St Marys College California - Gael Yearbook (Moraga, CA)

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THE BELLES RING WITH SPIRIT St. Mary ' s Cheer By Scott Kahl When you think of the eight girls that represent St. Mary ' s College as cheerleaders there are several stereo- types that come to mind. What is a cheerleader, right? Aren ' t they the girls who have been trying since high school to adore themselves while making a futile effort at crowd involvement? Aren ' t they the ones who can get away with a totally ridiculous lack of conversation because their appear- ance makes up for it, well most of the time anyway. In the case of St. Mary ' s cheer squad I am pleased to affirm that stereotypes do not apply in every case. I ' m not going to sit here and write a favorable article for the sake of not making enemies. After all don ' t we all get a little tired of reading stories that tell us the See ' s Candy version of reality. Every group or organization has its good and bad points of which our cheerleaders have both. Rela- tive to what I was used to in high school and have seen at other colleges, however, St. Mary ' s has been gifted with a lot of talent in the past few years. Compared to Santa Clara every one of our girls looks like the best thing to ever hit skirts. Far beyond their level of attractiveness, the St. Mary ' s cheerleaders show both poise and continuous talent in their routines. The amount of practice time they put in is comparative to any athletic team, and they are in fact athletes. There are moments when our athletic teams have (GWEN DOUGLASS)

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ARE FOR. J college we will allow our minds to think back and remember that special person or time, and for a moment we are back in school and reliving that fun. Friends are people that help us cope with the stress before a mid-term. Help us deal with a relationship that didn ' t quite work out the way we had planned. Help us celebrate our birthdays the way they are supposed to be celebrated. Help us feel that in college we learned the im- portance of others and the impact that they can make on us. Therefore when we do graduate from this institution we carry with us more than simply knowledge and a degree, we carry memo- ries. Memories of that awesome Thille party, a night at the pub, a party in our dorm room, or a night in the city. But no matter what the mem- ory may be, forever we will carry the knowledge that the people we were bonded to in those four years will not simply slip from our minds, they will be there forever as our friends. ■f » Left Page Bottom: Greg Laugero, Julie Pryde, Joe Fit ' simmon. Marcie Champie. Dino DeRanieri. Elisa Zupancic. and Michelle Roberts - All dressed up and nowhere to go! Middle: Aren ' t roommates great? He does laundry too! (Eric Jong, and Scott Bauccio) Right Page Top Right: Tom Atwood (Pub co-manager), stands at a distance as the Pub bouncers behead another trouble maker, Morton Gotterup. Middle: The bodies are right. I just can ' t place the faces. Brian Ward views Carrie Cook, Amy Vernetti, Mary Caldwell, and Julie Harrison. Bottom Right: Dave Grubb grits his teeth as Katie Norberg places her

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not exactly been a prototype of success, but you always know that there will be a substantial reinstatement of pride when the squad does their halftime routine. There are times we find it easy to criti- cize, whether it be cheerleaders or some other group. It ' s real easy to think you ' re right when you ' re on the outside looking in. When you get past all the hype and a few of the imperfections, we ' re lucky to have girls that represent us as athletes and as ladies. Their poise and intelligence com- pliment the school as a whole. So now you want to talk about the problems? Naw, I think we all have our own share to worry about, don ' t we? Left Page: Top: Don ' t leave home without him (Joanie Krueger and Pam Swicegood) Bottom Left: O.K . . . Someone is out of step. Bottom Middle: Raise your hands if you ' re sure! Right Page: Top: Stacy, what are the words again? (Aulani Rvder and Staci Zierman). Bottom: Pretty Crevacious for a football player. (Carolyn Lindstrom) ' I , i - V; ' ' IHiuTfi fv.f