Shawnee Mission Northwest High School - Lair Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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N Ltvy an H llilllll 6. Pom Pon!Flag Team: Front row - Diane Bergman, Cindy May, captaing Lynn Bailey, Cindy McBride. Second row - Kim Jackson, Patty Crowley, Sheryl Steck, Mindy Mann. Third row - Kristie Cassell, Lynette Aucoin, Brenda Elder, Tricia Brockman. Fourth row - Nicki Bryant, Christine Glacken, Theresa Papst, Paula Hoelting, secretary. Top row - Pam Herzog, Vicki Tennant, co-captaing Linda Pickell. llllllllll Seven wrestlerettes, special cheerleaders for wrestling, were selected by varsity and JV cheerleaders from a try-out field of fifty-eight girls. One wrestlerette said this specialized cheerleading was different than cheering for football or basketball games. lt's a totally different sport - an exciting sport. The crowd and other cheerleaders are real spirited, and that's a big help to us. Sponsor was Janet Cable. In the fall Classic Cougar Kits - flag team - performed with the marching band at all home football half-times. They accompanied the band at the state marching band festival at Wichita where they received a I rating. Along with the band, they were disappointed with a ll rating at district festival one week later. Lynn Harrington was sponsor. During basketball season, flag team became the pom pon squad, cheering with their pompons from seats next to the band. Marsha Chappelow was sponsor. Pom PonfFIag Team 29

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Wrestlerettes and Classic Cougar Kits specialize their cheering ililiiiillllllllilli 133 I in.- X 4. 5 3 1. The flag team joins the Cougar Day parade in Shawnee, celebrating the opening of the sports season. 2. The tense faces of Lynn Bailey and Kristie Cassell reflect the feelings of marching band, drill team, and flag team as they await the decision of the judges at district marching band festival. 3. Wrestlerettes: Front - Rosalyn McCIanahan, Robin Frazier. Middle - Shawni Dietz, co-captain: Julie Fox, Jenny Vaughn. Top - Brenda Velli- quette, Leah Mallory, Marilyn Moomau, captain. 4. Flag team on the field at the district festival. 5. Wrestlerette Leah Mallory leads a cheer for the wrestl- ing team. l 28 Wrestlerettes

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Drill team wins 17 No other school organization puts in the number of hours and required such extreme dedication of its members, commented Jane Gard, drill team sponsor. Drill team was a twelve-month commitment and required each individual to have the drive and enthusiasm to be a Cougarette. Drill team attended the American Drill Team School at K.U. with high school girls from all over the midwestern states. The girls brought home seventeen ribbons for out- standing achievements and three first-place trophies in marching, dance and pompon competition. Individual trophies went to Sarah Smith as most outstanding dancer, and Debbie Estell as runner-up for most outstanding dancer. ln October the Cougarettes performed with the marching band as honor band of the year at Wichita State University. Cougarette leadership came from its officers: Kim Coates, captaing Trudy Tharp, co-captaing Julie Moomau, secretaryg Tina Schroeder, treasurer. 1. Jane Gard, Cougarette sponsor. 2. Ftobbin Keefer performs the half- time routine at the pops concert. 3. Dressed in their new satin uniforms Cougarettes compete at the district marching festival where they receiv- ed a 2 rating. 4. Snowmen Cindy Jones and Carrie Mosburg bump to the beat of Frosty the Snowman. 5. Cougarette Carrie Mosburg awaits the announcement of homecoming queen. 6. Cougarettes perform with the marching band during half-time at the homecoming game. YI 2. 30 Drill Team 1 .S it l tit ts l ilillill t R I Q S