Wilbur D Mills High School - Comet Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Team captain Lawanda Franklin leads the routines with energy and vigor just with a blow of her whistle: Keep'n those girls in line! , 2 1' sm- -loess.. .ggi Brian L During a practice session, Monica lohnson gives Sandy Ingle some tips on performing a new routine. The Cometettes show their stuff as they do a routine with Mr. Barnes looking on with enthusiasm. Doesn't he look proud? rill Team 47 if

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Drill team members show off hours of practice by performing a perfected rou- tine at the homecoming assembly and activities at the game. Diedra Coleman practices on some of her moves while a fellow Cometette looks on to offer some avid words of constructive advice. ,J Mike Horton Drill Team , Xj x. A winning performance earns them first place Colette Miller Staff Being a Cometette is lots of hard work. lt's be- ing part of the team ... Working for many hours Going through stiffness and aches wondering if you can improve Realizing the work it takes . . . This excerpt, given to Cometette sponsor Mrs. King by a drill team mem- ber, is from a poem by an unknown author. This poem tells a lot about what we do. lt has been a lot of hard work even though it hasn't shown sometimes. We are like one big family. Every now and then we've had fights,but we areafamily, Traci Bennett said. This year drill team showed exceptional talent 46 Sports by winning first place in the Southwest Little Rock Christmas Parade. Some members felt that their past performances were acceptable, but not great. Some of the routines have been good and some could have been better. l don't think our routines have been as creative as they should have been be- cause a lot of other schools' drill teams have done better and I think we should have, too, Angela Kendrick said. The Cometettes have shown a strong sense of unity. They have often looked toward each other as family, each providing a vital part for the final func- tion of the machine . From their tightly woven family comes a determina- tion for cooperation. We get along great now because we all under- stand what everyone wants, and we always have a lot of fun when we're to- gether. lt's like a machine, and we are different parts put together, Kelly Plunkett said. Being a part of drill team is considered an honor. Making the team took a lot of hard work that paid off in the end. For some it was often a joy to just partici- pate and meet friends. When I first got on drill team, l got to meet new people and make new friends. We also do more dancing than other drill teams, Holly Minick said. Smiles that seem to glis- ten on their faces show dedication and a love for their work. W. Brian Lir' With a smile on her face, Holly Min awaits with anticipation before ' Cometettes begin performing tl' routine.

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Several of the Mills cheerleaders confer on what cheer to do next while on the sideline of one of the many football games they attended. During a before-school pep assembly, the cheerleaders help fire up the stu- dent body before the big game against McClellan. Mike H Cheerleaders A Power Packed Mass of Green and Gold Excitement Chad Pifer Org. Editor A group of students sit in the gym and catch up on the latest news. Suddenly they are interrupted as the band breaks into the fight song and green and gold blurs of motion appear. This is the beginning of an explosive pep assembly planned by the cheerlead- ers. Throughout the year, they performed many times to boost school spir- it and support at the team football and basketball games. Big C rocks the house banners made by the cheerleaders told the story well! 'fl like doing the cheers at the pep assemblies and 48 Sports games because it gets the crowd motivated and in- volved in the game, and it also helps to fire up the team, Treva Peyton said. During the summer, the cheerleaders attend- ed camp at the University of Arkansas at Fayettville. While attending the camp, they were taught some of the latest trends in cheers and dance routines. In camp competitions, they won eleven superior ribbons, one spirit stick, and a trophy for over-all camp champs. The one thing that I lik- ed best about camp is the way that everyone came together. The together- ness that was achieved at camp is what it takes to be HT, Kim Marshall said. Being a cheerleader has certain demands on each person involved. They have to give up their Tues- day and Friday nights to cheer at the basketball and football games. When ev- eryone else is at home and it's freezing outside, they have to stand on the side- lines and cheer. Being a cheerleader is worth the sacrifices that have to be made, because we have a lot of fun while cheering at the games or wherever we go as a group, Tracy Hoskins said.