Sabino High School - Vista Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Twirlers Top Q Twirling is a very good experience. I feel prou of the school and more involved in it, stated junior Carol Badger. All of the twirlers this year started twirling no more than two years ago and the did very well. The twirlers work hard, racticin three and one half hlours a diy, five days a week, not including extra practices with the band. VISTA: What does it feel like to be twirling with the noise of the band behind you and hundreds of eyes in front of you? TONI BARROW: It makes me very nervous and I'm always afraid I'll forget the whole routine or lose count. CAROL BADGER: I totally block out the crowd and concentrate on the music. VISTA: Where did you learn Halftime twirling? TONI: My mom was a majorette and she taught me the basics. I started taking lessons in November '76. VISTA: How does it feel to have a successful routine? TONI: When we're twirling during a routine and all four of us catch our batons, and then the crowd cheers, I feel really good. But when I drop my baton Ifeel rotten. We on y get one chance to do it right. CAROL: T e audience can really help. I like it when they let us know that they are interested and not falling asleep. VISTA: How long does it take to learn how to be a good twirler? CAROL: I have been twirling for almost two years and I am still trying! 1. Meg Ahearn 2. Captain Kim Boden 3. joy Estes 4. Bobby Ingeneri 5. Laura Seltzer 6. Kelly Shaw 7. Ann Trecker 8. Chris Vail 9. Cheerleaders promote spirit at a IV football game. 10. One of many ways in which the cheerleaders show their spirit. 11. Carol Badger practices her routine. 12. Toni Barrow strikes a pose. 13. Shelly Barrow finishes a rountine. 14. Michelle Walters performs at a football game. Twirlers 63

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PEP SQUAD Crowd Lacks Enthusiasm Q I think we are really cheering for two teams, IV and enthusiastic! We work hard, frosh. super hard, to be a good VISTA: ls crowd participation squad, said joy Estes '80. The good at games? IV cheerleaders and their BOBBY INGENERI: The crowd SPONSOR MS- Ch-Merton, had needs to be more supportive of to be enthusiastic and work their team by yelling. They will hard because they were not join in with us during our , Wi., . - W was cheers, other crowds cheer. VISTA: Was cheering at the Homecoming game special for you? BOBBY: It was a big honor! It was especially exciting cheering in front of such a big crowd. 62 LV. Cheerleaders

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EP SQUAD Secret Sisters Surprise jocks VISTA: Does being a songleader player has something to look take a lot of time and work? forward to each week. LAURIE TRITZ: We're constantly KAREN CHRISTIANSEN: You seem working: after school,,during to get to know them a lot school, during lunch, and some- better and it's just fun to times even before school. show them you support them. VISTA: Since this was the first VISTA: This being your first year for secret sisters, how year as a songleader how do you did you like it? like it? LAURA DRESSER: lt was a lot of KAREN SHOLINZ l love it. It's fun. Some girls didn't get to been a good experience for me do as much as they wanted. It because I've met a lot of people took a little work but it was and its helped me to learn to worth it. work with people. Also, all the MONICA BROWN: It seems to really girls on the squad have gotten help the guys, not only the to know each other better, because stars, but each individual we spend so much time together. VISTA: Since this is your senior year what are some of your feelings after cheering for three years? TERRI TOVREA: In the three years that I've cheered, I've heard a lot of negative things about songleaders and cheer- leaders. Some people think we're not worth anything or do it just for the status. It's these kinds of things that make you want to quit. The thing that makes it all worth while is when just one athlete says, You're doing a great job . That's what we're in it for. s-:AW , all: 4 .PS