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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1975
Page
9
Handley High School cheers see a surge in school spirit with male cheerleaders joining a traditionally female squad. The piece credits Athletic Director Jimmy Omps and Cheerleader Advisor Martha Brewer for the new approach and urges amending the district rule limiting squads to eight.
Handley introduces a weekly activity period of 40 to 45 minutes with 68 possible activities including auto mechanics for girls drag racing a chef s club for boys and international relations. The student faculty steering committee of 9 students and 3 faculty members met last spring and summer to study the plan with coach Ranaldi of Highland Spring High aiding implementation.
Renee named editor in chief with Cindia Davis as assistant editor and a team of reporters including Kathy Alford Susan Burns Terri Carpenter Jan Crisman Virginia Dutton Chris Garber Denise Clevenge. Sponsors listed as Mrs Armstrong and Miss Overcash.
On Wednesday January 15 Musselman hosts freshman basketball at 7 30 p m in observance of Martin Luther King Birthday. Thursday January 16 Loudoun Valley girls gymnastics at 6 30 p m and wrestling at Williamsport at 6 30 p m precede Broad Run varsity basketball at 8 p m. Saturday January 18 James Wood varsity basketball travels to an 8 p m tip.
D E C A members donated coloring books and crayons to the Pediatrics Ward at Winchester Memorial Hospital and collected toys for area needy families. On December 20 a combined Christmas Coffee Social for faculty and administration ran from 8 am to 1 pm with almost full attendance. Later four E F E Club members delivered coloring books and crayons to the Salvation Army HQ for distribution.
Two promoters report shrinking audiences due to inflation. Howard Stein notes shows cut 25 to 40 percent nationwide and forecasts only about six solvent promoters by spring. Ron Powell adds few promoters remain as teens trim concert spending and rock becomes a luxury.
Several DECA members are pictured working on a Christmas project as names on the Honor Roll are listed, including Wilky Green Gale Pugh Pamela Purtlebaugh Sheila Silman Kim Stultz Renee Valentine Terry Whittle and Clay Barnett Brenda Dickerson Scott Robinson Jeffrey White Betty Ambrose Carol Brendle Beth Collins Diana Davis Chip Edwards Dick Helm Robert Donnelly Timothy O Boyle Cathy Pillion Ann Smart.
Four male cheerleaders Ronnie Clevenger Scott Cooper Rick Kerns and Myron Kreamer were added on a trial basis to assist Handley varsity girls with leading cheers chants and aerial stunts. They practice weekly and await public reaction before open tryouts.
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