Shawnee Mission East High School - Hauberk Yearbook (Prairie Village, KS)

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Synchronettes Show Their Stuff by Molly Graver 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8. Planning. Choreography. Practice. Kick your legs higher. Practice. Do the splits. Prac- tice. Practice. Devotion. Result: a dazzling performance. The Synchronettes started off the year at KU drill team camp this summer. They won the Sweepstakes trophy for the most individual blue ribbons. And be- cause of overwhelming spirit, they brought home the Spirit Pom. Lisa Kessler was individually recognized with the Superstar trophy and Drill Down trophy. The motto Practice makes perfect came to life for the Synchronettes each morning at 7 o'clock continuing through first hour. The result of all this hard work was shown each halftime of home football and basketball games. During the basketball season, the Synchron- ettes combined their talents with creative costumes, which made for a unique performance. Co-captain Jen Eldred, junior, stated, I think our team is doing well as a whole. We have a lot of team spirit. Co-captain Sandi Lillard, senior, added, We also have great sophomores this year. I'm really happy with how much we've achieved. Miss Debbie Ogden, the sponsor for the Synchron- ettes for four years, claimed the girls work extremely hard for each performance and THEY'FlE REALLY LOOKING GOOD! Top to bottom 15 l-lut 2 3 4 23 Jennifer Strauss Sandi Lillard and Laura Brennan pose for the audience fphotos by Kelly lrishj

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J Left to right, top to bottom: 1j Come out with your hands up! 2j Hey it's cool! lPhotos by Paul Flobinsonj Tryouts Spark Enthusiasm, Mobile Sparks Spirit by Suzanne Barham Outside of closed gym doors, Erik shuffled from one foot to the other, as David nervously ran his fingers through his hair and Paul bit his fingernails. Mike ap- proached the group and unconsciously tapped his pen- cil on a stack of books. He is trying not to think of what awaits him. All he can do is imagine what is on the other side: A group of senior girls ready to laugh? All the teachers he has had that didn't like him. His whole auto- tech. class? His tensions builds. Finally the moment comes: anticipation, nervousness, butterflies . . . lt's his turn. Not knowing what's ahead of him, he enters the 9YfTl- Such was the scenario at tryouts held for the first time this year in the selection of the 1984-1985 yell leaders. The guys competed for one of the twelve spots avail- able on the squad. They tried out in front of a panel of judges which included school administrators, teachers, presidents of clubs, and a number of selected varsity cheerleaders, Stuco officers, and pep club officers. They were evaluated on how coordinated and enthusi- astic they were while performing two predetermined cheers. Any extra jumping they wanted to add to their cheers helped, but mostly we fthe judgesflooked at their agility, personalities, and that they weren't embar- rassed, said Mr. David Wolff, yell leader sponsor. The idea of tryouts was used so that the squad would not be chosen as if it were a popularity contest. The squad started practicing over the summer with the cheerleaders so as to be ready for the upcoming football season. After school began, they met every Friday morning at 6:15 to practice. Jon Copaken re- vealed, Each night l practice cheers in front of mir- rors. The squad met weekly with Mr. Wolff to discuss new ideas and to relay new information on upcoming events. lt's a license to be a clown, confessed Steve Melcher. The yell leaders do some of the wildest things, from standing in pyramids and yelling out cheers to driving down Mission Ftoad in their own original Elite Cruiser. The 1968 Ford LTD station wagon was bought from David Herron for the price of one hundred dollars. Shortly after purchasing their car, they trans- formed it into a brightly painted mobile Mrs. Arbie Vasos helped organize the painting of the mobile. She ingeniously contrived a color by numbers design and outlined it on the car with tape. After the outline was put on the car, the yell leaders went at it with paint, a saw, and their own imaginations. They used a power saw to cut off the roof, creating a much needed sunroof. To add class and character to the mobile, they placed a duck on the roof, a helmet for a hood ornament, and a luggage rack on the front hood. The yell leaders pile into the mobile and head south on Mission Road tothe most notorious game of the year with South. Everyone on the squad has made a special effort to be on time and look good. The car gains much attention on the parking lot. People stop and stare The yell leaders jump out of their mobile, grab their mega- phones, and head out to the track, ready for the biggest rivalry of the year, the East-South football game.

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