Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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Fhrough Soaking Wet Victories and Devastating Losses, They Were There . . . SINKABLE? UNTHINKABLE! “Move it Vikings — dey, let’s fight . . . ” ' ould be heard above ;he screams of the ex¬ ited fans. This cheer vas one among the nany similar cheers and :hants that were being elled from the collec- ion of seventee n girls, it was a cold November light. The rain was a mntinous down pour. Their sweaters were leavy with water; their nake-up was running, md their hair was drip- ling. Soaked to the lone, the Varsity Cheer- eaders continued to :heer for the football :eam who was paving a vay through the Gar- Field line-up with a win of 23-6. Despite the colds that were caught that night, a joint senti¬ ment was felt between the cheerleaders: “We will never forget this game or trade it for any¬ thing!” On almost any given Friday night, the Varsi¬ ty Cheerleaders could be found with enthusi¬ asm in their eyes and voices, cheering on a team, whether it was soccer, football or bas¬ ketball — winning or losing. It all started with practices, early Satur¬ day morning, March 22, try-outs were held. Once try-outs were over, a large sum of responsibil¬ ities was given to the girls. Not only were they to cheer and support the teams at every game, but they were also to work on improving school spirit and crowd involvement. Posters were painted and hung, spirit weeks were orga¬ nized, and lockers deco¬ rated along with baked goods for the team members on the day of a big game. Not having an official sponsor at the school forced the squad to de¬ pend a lot on themselves and on the elected cap¬ tains. The new rule of only performing 2-peo¬ ple high stunts also put limitations on the group. Because of these, and other difficulties, the squad developed a strong bond of friend¬ ship. Girls who had cheered previous years felt this year was more memorable than those in the past because of this united feeling. Not only did the cheerleaders root for competing teams, but they also competed themselves. July 13-16 was spent at a National Cheerleader Association Camp. Here, the girls won blue ribbons every night along with a spirit stick award. They also placed as first runner up in the “Award of Excel¬ lence” competition, scoring better than two other cheerleading squads from the same district. Toni DeWitt and Saunji Fyffe won in¬ dividual recognition by being nominees for “All American Cheerleader.” Even in the pouring rain, they cheered on, loving the sport and the involvement it gave them with the school. “ ... Strive for a victory — win, tonight!” VARSITY CHEERLEADERS Front Row: Wendy Williams, Saunji Fyffe, Robin Anholt, Tricia Downes, Jennifer Knowles. Second Row: Cynthia Baird, Kim Gaul, Tami Westover. Jennifer Moos, Dana Scarponi, Julie Condie, Susie Anderson. Back Row: Becky Stevens, Christine Randles, Toni DeWitt, Theresa Day. Sheila Sand ers. Woodbridge Vikings! Var¬ sity Cheerleaders lead the crowd in a chant during a criti¬ cal moment of the game. Crowd involvement was im¬ portant. Varsity Cheerleading 27

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Let’s Go Vikes! From the sideline, Cynthia Baird, Kim Gaul, Dana Scarponi, and Becky Stevens cheer the bas¬ ketball team to victory. Shoot For 2! Jennifer Knowles spends time after school to help make a poster for basketball season. Signs added spirit to the gym. 26 Varsity Cheerleading

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Freshman Cheerleader JV Cheerleaders cheer dur- Becky Omri escorts the Fresh¬ ing a Basketball game. The en- man “Miss Gar-Field” candi- thusiastic girls brought smiles date. Cheerleaders had nu- to the faces of all. merous responsibilities. Let ' s Go Vikings We ' re on Your Side Dressed in her short, forest green skirt, her white rugby, and her ponytail, she mentally prepared for the quar¬ ter-time cheer. She re¬ viewed the stiff arm mo¬ tions in her head over and over again until fi¬ nally, the buzzer sound¬ ed. All six of them en¬ tered into the spotlight — the center of the gym floor — jumping and chanting. Slightly out of breath and with a big cheerleader smile fixed on her face, she lifted her eyes to the crowd of thousands, hundreds, or rather the ten people who were to watch. After a superior perfor¬ mance, all ten of the fans went wild. Al¬ though JV and Fresh¬ men events were not well attended, the cheerleaders were al¬ ways there to cheer their teams on to victory. JV and Freshmen cheer¬ leaders constantly worked to better them¬ selves in hopes that one day, they would perform in front of capacity crowds as Varsity Cheerleaders. JV Cheerleaders encourage Sophomores during a pep ral¬ ly. They promoted class spirit with success. 28 Freshman JV Cheerleading