CHEERLEADERS A special group of UR students leads the stu dent body in spirit. The varsity cheerleading squad was responsible for keeping the fans in terested and involved in the Football and Bas ketball games. They jump, shout and turn handstands as part of their routine. In September the twelve members of the squad started practices. Squad members spent long hours perfecting cheers and learning dance routines. In ad dition, they took the men cheerleaders to camp so new and more difficult stunts became part of the new routine. The new cheerlead ers on the squad brought with them more gymnastics and tumbling. This factor helped to keep fans' spirits high. "We are re ally looking forward to taking the school's spir
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it to it's limit," said Christine Hudson. Unfortunately, this dedication to the squad and the school meant that the team had to stay in Richmond over most vacations to cheer at games. Although this was difficult, the group did enjoy spending the time getting to know each other better. "Spending time to gether outside of prac tices and games just be cause we wanted to re ally meant a lot to me," said Amy Hilsabeck. "It was like having a big family." Spirited and dedicat ed were only two of the words used to describe the cheerleading squad. Although they may not have received a lot of recognition, the cheer leaders were an impor tant factor in the suc cess of the University's athletic teams. ft
Half-time routines are popu lar during Basketball games. Here Lisa Garver leads the team. The entire varsity squad tries to raise team spirit during a time-out. Brooke Taylor leads fans in cheers at a Richmond Foot ball home game. JV Cheerleader Michelle Mawicke cheers the varsity girls team onto yet another victory.
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