St Louis Park High School - Echowan Yearbook (St Louis Park, MN)

Page 25 text:

The “We've got spirit ...” cheer has never tost out for Park. Going far above what is expected of them, cheering in the rain. hail, and freezing temperatures showed how dedicated they were to the school. Lively and friendly are two of the words used to describe the cheerleaders, and their ability to cheer is one factor that our school could not have done without. Yea. Rah. Rah! Opposite: Top Left: Judy Hoiland. senior. joins the cheerleaders in a cheer, adding her own kind of style. Opposite: Top Right: Ellen Ives, senior, puts all of her power into a Park cheer! The white carnation is a symbol of the school's appreciation for all of the dedication that the cheerleaders had shown this year. Opposite: Center: L. Engel. P. Hunt. M. Mosey. L. Olson. S. Brynteson. Homecoming kept the cheerleaders on their feet with all of its ups and downs. Even though Park reached the ten yard line many times our spirit could not be shaken. Opposite: Bottom Left: Bottom Row: A. Olson. D. Preston. Top Row: S. Baron. S. Aaseng. B. Hope. The law of gravity never seemed to affect the boy cheerleaders. Opposite: Bottom Right: Bottom Row: Denise Henry, junior. Top Row: Heidi Olson. Sara Strand and Ellen Ives, seniors. Satisfying their hunger after practice by “pigging out leads the cheerleaders to all of the junk food places around school. They work off their calories by practicing for the games three times a week. Cheerleaders: 20 21

Page 24 text:

Yell Your Loudest.. S-U-P-E-R, Super, Super, that’s what we are. O-R-l-O-L-E-S, Park High Orioles are the best!” Cheerleaders are chosen for their skills but also for their ability to keep spirit alive in the school. Trying to make people want to come out and root for the team is one thing, but succeeding is another. The cheerleaders formed a very special family consisting of 40 boys and girls. One goal of the cheerleading squad was to get everyone involved in some sort of school activity. Sponsoring and raising money for a Sadie Hawkins Dance, and selling Park Spirit” t-shirts, was their way of starting off the year. They dotted the school in their orange and black uniforms reminding people of a game to be played later that day. Painting signs to inform people of the week ahead and cheering at pep tests were other ways that they instilled a sense of Park spirit in all. Early one morning, the cheerleaders T.P.'d the boys locker room, which they later paid for by having to clean their mess up, upon the order of Assistant Principal Miller. Practicing three times a week helped to perfect their cheers. The boy cheerleaders used their gymnastic abilities to form unique pyramids. It also gave them time to create a variety of entertainment for pepfests with the help of their new adviser, Anita. Always keeping the cheers loud and alive they often drowned out the other teams’ cheerleaders. “After some of the games it takes me a whole night to settle down . . Up Front

Page 26 text:

Page 21: Top: A-SQUAD CHEERLEADERS: S. Brynteson, D. Henry. K. Paulson, H. Olson. C. Cook. M. Mozey. S. Strand, J. Holland. L. Bruzansky. L. Ochoa. L. Olson, K. Ziesemann, E. Ives. L. Wright, I. Tuberman, K. Otterson, P. Huber, D. Fuff. The A-squad cheerleaders arrange themselves to form an interesting triple pyramid. With the cheerleaders all working together they make their cheers and pyramids look very easy. Page 21: Left Center: Anita Silbert, the new cheerleading adviser, talks to Heidi Olson, senior, about the cheer they just finished. Heidi Olson looks away from Anita when something else catches her eye. Page 21: Right Center: Bottom Row: T. Bonde. Row Two: L. Leiendecker, B. Hope. S. Baron. Row Three: S. Aaseng. The boy cheerleaders show off their new uniforms. Page 21: Bottom: P. Huber. I. Tuberman. J. Hoiland, K. Otterson, D. Fuff. Oriole Judy Hoiland is surrounded by her chicks. Top: B-SQUAD CHEERLEADERS: L. Shall. S. Henry. J. Flaten. J. Morgan, B. Hole. P. Hunt. D. Ingram. B. Emanuelson, K. Dahl, S. Ochoa, L. Engel, L. Wolovitch. Using a pyramid learned at the U. of M. workshop helps the B-squad cheerleaders create a new image. Left Center: Jan Flaten. Julie Morgan and Pam Hunt, sophomores, stand at complete attention to the National Anthem; a tradition at pep tests. Left Center: Bottom Row: C. Cook. Row Two: L. Wright Row Three: T. Bonde. K. Ziesemann. S. Baron. Row Four: B. Hope. The boy and girl cheerleaders work together as a group making the team well-rounded and balanced. Bottom: L. Ochoa, S. Brynteson. L. Bruzansky. M. Mozey. L. Olson. Up Front