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

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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.

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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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Managers Assist In C ompleting Menial Tasks 22 edication. This is definitely one word that sums up the term manager. Much to many students' surprise, Silver Creek There is never enough time to get everything done. - Eric Thomas student managers do much more than just sit around and twiddle their thumbs! The man- agers, just like the players and the coaches, have specific re- sponsibilites and worries. Chris Bush, junior and varsi- ty boys' basketball manager, explained, '1 have to keep stats, wash clothes, and pack the boxes for away games. Be- lieve it or not, it isn't all fun and games. Of course, there are many types of managers besides bas- ketball managers. Each sport has its own set of Hpersonal W TR R J m In a rare break from her hectic sched- ule as a baseball manager, Cheryl Kiebler, jr., takes a break on the un- comfortable bleachers. A33? E? Sports slaves , from cross country to baseball. Their reponsibilities range from chasing balls to keeping stats for the coaches. Sam Summers, junior and varsity baseball manager, com- mented, l'l keep the pitching chart for every game. I have to keep track of everything from balls to strikes to how many balls pitched. And sometimes on a busy night, I have to take care of the scoreboard. For the coach, the manager is an invaluable asset. Often a manager helps the coaching staff with little tasks so the coach can devote time to the team. What would a coach do without a manager? Probably drown in all the menial jobs or hire a whole bunch of assistant coaches. Either way, the man- ager is definitely a major asset. Overall, the life of a manager is definitely not a 'bowl of cher- ries. Often a manager is re- fered to as a Hgopher , among other select names. The job is hectic, and only the tough can survive. Eric Thomas summed Monogews Managers for all sports in the 1988- 89 season are: tL-R, Row U Matt Koerber, fr., Chad Slaughter, fr., Eric Thomas, jr., Chris Bush, jr., Brian Downey, fr., Row 2 Tara Grimes, sr., Jackie Walton, fr., So nya Popp, sr., Cheryl Kiebler, jr., Kelly Morris, jr., Sam Summers, jr., Row 3 Dan Graf, fr., Heidi Foged, sr., Sky Tanghe, jr., Erika Reyman, sr., and Tim Prather, fr. up the life of a manager when he said, llThere is never enough time to get everything done. The smallest task can be over- looked and cause the most trouble. By Drew Wessel Managing d- , as shown as