Ralph Poteet High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Mesquite, TX)

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ls the Pirates whiz by the oppo- sition for a first down, Stacie Mar- tinez shows her amazement. Cheer- leaders had to know the game of football to do their job well. J. V. brings spirit home School spirit and cheer- leading wasn ' t reserved for just school months and football season. During the summer, cheerleaders from all around the metroplex (including PHS) were com- peting at summer camp at the SMU campus, each squad showing all the spirit they could to prove they were the best while learning cheers to take back to their schools. The spirit stick, the most honorable achieve- ment in showing spirit was brought home by the jun- ior varsity cheerleaders. Sheila Parker said, This was a great honor for everyone. We really worked hard for this. To receive the spirit stick, every squad at sum- mer camp was expected to display the good spirit, friendliness, consideration by helping others, and most of all, each girl was expected to improve her own abilities as a cheer- leader. Kelli Riggle said, You would see squads just walking on the campus chanting cheers. Each group had to have tons of spirit. Having spirit and doing all of these other things for just one day was not the secret. The cheer- leaders had to show their enthusiasm throughout each day for the entire week. Finally the hard work and dedication to the team and to them- selves paid off in a very special way by receiv- ing the stick as an award. Leslie Watkins said, At first we did not real- ly know each other, but we grew close together just as a family would. (Encka Wells)

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Ai the Christmas concert in the school cafeteria, Carissa Hogan and Melanie Mank tune their bass instruments. Tuning was an essential part of preparing a stringed instrument. Director Charles Sheets gives last minute instructions to Luke Carpenter and Tanya Mardis be- fore the concert begins. Listen- ing was also a good skill to have an an orchestral musician. ORCHESTRA: Row I Lukas Carpenler, Tawnya Mardis, Kevin Harris, Scoti Shirley, Brent Dow, Matthew Hanes, Gerald Miller. Mazen Bedri Row 2 Director Charles Sheets, Melanie Mank, Carisa Hogan. [he merit of practice is about to lecome apparent as Mazen ledri gets ready for the first strains of the Christmas concert. His instrument was the cello.

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wx «tu. - ' — Stand Up and Yell for the Pi- rates, chant Kelli Riggle, Tracey Thomas, Robin Johnson and Wendy Allen at the Sweat day pep rally. Cheerleaders always participated in the spirit days. Joking around before the pep rally begins, Robin Johnson, Stacie Martinez and Lashai Hughes play their version of Ring Around the Rosey When the ral- ly started, however, the squad got down to serious business. vfiw rMA Mi v niKi, mL JUNIOR VARSITY. Row 1 Robin Johnson. Stacie Martinez, Amanda Mattieny Row 2 Stieila Parker. Leslie Watkms. Wendy Allen Ctieryl Jones Row 3: Tracie Thomas, An- gela Thompson, Keliie Mulheron. Lashai Hughes, Kelii Riggle L eep in thought, Kelli Riggle takes a break during the Seagovllle game. Even cheerleaders didn ' t smile all the time.