St Marys High School - Lance Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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Floats, Homecomings for 68 JUNIOR Cindy Lynch, Senior Sherry Layden, and Sophomore Bonnie Lamb, voted by the Pep Club officers and cheerleaders as ’67 ’68 Yell Leaders, inspire the Pep Club to support the Trojan teams, whether losing or winning, with enthusiastic cheers. SHAKING pompons is only one of Sr. M. Catherine’s services to the Pep Club. She’s sponsor and artist as well. SEVENTY-ONE percent of all St. Mary’s girls arc active Pep Club members. With the help of officers, yell leaders, faculty, and alum- ni, St. Mary’s Trojan Pep Club supported the team at 31 football and basketball games. The school spirit shown at games won St. Mary’s a Sportsmanship trophy given for the first time to a Kansas City Area High School. ALL sorts of goodies, tempt prospective buyers during a noon hour bake sale sponsored by the Pep Club to raise money for the basketball homecoming. Susan Crabbc, Cindy Lynch, and Bev Layden contribute their services by selling and collecting. 77

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PEP CLUB President Sherri Hallagan and Vice-President Norma Huddleston con- duct the Thursday night Pep Club meet- ings. SECRETARY Linda Eimer, Treasurer Kathy Gcraghty and Junior Secretary Susan Crabbe keep Club records and at- tendance. 76 Pep Club Features Bake Sales, WE'VE GOT SPIRIT, we’ve got spirit, Heh! Heh!” Yelling through a4- 4 football season and 3-15 basketball slate, the Pep Club maintained the in- fectious school spirit for which St. Mary’s is renowned. Led by officers Sherry Hallagan ’68, president; Norma Huddleston ’68, vice-president; Linda Eimer ’68, secre- tary; Kathy Geraghty ’68, treasurer; Susan Crabbe ’69, junior secretary; and Sr. Marie Catherine, sponsor, the Club undertook two Homecomings and engaged in several money-raising campaigns. Members also constructed an October theme float for the annual Independence Halloween Parade, which won Second Place in the Beau- ty Division. Football Homecoming featured the Shantay’s. A “Harvest Moon” theme transformed the gym into an autumn scene with a huge yellow moon cen- tered in the floor. The Here and After provided music for the Basketball Homecoming in a gym decorated as a Winter Wonderland” in blue, gold, and white. To cover the costs of these activi- ties, the Pep Club charges annual dues of two dollars and sponsors bake sales throughout the school year. PC’ girls who showed the most enthusiasm during games receive the spirit stick. Winners are Mary Schroer, Linda Smith. Rita Novak. Sherri Layden. Mary Norman, Becky Hennrich, Jcanine Black. Lonna Smith, Kathy Fields, and Denise Collins. PE.P CLUB members discuss the new constitution, game conduct, demerit systems and special activities at after school Thursday night meetings. All three squads of cheerleaders introduce and teach new yells to be used at pep rallies and games.

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Practice, Clinic Stimulates VARSITY: Cathy Powers, Rama Ander- son, Barbara Wiedcrkchr, Helen Myers, Cheryl Cain, Rose Ruhr, Diane Knowl- ton. YOU had better sit down, Warriors, chant loyal tribesmen as they break the news Trojans are on the warpath. PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! For two months, five days a week, and two hours a day, the seven varsity cheerleaders practiced for a national cheerleading clinic the week of July 17-22 at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri. The girls alternated mass cheers, pompon routines, and tumbling in the mornings. Afternoons, NCA instruc- tors and special guest speakers gave in- formative lectures on cheerleading know-how. Competing daily in the large group division, the SM cheerers took two firsts, one of them complimented with the spirit stick, two seconds, and an honorable mention. Overall, they ranked Grand Champs Second and re- turned with possession of the spirit stick. Techniques learned at clinic en- abled all three squads to improve old cheers and master new yells for the upcoming season. FORMING a “V for victory, the cheerlead- ers express hope for a winning sports record in the '68-’69 season. SMILES, enthusiasm, and spirit enable the squad to retain permanent possession of the coveted spirit stick.