1988 Gallimaufry

C H E E R L E A D E R S / f nlike all of the oth- fjv_ er s p o r t s t h i s / / i year, both the Var- » " sity and Junior Va r s i t y cheer– leaders had their first season in the 1987-88 school year. Because it was their first season, they were faced with some problems; as the sea– son progressed, they were able to resolve them. Denise Sparrow acted as their sponsor, but was later replaced by Michelle Salerno when she left the Academy. Both JV and Varsity put in many hours a week into practice. The members of the squad did not receive their uniforms until well into the season, but they impro– vised by wearing sweatshirts with the IMSA logo on them. Until they received their long awaited uniforms, they per– f ormed mainly at home games. JV CHEERLEADERS Caroline Choi, Sue Kim, Allison Peter, Carol Willhelm, Anne Allen, LaShanya Aikerson. t DEBBIE O'FALLON performs a P cheer with spirit at a home game. ft I t i It was a challenge for the cheerleaders to make up their own cheers because everyone had her own style of cheering and was used to her p r e v i o us s c h o o l 's cheers. The creativity of Var– sity co-captains Tara Rud- sinski and Debbie O'Fallon helped solve this problem and soon the cheerleaders were performing various sidelines, floor cheers, and mounts. Although neither t nor the Varsity compe any competitions, they occasionally judged basketball players, constructive criticisnr compliments often enced how they perfor The cheerleaders fel overall, they had boost spirit level of the sc Coach Michelle Sa commented, "They i ed 300 percent!" VARSITY CHEERLEADERS Pam Lawhorn, Kelly Wojcik, Debbie Tara Rudsinski, Amy Gurbacki, Bonnie Min. 90 i . Sports