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"Who" are those millions ofgirls in gold corduroy jumpers?" is a typical questionheard around school each Friday. To answer all these puzzled students, "those girls"are members of Cubberley'snew dance-drill team, the Cougarettes.
The idea of having a drill~eam at Cubberley originatedlast year with Majorette AnitaAnderson, and English teacherMrs. Gerry Meyer. Anita wan-
"ted a group that the school couldbe proud of, similar to the Sequoia Cherokettes and the Menlo-Atherton Teddy Bears.
When Mrs. Meyer releasedthe announcement that girlswere needed to form a newdance-drill team, the responcewas overwhelming. Seventygirls wanted to try-out for thetwenty-four places available.Because of the number of talented girls, the group wasexpanded to thirty, -and the Cougarettes were formed. They
"are- Patti Barnes, Joan Cooper,Debbie Costa, DonnaCrenshaw, "Carol Crosby, Kathy Farmer,Michelle Giorgi, Merilee Gordon. Patti Grahm, Nadine Hart,Pam Hogan, Paula Kaneshiro,Karen Kelly, Barbi Leimbrock,Donna Lesh, Patsy Liberatore,Bonnie McDowell, Ellen Nakata,Sallie Neall, Linda" Piccone,Janet Pickthorne, Sue Stewart,Kdee Storkman, Connie Sullivan, Kathy Taylow, WiletteWagner, Debbie Wakefield,Chris Watkins, and Kitty Woodley.
At present, the Cougaretteshave nearly four routines com-
only' be considerate of theirleader, but must follow herorders.
Second is the "PracticeRule." A Cougarette may never miss a practice unless onthe verge of death. She isnot excused for dentist or doc-••.•.... , :\~>':t.,~,_. p~~ "'i" ~;!r.~'."- ,-,;,,,-,:··t",
tor s appoIntments, and is -en-couraged not to be sickonpractice days!
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pleted: a vaudeville routineto "Marne"; a Calypso routineto "Spanish Flea," a pomponroutine called "Splices," anda burlesque routine to "TheStripper."
Cougarettes, however, ismore than a fun activity. Thereare. strict rules that every girlmust obey if she wants to remain in the group. Fir~t, and
BEAT THEVIKE5•••
Woodside" and Carlmont tofeeble yardage.
The Cougars will have to beat their very best if they areto pullout a big Homecomingvictory Friday. And they obviously weren't at their bestagainst Woodside.
pass defense was repeatedly"purtctured by Woodside and
Riorden quarterbacks, but byall indications is improving asthe season progresses.
On the other hand, Paly'srushing defense has been impressive to date, limiting the"bruising ground attacks of
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pressive to date, limiting the against Woodside.bruising ground attacks of
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Rule:' A Cougarette may never miss a practice unless onthe verge of death. She isnot excuseq for dentist or doc-1:"81" s'a:I)pointmer{t'~, and is en- 'r;-
couraged not to be sickonprac-rice days!
"The satisfacti<m of being aCougarette comes at the games,not at practice," says Anita.
The
In trying to add more colorto the Homecoming Game,spirit mums will be sold bythe "s" club.
The large gold chrysanthemums with a black letter ('C"on the bloom and a black ribbontied around the stem will besold Friday by "s" club members for 60 cents each.
After repeatedly requestingfunds for new uniforms, theCubberley marching band wasfinally able to purch~seitspresent brilliant black and golduniforms.
Four years have elapsedsince the first request. LastMarch the school district approved the proposed Cubberleybudget, which included funds forband uniforms, and in May,after the Board of Educationapproved the budget, new uniforms were ordered fromOstwald Incorporated in NewYork.
The uniforms, costing closeto $90 each, arrived late inAugust.
The band wore black andgold for the first time at thegeneral meeting of Neighbors
,Abroad, in September, and appeared at their first Cougarsports event at the Burlingame,football contest three weeksago.
Special mums
sold Friday
a burlesque routine to'" TheStripper. "
Cougarettes, however, ismore than a fun activity. Thereare strict rules that every girlmust obey if she wants to remain in the group. First, andmost important, is the" AnitaRule." The girls must not
classes at 8:00, where theylearned techniques, and createdand practiced new routines from10:00 until noon. Then theyperformed the routines on agraded basis, with Cubberley'sgirls receiving one honorablemention and two third places.
On the last day at camp,each group went through itsroutines, applying the skillslearned from trainir'6' sessionsin final competition.
Thus far, Cubberley's pompon girls have performed atthe Neighbors Abroad generalmeeting and Sophomore Parents Night.
Through Olmstead Studio, ourpom pon girls have the opportunity to perform at professional football games.
At present, the Cougaretteshave nearly four routines com-
This year, the cheerleadersare encouraging interest inminor sports and trying to putemphasis on them. They planbetter rallies with varyingformats for the coming year,in the hope of getting moreparticipation.
" * * *This summer, Cubberley's
pom pon girls--Lenore Slough(head girl), Wendy Brodie,Nancy Beyer, Rhonda Clark,Karen Narita, Cathy Leibrandt,and Jennifer Norman -- alongwith other girls from all overthe West, attended pom poncamp at Squaw Valley for fourdays. '
The first three days the girlsawakened at 6:00 a.m., began
Leading Cubberley's spiritthis year are cheerleaders PattiHarmon, Shirley Hodge,' KayeAnderson, and LourdesKishmirian, whose routines wonthem honorable mention in theNational Cheerleaders Association Camp competition.
Camp activities included lecture classes on spirit raising,tumbling classes, and workshops in which the girls' practiced cheers.
Tuition for the camp, whichran for five days, was raisedfrom the proceeds of a carwash, and implemented withleftover money from several ofCubberley's clubs. The girlscontributed the remainder ofthe $60 needed.
