Vestaburg High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Vestaburg, MI)

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Come on you guys! Not only is Amy Foor disappointed because she left her other socks at Portland or because she couldn't find her regular shoes, but to top off her evening. Central Montcalm has just tied up the game. Give me an H'! After many long hours of practicing this routine, the cheerleaders pleased the crowd by spelling out VHS with their pom poms. VARSITY BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS - FRONT ROW: Barb Rines, Michelle Vaughn, and Amy Foor. MIDDLE: Captain Brenda Hodges. BACK ROW: Amy Jenkins and Penni Rotunno. Organizations 29

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K eep the crowd alive VARSITY FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS - FRONT ROW Amy Jenkins, Kerri Barr and Penni Rotunno. BACK ROW Brenda Hodges and Amy Foor. By Amy Foor With school spirit at an all time low, it was hard for the cheerleaders to do their job, but they tried their best to keep our school alive. The football season had a slow start, because of the lack of a perma- nent coach. The girls had some coaching from elementary stu- dent teachers until Tina Christensen came along and pulled the squad to- gether. In the beginning I thought it was a real challenge , said coach Tina Christensen, but in the end I thought the girls that stayed with me really gave it their all to end the season on a good note. During the basketball season, cheerleaders were hard to find and hard to keep. The varsity squad started out with 10 members and ended up with six. This proved to be a test of dedication to the remaining girls. Along with the addition of a new coach, the cheerleaders also received new uniforms. I thought they were nice because they were NEW , said Amy Foor, but as far as looking nicer I liked the old ones a lot better. There were three pep assemblies throughout the year which the cheerleaders were responsi- ble for. Sometimes we didn't even know there was one so we just threw it together at the last min- ute , said varsity cheerleader Amy Foor, or we were too busy working on other things to do a good pep assembly. The jr. varsity cheerleading squad consisted of five members in the beginning and finished with only one cheerleader, Lisa Deyarmond, by the end of the season. Learning the ropes of cheerleading demon- strated much potential for the jr. high cheer- leaders. Cheering eight games under the coach- ing of Chris Bennett gave the young girls the experience they need for their future years of cheering. The seventh grade squad consisted of Holly Rotunno, Kristy Sharp, Lisa Beach, and Christi- na Fleming. The cheerleaders for the eighth grade squad were Faye DePue, Deanna Galli- hugh, Shawn Antes, Rachel Butler, Shannon Kloeckner, Jenny Swope and Michelle Keeler. Although the cheerleaders had a rough road at first, they showed their strength by sticking together and made their season successful for them. All together now!! Showing their loyalty to their team, the cheerleaders perform a success- ful routine during halftime of the Homecom- ing game to the tune of Be True to your School. ’ Oh say can you see . . . Minutes before it start- ed to pour down rain; Amy Jenkins and Penni Rotunno stand in the usual cheerleader stance while the senior band played the National An- them. 28 C,keerfeadi erA

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Let's party! Exchange student Arne Winther flashes his pearly whites to show what a good time he's having at the Spanish Club Christmas party. Way to go, Jerry! At the last regularly scheduled computer club meeting, Mr. Hodges holds an awards presentation. Some of the members received Apple cards while others received their OM certificates. What's this stuff? While filling the pinata for the Spanish Club Christmas party, Rachel Hernandez and Tyona Fields manage to sneak a Hershey kiss while no one's looking. The club enjoyed tacos and a sing-a-long at the party.