Stephen F Austin State University - Stone Fort Yearbook (Nacogdoches, TX)

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Paul Ladd The 1987-88 Pom Pon Squad members. Row 1: Angela Miller, Lisa Starnes, Dinah Rogers, Becky Scoggin, Row 2: Christie Hambly, Renee Miller, Buffy Morris, Donica Burt, Row 3: Missie Foster, Leah Boomer, LaLynda Hodges, Patty Larsen, Karen Verri. Squad ranked nationally by Deena DeLay The 15 girls practice 10 hours a week, stretching, kicking, learning new routines and perfecting old ones. They also attend school full-time and maintain at least a 2.0 CP. A. Who are these dedicated people? They are the SFA Pom Pon Squad which is currently ranked 17th in the nation. The squad became nationally ranked after they sent a videotape of two of their routines to the Universal Cheerleading Asso- ciation last November and were judged to be No. 17 out of 200 other squads in the United States. Mika Conners, the squad ' s coordinator said, Overall it ' s real exciting that we are ranked 17th because many of the squads we compete against are from larger schools where Pom Pon Squad is emphasized more. For the competition, squads are judged on technique, precision and projection. The hard work, though, does not start with the competi- tion. Besides the 10 hours a week the girls put into practice during school, they also attend a week of camp during the summer. This past summer they attended the Universal Cheerleading Association Camp held at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. At the camp, the girls learned approximately 11 new routines during the week. They also received two trophies at camp: one for a routine they brought to camp with them and one for outstanding squad, which means they re- ceived blue ribbons in all their evaluations. The girls, though, do not seem to mind the hard work too much. Becky Scoggin, the squad ' s captain, said, We do it because we love it. The purpose of the Pom Pon Squad is to promote school spirit, to form a close-knit group and to entertain the audience, according to Scoggin. The Pom Pon Squad can be seen performing at all the men ' s basketball home games and many of the women ' s basketball games. Other events they perform at throughout the year are pep rallies, Parents ' Day, orientation, the Homecoming parade and the Homecoming bonfire. The squad ' s goal this year is to be ranked in the top 10 in the Universal Cheerleading Association Competition. Scoggin said that their ultimate goal is to gain more recogni- tion from SFA students and to get more girls interested in trying out. I feel we have a good strong squad this year. The girls have a lot of talent and dedication, Scoggin said. With all they have going for them, it sounds like they will accomplish all of their goals with ease.

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SFA President William lohnson crowns Homecoming Queen Debbie Coleman, during halftime activities at the 59th Homecoming game. Homecoming King Eric Nelson looks on. SFA - Center of the Southland SFA did it again with fun-filled activities during the 59th Home- coming celebration. The theme for Homecoming was SFA - Center of the Southland. There were many activities throughout the week, all leading up to the big football game. There was purple and white day, where everyone was encouraged to wear purple and white, and Box the Bearkats Day, where everyone was encouraged to wear their boxer shorts. There was also an organizations ' T- shirt day and Homecoming T-shirt day. Twenty organizations participated in the window painting contest. First place was Kerr Hall; second place, Delta Delta Delta; and third place, Gibbs Hall. Resident halls and Greeks got in the spirit of Homecoming with hall and house decorating, and Lumberjack Day brought out the Lumberjack in everyone. Sigma Tau Gamma sponsored the first mud volleyball tourna- ment, and the first midnight yell practice was held in Homer Bryce Stadium to get everyone in the spirit for the football game. Several organizations participated in the bonfire and pep rally, which started at the SFA Coliseum and ended at the intramural fields. U.C. Programs sponsored the Homecoming parade that start- ed at Rusk Middle School and went through downtown Nacog- doches. The winners in the float contest were: Division Three -- first place, Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity; second place, Women In Communications, Inc.; and third place, Circle K. Division Two - - first place, Yellow House; second place, RHA; and third place, Gibbs Hall. Division One - Joint Sponsor - first place, Delta Tau Delta and Delta Zeta; second place, AMA and ASPA; and third place, Delta Delta Delta and Delta Sigma Phi. The Grand Champion was the Biology Club. On November 17, alumni, students, faculty and friends watched the Sam Houston Bearkats defeat the Lumberjacks 31- 17. During halftime, President Johnson crowned Debbie Cole- man as Homecoming Queen, who was escorted by Eric Nelson, Homecoming King. Kim Blissard, Houston senior and Sean Guerre, San Leon sen- ior served as princess and prince. Junior duchess and duke were Karey Stefek of Kingwood and Roy Graff of Houston. Heather Buffington of Dallas and Glenn Daly of Katy served as sophomore duchess and duke. Freshman duchess and duke were Leigh Ledbetter of McKinney and Doug Webb of Coppell. The grand finale of Homecoming week was the Outfield concert in the SFA Coliseum.