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

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Anxious for the onset of the 1986-87 football sea- son, the varsity cheerleaders discuss last minute de- tails for the Lancer Day Parade ceremony. tphoto by Heather Kolbl Entering Lancerville, the J.V. cheerleaders cele- brate the beginning of the fall sports season and the first varsity football game with Northwest. tphoto by Paula Bynanl Look at Chris Holder. We actually got him to stay up there! The yell leaders were amazed at their latest feat as they kept the crowd alive at the East Lawrence blow out. tphoto by Paula Bynanl S V sa. we I si if Msg -X 4

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Li Senior Beth Jennings leads the rowdy Lancer crowd along with the rest of the varsity cheerleaders. Lancer loyalty remained high despite the team's loss to Lawrence. iphoto by Heather Kolb! Freshmen squad. l-'ront row: Deborah Davis, Kristen Butcher, Sally Williams, Dina Dettinger. Back row: Amy Field, Shannon Pfeiffer, Ashley Minor, Kristen Manecke. Sophomore squad. Front row: Kristin Beatty. Amy Reynolds, Mary Baltis, Nancy Racunas. Sara Gard. Back row: Kama Warwick, Kerry Aronoff. Allison Burgess. Jennifer Wyatt, Heather Werner, Megan Wright. Not pictured: Marissa Newcomer. - CHEERXYELL LEADING tif is A ,,5,1,.1- ,'l, .iVM.i,,9Vq5,,T 1 if ,ii T.. K: I K3 ,fag - L. 5 K ,E Q if We wi, Efiiggs 'LSA iiffi f ff??f.1'NK- At? il X? ,- . 5 3 5 uf gi! fi:-Q?- 9,5 Q Qgglggf- .gran eggs, 4 hai f, H351 S. I? 5 x A' , S M - fbias F l wal N . 1 Q.

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ast Spirit Cheerleaders aren't everything. Besides the four squads of cheerleaders who appeared at pep assemblies, basketball games, and football games, several other figures appeared to promote school spirit - Heralders, Letter Girls, and the mysterious mas- cot. The Lancer Letter Girls, headed by captain Robyn Jackson, sophomore, and social chairperson Melinda Farris, sophomore, cheered in the stands at football games and basketball games as well as at the end of the court at pep assemblies. Besides going to the varsity football and basketball games, the Letter Girls tried to attend at least one other function per sportfper season. This year, the Letter Girls were first in line for the Lancer Day Parade. Gretchen Brandt, sponsor, stated that they played a very important part in school spirit because they spelled out who's there, who's playing, who's on the field. She pointed out that they spell out the school name and mascot, and this sets them apart from other spirit groups at this school, as well as from other spirit groups at the other Shawnee Mission schools. No other district school has an organization like this. Besides promoting spirit, they also helped the cheerleaders and yell leaders by cheering in the stands. Although they may not have been as visible this year, the Letter Girls were there to help cheer and get freshmen and sophomores involved in school activi- ties. Farris enjoyed being a Letter Girl. She said, I felt like a part of the school, like I was helping school spirit. Another figure that helped the school to cheer was the anony- mous mascot. This year the mascots were Susan Schorie and Katie Chipman. However, they served a slightly different role this year, Instead of a hyper body dancing everywhere, the mas- cot was supposed to look like a real Medieval Lancer. A new uniform was part of this change in image, and the mascot was given a new plastic suit of armor which included leg and arm plates, shield, chestplate, and full headdress. Little kids look at me in awe to see if someone is really in there, Schorie explained, since the uniform covers so much of the body now. The role of the Lancer is quite different from what it used to be. The armored Lancer used to ride a real horse up and down the field when the Lancers scored a touchdown. Now the Lancer is grounded but not forgotten and the armored figure is still present at football games to promote spirit. There is yet one more prestigious group that built spirit, the regal Heralders, who performed in the opening ceremonies at basketball games and pep assemblies. They were responsible for trumpeting the beginning of varsity girls' and boys' basketball games. The Heralders used to be the hostesses of the school, showing new students around and introducing visitors to the school. However, SHARE now serves that purpose with the Ambassadors, and the Heralders are now limited to cheering at the games. They did help escort the Homecoming court this year at halftime. The Heralders, though purely traditional, are still visible in the school spirit of East, and all three groups play an important part in keeping up the enthusiastic tradition of the Lancers. -by Marrjo Newton The mascot put aside its once hyper image to be- come a more traditional image of calm regality. tpholo by Rob Harsh! 28 HERALDERS, LETTER GIRLS, MASCOT The I986-87 Lancer Letter Girls: Front row: Caroline Elton, Robyn Jackson, Jennifer Holst, Jenny Spies. Back row: Katie Obdyke, Mindy Farris, Linda Stratton, Terrie Deemer, Amy Hunerberg. Christy Campbell. not pictured: Kris Lane, Kaylon Harris, Ashley Fergeson. tphoto by Kristen Hammondj 1 as M .,,W.. v ' KV, V A V V ' ' ,A , , V V .gm ,:J-,,,f.V'g v r . f we . t I 7 I ' V f . . 1-wr--'jf wwf W LwfLf'fa.:niw - e ' f e l ..- re' ' V I ,,.,.,m,.,...,.m-e so I Q I I 'Hill-I . . 1 w 5 ,,..,.. l