Rainier Beach High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Successful From the Start The music slowly faded away int the background, the whirl of bodies came to a stop. The lights came on and the crowd stood, rocking the bleachers with ap- plause. The Cheer Squad had just completed its first performance and there could be little doubt as to its effect on all those who were present. That was last May, on Viking Day, shortly after the group's se- lection. The group made a lot of progress over the year, but one thing didn't change, their suc- cess. Their performance carried right on, not only into the new school year, but before that, right on into the summer. There was no vacation for the cheerleaders. They weren't given the luxury of taking the summer off. The squad spent 6 hours a week practicing during the summer and also spent a very important week at Cheer Camp. What the squad learned during that week was basically how to be cheerleaders. They learned lead- ership skills and how to deal with problems among the squad. And, of course, they learned about cheering. They won the Pep Pad- dle for most spirited group three out of four days and in addition they brought home the Leader- ship Banner. They also started the daily performance of the ho- keypokey in the lunch line just to provide a little more fun. As Gary Armstrong said, There is no equal to Cheer Camp because you can never get that many spirited people together in one place. Well, just .what was it that made this Cheer Squad so suc- cessful? Part of the credit must go to their coach, Leonard Whid- bey. Leonard had been a long time coach of cheer squads but he had Shock the Hawks represents the spirit of Al one of the group's frequent after school the school in the football game against sessions, some of the the members prac- Chief Sealth. Cheer tice a somersault for an upcoming routine. always been coaching more than one squad. The situation was quite different this year howev- er. The only squad he coached was ours. His time was complete- ly free of other squads and he could devote more time to the Rainier Beach Squad. The rest of the credit must of course go to the cheerleaders themselves. This year's group was abounding with energy and spirit. All of the members were willing to sacrifice their time and efforts, and their attitudes to- wards their duties and activities were wonderfully positive. Jor- main Cady felt it was a special experience and that she wouldn't trade it in for anything. This is a group of people that we all owe a little something to. They made being there all that much better.

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to Make h nge .gil .J V, sf 3 5 fei- eggs In tie and hat, Stephen Bell conducts one of the ASB meetings in the Little Theater at lunch. Felicia Webster busily takes notes at the ASB meeting. l ASB Officers: Treasurer Coryna Baldwin, Corresponding Secretary Jeannie Mar. lnter High Rep Julie Richter. Vice President Siu Po Cheung. Advisor Mrs. Jan Weaver. Special Events Coordinator Portia Romero, Public Relations Ann Chin, and President Stephen Bell. Not pictured- Recording Secretary Felicia Webster, ASB - 9l

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