Robert E Lee High School - Leeway / Record Yearbook (Staunton, VA)

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“Do You Love Me” is the tune to which the Freshmen did their aerobics. The Freshmen Cheerleaders were Jason Painter, Carl Painter, Raider Campbell, Aldishar Aliaskari, Shawn Sweeney, Jeremy Gentry and Eric Leichter. Mrs. Margaret Trokell jumped on a scooter to show how really fast she can move. Un- fortunately, Mrs. Terry Boyle was faster. penance (ALAA ON akeannenyicne eel Mr. Bill Roberson, Mrs. Sue Morley, Mrs. Sue Walker and Mrs. Donna Dimella dressed like the California Raisins and danced to “I Heard it Through the Grapevine.” 12 — SPIRIT ASSEMBLY

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For once in her life Neice Woodson is speech- less after she was “pied” in the face with a Cool Whip pie by Marcus Jenkins. Such an activity was all part of the Spirit Assembly fun. Not many people get to throw a pie in their father’s face, but Holly Botkin gets that special pleasure of doing just that to Sub School II princi- pal and Dad, Mr. Delmer Botkin. Jumping high in the air Jarrett Hatcher flashes some leg and leads the seniors in their cheers during the Homecoming Assembly. He and other members of the group showed they can “Can Can’. Showing they “Can Can” were senior cheer- leaders, Joey Doyle, Chip Lilley, Tom Wood, David Ballurio, Steve Davis, Jarrett Hatcher and Jimmy Goodloe. SPIRIT ASSEMBLY — 11

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Steve Davis and David Ballurio part of the Senior Can Can give a flashy kick at the Spirit Assembly as they dance to whip up the spirit and cheers of their class. Dancing raisins , and belly dancers Get together to do some special spirit Dancing First Came dirty dancing, but the Spirit ASSembly introduced a new style of dancing that was an instant hit with students — Spirit Dancing! All it takes to get Spirit Dancing started iS a group of Suys who dress in female nlite: tOsdance and: cheer. for, their class. The prize is winning the com- petition for being the most spirited for your class. Freshmen got into aerobic dancing to “Do You Love Me’ from you-know- what movie. Japan became the focus for the sophomores who chose to move like the Japanese Geisha Girls would. Juniors took based their act on the exotic belly dancing of the Middle East while seniors provided the finale with a rousing Can Can. Even the faculty got into the action with “I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ Raisins and scooter races to whip the students into a spirited frenzy. To top it all off there was the “pie in the face’ fun. Everyone Knows that the Slapstick pie throwing is fun, but it is hilarious when you get to see it done many times to teachers, Coaches and cheerleaders. Spirit Dancing may not catch on at the movies, but it was ahome video hit as the students celebrated Homecom- ing 1988. Dressed in a poodle skirt as if She were ready to go to a hop in 1957, Jill Shenk, a JV Cheerleader rocks and rolls to the classic tune, “At the Hop’. Belly dancing in honor of King Tut are the Junior Cheerleaders, Amar Patnaik, Bert Shiflett, Mark Simmons, Seth Smith, Aaron Sharpe, David Bell, Jason Lich and Willie Furry. SPIRIT ASSEMBLY — 13