Prairie View High School - Buffalo Yearbook (La Cygne, KS)

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Special Olympics. Exactly what is it? Who does it involve? What do these peo- ple do? Special Olympics is probably the least recognized and least understood of all the athletic programs at PV. How- ever, person for person, pound for pound, they are the most productive, hardest working and most travelled of any of the other teams. Like in other sports, Special Olym- pics has three season - fall, volleyball, winter, basketball, and spring, track. Many of the athletes compete in in- dividual skills contests also. The teams QSQM 4 Special 1 mpic O Athletes Bring Home Honors even sport their own award - winning cheerleading squad. Even though they already have enough trophies, medals and ribbons to make any athletic team jealous, coaches Cheryl Kratzberg, Beth Smith and Dick Booe poured on the pressure again this year and watched as their athletes brought home still more awards. To say that PV was well represented by these young people would be a vast understatement. These athletes travel to Pittburg, Hayes, Wichita and Topeka to compete. They joined the national champion KU Jayhawks in Lawrence for a basketball clinic. They've even competed at the Coach Smith, along with volleyballers Tonya Dilley and Jeff Castleberry, a 1987 graduate, competed in the Interna- tional Summer Olympics, held at Notre Dame University in Indiana. Smith's volleyball team took gold medal honors, defeating Great Britain and Ohio in the final rounds. One of the big- gest smiles in all of Kansas, though, belonged to Tonya Dilley as she brought home a silver medal in individual skills competition. In spite of all the awards and recogni- tion, the ultimate goal. of the Special Olympics is a very simple one - to be accepted as a part of the athletic pro- gram and gain the respect that is given KU Relays. However, the highlight of the entire Special Olympics Athletic program occurred last summer as PROUD 'PEfMl'A W 0, Srfomzoifrr to other athletes. After all, they are athletes competing against other athletes. It's that simple. i ..... X My il? Q gg f a ' Q if Q S i 'lv fs 'Y ,ig tiki? X t Y' s X XQ 2 ,., gt .X ,V 5' is ,,. if , ' . , M , it W rs1r.4fX fft A , Q22 1' P ' , S 1 f 1 l' . rf. l ' s -1.::. ' .' 1 2 Q., fi sm? Q ' ' A.-5 H if . is . r f 6 . '21 .a . A...-A.. is-.12-A--ww x . . -S . . ,- . lg 5, - g gig, . L4 . , . . . ft. 1 ' X as if . ASQ, B My 1 'fx sscr Tia f .. .- A if . . e it 4 'We X 1: f -.. A N yffet- f - ff, sg 'wr-PM as N 5 if Q ' M, WMWMW. . r K r wi F his EVM 6' in WW ,:,.,.k, 1- , .Q J A KR f., .t , ., X,,,ksf,:ww. WX. so , 14. X irc. if 1' gf sys .ap ,f s. ,. , ., gg..-,f ,Q V, ft.. m,,.,ss-if.. so ., .Q -,.sw,., X .iz-. 1 '-7 z 0- asf: 2 .. .. Qvsfxsasw W ,,. , , .Q ,V l . X x . V I K. nf M4 S, if Q ,.s, EMM X f Above Left: Dawn Curry takes a break from her cheer- leading competition. Above: One of the many for- mations that won the PV Special Olympics cheerlead- erss a first place trophy. Left: The 1988 S.O. track team members are: Front row - Missy Briggs, Tonya Dilley, Dawn Curry, Penny Lile and Paula Lile. Back row - Kenny Elam, Dusty Kinney, Dustin Norman, Richard Nolan, Tim Willis and Danny Seymour.

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Right: Members of the both the cheerleading squad and the basketball team, shown here at the Hays, Kansas com- petition are: Front row - Tim Wills, Tina Shay, Vickie Watts, Penny Lile, Mary Carlton and Dawn Curry. Back row - Tonya Dilley, Missy Briggs, Kenny Elam, Dustin Norman, Harold Cun- ningham, Danny Seymour, Dusty Kinney and Paula Lile. Below: Kenny Elam, Dustin Norman and Tim Wills 1417 set up their defense. Nix 4? ,aggpssnn-'H' AQ. ass. ileoples 1 is -sys X' - sms-N Ni Q ss. ,Asp K , .M 1- . u p i K X - -.bi.N: k l X it Above: Danny Seymour perfects his free-throw shoot- ing skills at the KU Jayhawk clinic. Left: Dustin Kinney adds another point to his team's total. ple :ii , if ?'N ,N Z., ,M ,. , If . 4 N. , g We me ms eq s . as fwxs 5 , ,, 2-ss, fi, sy. f, sg ,QQ W,m,, - ,gras .. -e ' X' ffm Y . -,Ms ss . X os. yr -we-f-:-f,1,'-N A A we e- s- gf- v so . fi-4' is ,:fq,sg,aA fn s 0 , Skies X N , X. . o . K ,. ,,-. . , rs f- .se sie. fwfr? Q, 5 ' -Q XX . .,-may x X. ir X sXv,X:E,9qE,3:h ,V X i '- X Nisi-5 L. X x 5, 3 , SX X, g x I , S ai Q wisgr., ,g f xwffbvf s I Q, ag, , Q , , 3, ' 1222.41 4.2, e ERN 7 - ' 'N 'M sq ' ff ii- .V lf 1- w e. .3 N' is iv Ll, strife. ,L

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C eerleaders FALL CHEERLEADERS Front Row Jodie Long Amy Boydston and Tally Jenkms Second Row Lisa Baker Stephanie Duke and Tammy Boone Back Row Tara Stambrook Yo Baby! Yo Baby! Yo Baby! Yo! Keep the crowd going so they can help inspire the team to victory. Sounds like a simple task. But as the old saying goes, it's easier said than done. Getting the crowd involved is often a very difficult task. A great deal of work, dedication and nervousness all work together to bring about that all important word - spirit. The work began during the summer as cheerleading sponsor Beth Smith took several girls to summer camp. Long days were filled with routine after routine as counselors labored with the cheerleaders to perfect certain skills. The dedication, and work, continued throughout the year as many school morn- ings found the girls in the gym at 7:30 go- ing through their repertoire of cheers. All of this paid off, especially for the athletic teams who reaped the rewards of the enthusiasm inspired by the PV cheer- leaders. Above Right: Fall cheer- leaders take time out during half-time for picture. Right: Getting into the spirit of the first home game of the year are head cheerleader Tammy Boone and Junior Lisa Baker.