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AND THE SPIRIT FINGERS BELONG TO … The Cheerific Eight, from left Ronald Kruhl, Virginia Guerrero, Marty Lewis, Judy Reyes (front), Mary Potchernick, Harry Pharr, Chris Carlson and Reinaldo Cue. Thanks to the following readers, who sent us these letters: The picture of the cheerleaders was taken in either 1962 or 1963. Back in those days, St. Edward’s High School was for boys only, and the girls on the squad were from St. Mary’s High School. I was a threeyear football letterman and definitely remember these folks. They were terrific. Our homecoming was called Tigers on Parade night, and we had floats and old cars that went about two or three miles around the South Austin campus. — R. Michael Grannis, hs ’64, ’68 (Read about what Grannis is up to these days on page 46.) Aha! Those cheerleaders are the “Cheerific Eight.” I’m the second guy on the left — with the over-done ’do and without glasses. My best memory of cheerleading years — besides all the hard work and friendship — is the old hearse we acquired a year or so after the picture was taken. My classmate Robert Johnson, hs ’ 63, ’75, bought the hearse, and I think he also paid for the gold paint job. A friend of mine from Travis High School painted blue tigers on the doors. We used it for entering football games, leading the team bus into other towns, and driving in Tigers on Parade night. — Marty Lewis, hs ’63, ’67 Years ago (1991, I believe), I attended a Methodist Retreat called the Walk to Emmaus in Kerrville and, lo and behold, I saw Chris Carlson (right) there! Mary Potchernick (back center) was the lead singer in most of the musicals that St. Edward’s High School put on back in the 1964–1968 years. She had a voice like an angel. I went to school with them in eighth grade at St. Austin’s and then went to ninth grade at St. Edward’s High School. — Warren McKenney, hs ’64
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This group was under my instruction and supervision at St. Edward’s High School. The year would have been 1962. The squad was mainly for football games and, with the band, was the core of the spirit groups. Members came to practice after school or in the early evenings. We worked on pyramid building, lifts and tosses, and of course, cheer motions and timing. Since these were very popular young ladies, our boys were very happy to assist. Since I was a former gymnast and cheerleader myself, it seemed only natural that the training fell to me. The hardest part of the job was consoling the young ladies who were not selected for the squad (and their mothers)! All in all, the young people were great. It was an energizing time for me, and we were “top of the line.” (Of course, I’m not prejudiced!) — Brother Edwin Reggio, CSC
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