marvin Rollins, Mike Perkins, Kevin Topping, Greg McDaniel, Chris Christman, Ketrick McMillen, Dave Gardy, Bill Inge. BACK ROW: Coach White, Coach Fay, Waverly Dryden, John Quinn, George Powell, Pat Ray, Edward Cam, Wes Stevens, Steve Thorne, Randy Robinson, John Messick, Dennis Firth, Coach Evans.

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“Restrictions, why us? No other group in the school has as many rules to abide by as we do.” This feeling was expressed repeatedly by the Varsity squad during the time it took them to adjust to the new standards that were set for them. This adjustment created many conflicts within the squad. Restrictions, along with many other changes, were adjustments undergone by the squad and student body. A minor change— school opening at 8:10 instead of 8:55 upset everyone and created a special problem for the cheerleaders. Considering the 6th and 7th graders had class during pep rallies it was necessary to relocate the rallies from the auditorium to the gym. Formations, directions, and entrances created mass confusion among the squad. After exper- imenting with one or two assemblies the situation smoothed itself out. They were congratulated on their originality with the skits and their pep rally performance. The squad had several adaptations the past year including their new sponsors, Mr. and Mrs. Stallings. They worked with the squad, as Sallie White stated, “There were a lot of incidents that I was glad Mr. and Mrs. Stallings were there to help straighten things out. It took us all a while to get used to their new rules but overall they did a good job. It seems the cheerleaders did not always agree or like their decisions.” Varying comments were made by the student body and spectators about the squad. A contrast of comments were made by students. Lynn Pauls said, “They did a real good job,” but on the other hand, David Wornom felt, “Sure they work hard but they don’t know what they ' re doing, I mean 40-0 (us loosing) and out they come with Think Victory.” To the spec- tator the performances rated from “you cheered a real good game, to “they don ' t j have any spirit.” i Despite restrictions, changes and vary- 1 ing comments the squad attempts to “Keep on Tryin ' .” VARSITY GROUP SHOT from left top: Liz Conrad, Brenda Carmines, Barbara Watkins, Fawn Johnson, Anna Holloway, Kathie Wyatt, Dianne Watkins, Sallie White, Cindy Hopkins, Teresa Forrest, and Eileen Carmines.