Silver Creek High School - Silver Leaves Yearbook (Sellersburg, IN)

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rowd ontrol Cheerleaders keep morale high in the stands despite costly injuries hen you think of a sport, what is the first thing that comes to your mind. Baseball? Basketball? Football? Maybe even volleyball? Chances are that cheerleading was the last thing you thought of. Here at Silver Creek, cheer- leading is considered a sport. The girls that participate put in a lot of hard work that you just never see. The girls have to practice every day after school, and sometimes on Saturday. They also have to be on time at every basketball game. The squads also do their share of sweating while sponsoring the cheerleading clinic for elemen- tary students who are interest- ed in a career in cheerleading. This seasonls squad faced many problems other squads don't face. The main one was injuries and suspensions. Early in the basketball sea- son, senior and four year mem- ber of the squad, Jennifer War- ren, fell off a pyramid buildup and sustained multiple frac- tures in her ankle. This put her out for the rest of the season. Jennifer did return for the sec- tional, although she could do little more than stand and yell. Later in the season, Tiffany Fenwick, jr., fell off a large buildup and bruised her back severely. This injury also side- lined her from strenuous build- The players work so hard they deserve some Spirit. - Mindy Adams ups for the rest of the season. Suspensions also did their damage to the team. Two memi bers were suspended for the New Washington game due to disciplinary reasons. Another problem the team had was with fan support. That is, lack of it. As Tina Neal, sr. and team captain, commented, iilt's really discouraging when you're playing a ranked team and doing good, but the crowd doesnlt cheer. The cheerleading squad still survived, but people just don't see the problems they had to cope with. As Sky Tanghe, jr., commented, Hlt takes more ef- fort than people realize to be a Members of the varsity squad are: rL-R, Row D Tracy Martel, jr., rRow 2i Erika Reyman, sr., Tina Neal, sr., Tiffany Fenwick, jr., Sky Tanghe, Jr., and Jen- nifer Warren, sr. Members of the freshman squad are: rL-R, Topl K yla Hurst, Heather Kelly, Beth Bailey, rBottoml Katie Boggs, Steph Smethers, and Tonya Quick. Members of the junior varsity squad are: rL-Rl Mindy Adams, soph., Missy Willis, fr., Krista Bartley, soph., and Amber Hunefeld, soph. cheerleader, but I still enjoy it tremendously. 8 against Clarksville is varsity eerleading captain Tina Neal, sr. i z. 's a three year member of the ' uad. l -m

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School, there are many sports which receive major pub- licity from the stu- dents and the press. These sports overshadow a number of other competitive events, one of which is swimming. If you ask any student in the hallway, if S.C. has a swim- ming team, their answer would probably be, 'NO. But they would be wrong. S.C. does have a swim team, and they are proud to be swimmers. Troy Koerber, soph., Mindy Adams, soph., Jessica Hargen- shimer, soph., Tracy Eversole, soph., Tara Witlatch, soph., and Keisha Jackson, Fr., make up the swim team at Silver Creek. They compete on the West Clark Swim Team. This team consists of kids 5 to 18 years old. During the summer, the team competes in the S.I.S.A. tSouthern Indiana Swim Associationl This confer- ence consists of teams from North and South Harrison, 5 t Silver Creek High- Charlestown, and the New Al- bany Colonial Club. At the end of their season, they compete in a championship meet where all five teams meet. Of the five members, Keisha and Tara also compete with the Riverside Aquatic Club. They compete in the winter, which the West Clark Team does not do. The Riverside club travels Swimming is the only sport I enjoy. - K eisha Jackson all over Indiana and Kentucky to swim against other clubs. They also compete in the White River Games and the Juniors Olympics. Keisha, who has been swim- ming since she was 8 years old, commented, Swimming is the only sport that I enjoy. It is challenging for you both physi- cally and mentally. Tara stated, l'l like swim- Swimmers ming because it gives you a chance to be in an athletic sport and still have fun, while also meeting new people. So next time you are talking about Silver Creek sports, don't forget swimming. The SC. swimmers are few in num- ber, but big in school spirit and will always do their best to rep- resent their school. By Drew Wessel Members of the swim team are: tLrR Row D Kiesha Jackson, fr., Derek Aldaffner, sr., Jessica Hargeshimer, soph., Mindy Adams, soph., Troy Koerber, soph., and Tara Whitlatch, soph. Although man y students swim compet- itively, others do it just for the fun of it, like Matt Reynolds, soph., shown here at the Sellersburg Public Pool.

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Preparing for their opening chant are Krista Bartley, soph., and Tracy Martel, 1r. Being escorted to an ambulance after fracturing her ankle is Jennifer Warren, sr. Jennifer fractured her ankle after falling from the top of a pyramid build up. Handing out awards at the Cheerleading Clinic is varsity Cheerleader Sky Tanghe, jr. Sky is a first year member of the varsity squad. J V Cheerleader Mindy Adame, soph., and sponsor Carrie Burton rewew some stats at the Cheerleading Clinic held for elementary students.