Weatherwax High School - Quinault Yearbook (Aberdeen, WA)

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Cor People Without taking emphasis away from athletics, the widely expanded pep club recognized non-sport groups in a strong effort to promote activity equality. Working on their goals until the year’s end. the spirit promoters attempted to keep the club as workable as possible while recognizing as many different groups as possible. By including more organizations, advisor Gretchen LaBreck believed pep club had done more to promote spirit for the entire school. Divided into committees, the club gave specialized attention to each group by painting posters, making house and locker signs, and baking goodies. A special feature added, was the hanging of classroom door signs for such groups as, Jazz Cats and Girls’ Basketball. “It was really neat to see pep club try to support the girls as much as the boys,” said Kristin Schermer. Pep club involved new people by holding a pep-button design contest. Members sold the buttons and the remainder of the rooter hands at home events, and around the school. Dressed up as punkrockers, video game enthusiasts, or their favorite movie star the “Cat People” and other students supported the sports during the spirit weeks. In addition, pep club made use of two spirit court electing methods. At first the student body voted, but after an evaluation, selection was left exclusively up to pep club. Linda Godfrey, pep club president explained, “Because we were more aware of who did the work, we felt the election should be left up to us.” By recognizing the many facets of high school life, LaBreck felt the club had reached its goal of treating all organizations equally. Entertaining the student body at the Winter Spirit Week assembly, are pep club members Kerri Kite. Mary Michalac. Merita Trohimovich. Jennifer Malik. Christine Basore. Julie Preston. Francis Barnes, and Suzanne Carson. Escorted by Dewey Van Dinter. Miss Spirit Suzanne Mayr takes her place with Spirit Princesses Tracie Dunn and Dina Macs during Fall Spirit Week 108 PEP CLUB

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While the Pep Band plays and the crowd keeps time. Susan Howard performs Tequilla All Thor Jazz Although the girls gave the appearance that Jazzcats was merely fun, there was more to the group than met the eye at half-times. Beginning in September, the 16 member group practiced four nights a week, including weekends, to develop routines to 12th Street. Tequilla. Hit Me. and Sweet Georgia Brown. To pay for their uniforms, the girls sponsored several activities; the popular candy grams at Halloween and Valentine s Day. a Rock-a-Thon at the Wishkah Mall, a garage sale, and the usual bakesales. The Jazz-cats also took on the honoring of parents of senior girls’ basketball players. Fourth year advisor Lila Vessey praised Captain Susie Cole and Co-Captain Karen Bednarik for their hard work, saying that “because they did such an exceptional job. the whole thing ran smoothly.” Vessey added that Treasurer Becky Snyder was very helpful through her creativity in making up routines. Jazzcats Front Row Bev Davis. Arletia Moore. Kim Fretheim. Melanie Lanphear. Nikki Winkle. Susan Howard. Pam Whistler. Back Row: Karen Bednarik. Suzanne McLaughlin. Susie Cole. Natalie Lloyd. Cindy Wells. Rhonda Hahn. Lisa Mackelwich. Brenda Rifenberg l wistmg and turning to Sweet Georgia Brown, the Jazzcats entertain the home game crowd JAZZCATS 107

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 v ™e TMf T MU J SChoc. Displaying their enthusastic smiles. Spirit Court Princesses Annette Cundari and Andrea Seabert. and Miss Spirit Julie Preston reign over the Winter Spirit Week assembly. Setting up for spirit court, pep club members hurry to finish before the assembly begins. Awaiting his chance to mud-wrestle. Junior Eric Jolly pants with anticipation. Pep Club — Hamming it up in the Front Row are: sophomores Christine Basore. Terri Sears, and Laurie Merik Second Row: Advisor Gretchen LaBreck. Dawn Makos. Debbie Cairns. Mary Moore. Julie Preston. Jennifer Malik. Laurie Leithold. Kim Dugard. Kathy Michalac. Colleen Vekich. Jodi Binski. and Polly Stone Back Row: Bitty Leonard. Tobey Heard. Kathleen Calvin. Tracie Dunn. Tami Dixon. Leslie Malm-quist. Kerri Kite. Dina Macs. Annette Cundari. Suzanne Mayr. Linda Godfrey, and Francis Barnes. PEP CLUB 109