Safety Harbor Middle School - Reflections Yearbook (Safety Harbor, FL)

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Coach Kuzniewski has been the boys' volleyball coach for the past three years, and each of these years his team has won a conference title. Last year's team won the north Pinellas Conference Championship. In this his fourth year, he thinks the team will again win the title, but the competition they will have to watch out for is Tarpon Springs and Kennedy. lama um hall 1 Will f j V t W mat. l 9, .. tn , Front Row: Daryl Krumsieg, Kelvin Cowart, Erik Nicholson, Brian Iohnson. Middle Row: Ieremy Stepan, Aaron Collins, Iosh Vellucci, Ben Stuecher, Iim Murchison. Back Row: Mike McKinney, Ben Nicholson, Chip Folger, Iason Hatcher, Coach K. Absent: Iim Cherneski, Ryan Farquarson, Robbie Fields, Don Koehler. 46 l Boys Volleyball

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We,Ve got spirit RAH! RAH! RAH! This year's cheerlead- ing squad is one of the most spirited this school has had for a number of years. These twelve girls cheered at every volley- ball and basketball game both home and away. The squad began prac- ticing in June when they attended a UCA Cheer- leading camp at the Uni- versity of Florida, They did exceptionally well, winning awards for spirit and most improved squad. When school he- gan in August they im- mediately started Mon- day through Thursday practices. They have been very active in fundraising for new uniforms. They sold country craft items at Christmas, and sold spirit ribbons for major rivalry games. They have also made sure playerst lock- ers were decorated the day of games. They even baked chocolate chip cookies to give to the players after their games. Although all the cheer- leaders are special, only one is lucky enough to be chosen captain of the squad. The girls this year elected eighth grader Ien- na Streett because she is a strong leader and has worked with cheerlead- ing for many years. Her responsibility is to make sure the girls know the cheers, know when to cheer and know where to line up. Yes, SHMS cheer- leaders do have spirit, yea, yea! Front: Kristen Hefti. Second Row: Ali Garofalo, Nancy Calandra, Stephanie Palinkas, Emily Maza. Third Row: Whitney Duncan, Ienna Streett, Kris Burley, Not pictured: Debra Robinson. Jill Whitley. Top Row: Beth Gelsomini, Jessicah Bach. Cheerleaders t 45

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Boys spike their way to CON F EREN CE CHAMPS On Thursday Novem- ber 5, 1987, with the score 14-1 Warriors captain, Ben Nicholson, served an unreturnable serve. The spirited cheerleaders and team charged on to the floor. The fans emptied the bleachers and ran out to join the team. Why all this commotion? Because with this win, the SHMS Boys Volleyball team he- came the North Pinellas Conference Champions with an 8-0 record. After winning three consecutive conference titles the team had set an even higher goal. At the start of the 1987 season the team was determined to end the season with an undefeated record. They did accomplish this goal with the help of spikes from Iason Hatcher and Ben Nicholson, near per- fect sets by Jeremy Stepan and Ben Stuecher Iim Murchison concentrates on returning a serve. allowed for an extremely aggressive offensive at- tack. Ben Nicholson re- ceived the award for Most Valuable Player, Mike McKinney, Most Improv- ed Player, and Ben Stuecher, Most Inspira- tion and Perseverence. To the 1987 Boys, Vol- leyball Team we can only say, You are the cham- pions. Chip Folger watches intensely as he prepares to set up a volley. Boys Volleyball w 47