Richland High School - Rebel Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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H guumvxav sift ew' A Y S.- Lg Section Five. FIRST ROW: Suzanne Hennington - 2nd Lieutenant, Dawn Allen - Lieutenant, Tammy Bates, and Jenny Pearson. SECOND ROW: Mendy Phillips, Krista Kahanek, Shauna Foster, Donna English, and Kerry Mitchell. Section Six. FIRST ROW: Linna Drummonds, Bobby Morgan - Lieutenant, and Jennifer Fritz. SECOND ROW: Michelle Koenig, Kim Davis, Christie Paris - 2nd Lieutenant, and Jill Jeffries. Section Seven. FIRST ROW: Julie Hurst, Patty Crawford - Lieutenant, and Ann Uribe - 2nd Lieutenant. SECOND ROW: Kendra Frazier, Stephanie Parrish, Julie Stone, and Heather Juniper. Section Eight. FIRST ROW: Tina Welch, Trish Hernandez - Lieutenant, Melissa Hansford - 2nd Lieutenant, and Tricia Harrison, SECOND ROW: Tracy Zemanek, Shelley Severen, Heather Henson, and Tami Ball. DIXIE BELLES

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Prefenrezlioii of eieiiiee ability . . The Dixie Belief ezlweiyf peiyformeci wiilo peikei Before the results of the officer tryouts were known, the Dixie Belles began raising money for 25 members to travel to Colorado. They sold candy and held a car wash to raise the money. After all the hard work of learn- ing and practicing the Dixie Belles finally flew to Colorado to com- pete from March 11-15. All the hard work had finally paid off when they were presented with the Precision Award. They were also awarded a Superior rating for their routines. The Dixie Belles also sponsored other events throughout the year. A dinner was held for teachers and an ice cream supper for the football team. At camp, they were given the uSnappiest award, which is the best award possible. As a result of their winning the 'if fy. R.. STYLE award, the group was able to take home Snappy the doll, their momento from camp, which was seen at all of the games for good luck. The Dixie Belles also per- formed at the grand opening of the new North Richland Hills Li- brary. The girls not only showed their abilities and talents at camp and competetitions, but also at all sporting events throughout the year. Their various styles of rou- tines added to enthusiasm at the pep rallies and games. The Dixie Belle Ball was held before the announcement of the new officers. The ball was a for- mal introduction to the soon de- parting seniors. The ball, held at the DXFW Hilton, concluded with a dance. The results of the new officer T? V7 'Q Dixie Belle officers FRONT ROW: Dori Haupt. SECOND ROW:Beth Coyle, and Trish Henandez. THIRD ROW:Stacey Baw, Paula Crowell, and Patty Crawford. FOURTH ROW:Dawn Allen, Lori Urban, Michele Edelman, and Bobbie Morgan. Design by Sherry Fagan tryouts were announced at the annual tea on April 10. The At the beginning of a routine, Michele Edelman l12l prepared to signal the rest of the team with her whistle. This was Micheleis third year in Dixie Belles. Photo by Chris Mullins. naming of the new leaders brought happiness to many, yet filled the hearts of the seniors with sadness, for never again would they hear those four whistles and march onto the field. Sherry Fagan. Captain-Elect and Captain Stacey Baw and Michele Edelman. During a pep rally, the Dixie Belles performed with ladders to Mississippi Mud . They often used props for their routines. Q 'nn 'X

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Representation by .fmiler and laughter . Rebel Cbeerleezclem were pefkel .rpirit A word of encouragement. A hug or just a smile. Small steps towards special friendships. Work- ing together as a team. Learning to love everyone for his unique personalities. Feeling free to laugh or cry. That's what cheerleading is all about. The day after Spring Break it all began, A year of hard work, football games, pep rallies, bas- ketball game. It all started with 6:30 a.m. summer practices which lasted until 11 or 12 in the af- ternoon. This year all the material used was made up by the cheerleaders themselves. Taking it to camp, they won a Superior ribbon, and a Spirit Stick every night, as well as coming in as first runner-up for the The cheerleaders traveled with the Lady Rebs to the State Volleyball Tour- nament. During halftime they were able to perform their routines for the crowd. Tammie Klosik 1121 and Kim McBurney llll helped to raise spirit at the Trinity pep rally. Tammie was named Homecoming Queen in October. Photo by Chris Mullins. 42 Design By Sherry Fagan LEADERS Award of Excellence. They also won the Spirit Award, the most prestigious award voted on by each squad at camp. Paige Edg- ington and Lesli Mais lseniorsl re- ceived the honor of being named All-American Cheerleader Final- ists. Jet Jones f12l was also honored by receiving one of three NCA applications to become an NCA instructor, which he will pur- sue this summer. The girls accompanied the Lady Rebs Volleyball Team to the regional meet at Midland and then on to the State meet in Austin. So many good times and memories were shared during these trips. A closeness developed that was hard to let go of when elections came around in the spring. The seniors, leaving behind their shoes to be filled by the new Cheerleader Tonia Williams 1121 taught Mrs Cyn thia Michaels ffacultyl how to do a cheer during the faculty-senior basketball game, Mrs. Michaels was also a senior class sponsor. Photo by John Shelton cheerleaders, looked back at the juniors who would remain, with tears of joy and sadness. They knew it was time to go. They left with memories to continue to grow from and ones that would be for- ever cherished in the special places in their hearts. They would always be a Rebel Cheerleader. ,N V.. .1 ,pf-ff' ,,. .. me Ts, . ,V . Tonia Williams. , 4 1' ' ii A fa. c 1 l One of many routines performed at the beginning of the pep rally was Go- Fight-Win. lt was designed to help get the crowd's spirit up. Photo by Robert Gotcher.