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Welcome to the new Loo-kout.

Some of you are prob-ably wondering why the LookoutStaff changed the publication's ap-pearance.

The staff felt a magazine stylewould be a more interesting for-mat. We wanted to give our readersa publication that is more profes-sional looking than our previousnewspaper. Our cover reflectsmodern graphics design and ismade of heavy paper so it can with-stand time better than a newspa-per. It can now be a keepsake ifthatis desired. . .

Going to a magazine style alsogives the Lookout Staff more ex-perience in the journalism of thefuture. The layout of a magazineversus a newspaper is quite com-plex and so involves more workand planning.

"We wanted to go to somethingwith more of a feature slant," saidLookout Advisor Tobin. Barnes.The Lookout Staff hopes to givereaders more interesting informa-tion instead of the traditional fac-tual news. The information youwill encounter as you read our newmagazine will hopefully prove to bemore current and interesting thanthe hard news previously reported.

The Lookout Staff is excitedabout the new magazine, and wehope you will take the time to readour publication. .--By Tiffany Young

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• 'Celebrations include surprises' I~by Michele Morgan ,.,.

'Dakota Proposition II'by Nikki Hunt 6

'KBHU:a new format'by Karess Haivala 8

'CC: pursuit of big titles'by Amanda Christianson 10

"Golf. football and cross country"by Joe Kloppel. Jason Ziemann 12

1THELOOKOUT is produced by the Publications Staff as a joint enterpriseof the Newspaper and Annual classes at Spearfish High School, Spearfish,SO 57783.

REPORTERS:Amanda ChristiansonKaress HaivalaRon HoardNikki HuntJoe KloppelScott MarrJulie MeliusMichele Morgan

John WardTiffany YoungJason ZiemannPHOTOGRAPHERS:Joanna ChildsRandy DahlLisa FicekMichelle WikaADVISOR:Tobin Barnes

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=lreAds·-----------~Flintstones famil y going strongin new movie, student cartoon pollAs reported in Elle magazine,

Fred Flintstone, a simpleStone Age quarry digger from Be-drock, exerts a surprising global in-fluence. He starred in his own TVshow, The Flintstones, which airedfrom 1960 to 1966 and today re-runs to 300 million viewers in 80countries.

Now it seems he is after Hollyr-ock. It is rumored that Jim Belushiand Vanna White are working on aFlintstone flick.

New generations offans are join-ing in the fun, and can't get enough

Political interest?Here's the way

Want to be part of the action?According to Seventeen, -there areseveral ways to get invoi~ed in apolitical campaign: ; .

1. Find out the issues. Learnabout your candidates by keepingup with what's going on. Read thenewspapers and follow the candi-dates debates and interviews.

2. Register and VOTE.3. Not old enough to vote? There

are other ways to get involved. Vol-unteer at your local campaign of-fice. You may receive ajob stuffingenvelopes, or providing transporta-tion for those who otherwise wouldnot make it to the polls.

It's your right, and your choicetoo. Get involved, and have a say inhow your country is run.

To vote, register

When registering to vote,don't forget you'll need

proof that you are a U.S. citizen(birth certificate), and proof ofyour age, and proof of address. Youmust be 18 years old on ElectionDay to vote, but you can register at17 if your birthday is before Elec-tion Tuesday on November 8. Forelection information in South Da-kota, call (605) 773-3537.

of the cornball caveman's truly Ne-anderthal humor: plotting with palBarney Rubble to meet celebs AnnMarglock, Stony Curtis and CaryGranite; fixing the garbage disposal(a piglet under a hole in the sink);or snapping pies of daughter Peb-bles and pet dinosaur Dino with hisPolarock camera. Who can forgetthe way he bellows "Wilma'!" orhis favorite saying, "Yabba dabbadoo!"<'And to top it all off, Fred Flint-

stone just finished first in a recentcollege poll to determine the sexiestmale cartoon character.

A TRENDwith limited usefulnessfor males is modeled by sopho-more Magee Jewett duringHomecoming dress up days.(photo by Michelle Wika)

Ski fluorescentAccording to Rolling Stone

magazine, fluorescence is bigfor ski season. New high-tech fa-brics and fillings will keep youwarm while a dab of neon yellow,pink or green will keep you in style.as well.

A "PRECIOUS"DOG beat out apig as a trend at Homecoming.(photo by Randy Dahl)

Hats top offseason's styleT he trendiest way to top off1. your locks this fall is with a

hat. According to Seventeen maga-zine, hats are the hottest item onfall's fashion hit list.

Why are hats so hot? DeborahWing-Sproul, designer, said "Morethan any other piece of clothing, ahat can change the way you lookand feel. You put one on and poofA whole new personality."

Miniature golfrequires skillAlways take a beating when

playing your friends at minia-ture golf? Although miniature golfitself can be a lot of fun, to winagainst serious competition, _oneneeds to concentrate. Here's a fewhints taken from Seventeen maga-zine: -

1. Make sure you have the rightsize putter, one that reaches yourwaist.

2. Swing like a pendulum sothere is very little movement in thewrist.

3. When dealing with a movingtarget, take a few practice swingsand time your shot accordingly.--complied by Karess Haivalaand Nikki Hunt

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Celebrations requiringplans include 'surprise!'By Michele Morgan

Looking behind the scenes ofour "All Fired Up" Home-coming, a better theme

might have been "Surprise."Most students don't realize the

work and last minute scramblingthat go into a successful week offun. Battles must be fought with theunplanned, the unscheduled andthe miscalculated.

Preparations for Coronation costaround $200. The use of the left-over Prom decorations helped tokeep the cost down. Anna Kem-pista, junior, put time @nd effortinto drawing four sketches for stagedesign. ,.

was Monday fifth hour of Corona-tion day.

To get the crowd all fired upabout the coronation theme theyrecomposed the ending to shout"All Fired Up."

The Golf Team captains were at,meets on Friday and Monday.

They didn't know they had to at-tend Coronation practice or the ac-tual Coronation. They were locatedin the Belle Fourche club house onMonday afternoon.

Marcella Sa ttgast, secretary,desrves a special thanks for all herhelp running off the programs.

Lennis Larson, Homecoming ad-visor, was surprised about Pre-cious, the Football Team's mascot,

svately,there were no messes'to clean up."

"Be True to Your School" wassung by the Choir. Sharon Gugeland her singerswere in a panic be-fore the ceremony. Sheet musicdidn't arrive on Monday as prom-ised by the music cmpany in Min-neapolis; it arrived on Wednesday.

Joe Chrisman, junior, was incharge of the Special Music Com-mittee. He was sick three days dur-ing the planning week.

Kim Iverson, Krista Kruger,Laura Dodson and Sabrina John-son, seniors, practiced "All FiredUp" on Saturday and Sunday.They had a tough time working onthe song because not everyonecould make the rehearsals. The firsttime they actually were all together

showing up. Fortunately, therewere no messes to clean up.

Other aspects of Coronation thatdidn't turn out as hoped were de-corating, where the students en-joyed painting, but not cleaning thebrushes when they finished. Anoth-er disappointment was that morepeople didn't enter the Maroonand White Day contest, said Lar-son.

Larson was surprised that thiswas the first time the former Kingand Queen cold not attend the cere-mony. Another suprise was whenhe discovered on Monday that theballots for King and Queen had notyet been counted. MerisGebhardt, senior,wears her

Pajama Day Finest. (photo byRandy Dahl)

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Seniors Bill Wenzel and John Ward express their enthusiasm during thePep Rally. (photo by Randy Dahl)

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J))'\~<o"r).\PROP t tProponents say it will have little effect;.opponents say there could be drastic cuts

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Voice ofSouth Dakota Taxpayers Inc. col-lected more than 35,000 signatureson a petition so that the proposedamendment "Dakota PropositionII" could be on the 1988 generalelection ballot. One leader of thisgroup, George Moses, called reportssuch as one showing massive schooldistrict consolidation "damn liesand a scare tactic." Another one ofthe original 10 proponents said theamendment will have little affect onessential school functions. Othersupporters say the state' has a con-stitutional duty to pick u~ any localshortfall if the amendment passes.Knowing that this is a touchy sub-ject with two points ofview, the Loo-kout Staff nevertheless wanted todiscover the impact of the amend-ment on our school. The one personwho knows most about this is oursuperintendent Jim Anderson. Thefollowing story is based on what hetold us.By Nikki Hunt

For South Dakota, DakotaProposition II (shown asAmendment C on the bal-

lot) may be the most controversialissue facing voters on the upcom-ing November 8 general electionballot.

What is Dakota Proposition II?It is a proposed constitutionalamendment limiting property tax-es, a rewritten form of Dakota Pro-position, a property tax reformmeasure defeated in 1980.

Dakota Proposition II wouldlimit property taxes to two andone-half percent of the property'sfull and true valuation on non-agri-cultural land and one percent for

agricultural property. The tax lim-its would be based on 1984 proper-ty valuations.

One major issue of Dakota Pro-position II is the possible effect it

" could have on the state's school sys-tems.

Under the South Dakota tax sys-tem, property taxes are used main-ly for local government. With thepassing of Dakota Proposition II,money will be cut from the local

"Considering theextreme figure ofcutting $950,000,the following arebudget cuts thatcould possibly bemade."

government, which could meandrastic cuts for the schools.

Ifpassed, it will go into effect im-mediately. There will be revenueloss to the school systems beforethe year's end, but total losses willbe phased over three years time.Many consider the amendment tobe peorly written, so that no exactinterpretation of it's effect or howit would work can be determined.

According to Spearfish SchoolSuperintendent Jim Anderson,

possible impacts of the Propositioncould mean cuts of from $350,000to $950,000 for the SpearfishSchool District.

Considering the extreme figureof cutting $950,000, the followingare budget cuts that could possiblybe made. These have not been ap-proved by the School Board.

1. Cutting the entire activitiesprogram including all sports, dra-ma, knowledge bowl,etc ...$232,000.

2. Twenty-five percent cuts on suchitems as textbooks, supplies and re-pairs...$85,000.

3.Cuts inclassifiedjob positions (thosenot requiring certificates) such as onecustodian from each school (not includ-ing Central), one secretary, and all eightregular teachers aids. Including salariesand benefits...$112,OOO.

4. Teacher and Program cuts in-cluding one administrator and al-most 25 of 108 teachers, leavingmuch larger class sizes and fewerelective classes being offered.

Those would be "extremely se-vere cuts," said Anderson.

Anderson agrees with many thatproperty taxes in South Dakota areprobably too high, but feels DakotaProposition II would "put SouthDakota students at a disadvantageto students of other states" in rela-tion to quality of education.

If the people of South Dakotatruly understood what would hap-pen to our schools, it probablywouldn't pass, added Anderson.

However, "If voted on today, Ithink it would pass," said Ander-son in October.

And on November 8? "It's goingto be very close."

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Organizationsuse the moneyBy Amanda Christianson and JohnWard

A II~chool clubs and organiz-ations can use extra moneyto be spent on the little

things in life that don't come theirway naturally.

One of the ways organizationssuch as the .Junior Class and thelanguage clubs raise money is toparticipate in a program set up by aprofessional fund-raising com-pany. The company offers prizesfor top sellers as a motivationaltool. The French and SpanishClubs just finished a joint fun-

draiser selling candy tins. The jun-iors sold magazines.

Some organizations use rafflesand other proven methods. TheBand is currently doing a raffle atbasketball games where purchaserscan win half the night's pot.

The Band might also be sellingfruit later to help raise the $9000remaining on the uniforms. TheClose Up Club is also doing a bask-etball fundraiser by again working·a three-point shot for a pizza.'. Other organizations use carwashes or sponsor dances.

Some solicit money from down-town businesses, but the businessesare hit on by many organizations,not just high school but also col-lege. Some get money by selling ad-vertisements to businessmen forprograms or publications as do theCheerleaders and the YearbookStaff.

But the people who pay the mostare usually the students themselv-es. For Close Up Club, it costsaround $900 to send a person toWashington D.C. Last year theclub raised enough to give each stu-dent $400. That's still $500 out ofeach member's pocket.

French and Spanish Club mem-bers pay part of their languagecamp tuition, but how much de-pends on the amount they make onfundraisers.

Even athletic teams who getschool funding can't always affordall travelng expenses or desirednew equiment, so the teams raisemoney to decrease the individualcost for each member.

The Wrestling and CrossCountry Teams use their money togo to competitions out of the re-gion. They need the money to payfor traveling and overnight ex-penses the school can't pay.

Business people give the money ...oftenBy Tiffany Young

Going downtown and rais-ing money by getting con-tributions from business

people or selling them things theyprobably don't need is a familiarduty for many students. The partstudents haven't heard much aboutis the business person's point ofVIew.

A questionnaire was recently dis-tributed to 11 Spearfish businesspeople. The answers were some-what shocking.

When asked how many solicitorscome to their businesses for dona-tions during the course of a year, 2ofthe 11 said they had under 25; 5of 11 had between 30 to 50 ask fordonations; and the remainder hadover 50 people inquire. To the soli-citors this may seem extremelyhigh, but it is expected by the busi-ness people.

The average amount given toeach individual solicitor is any-

where from $5 to $150.."I wish there was enough money

for everyone," said insurance agentHarvey Krautschen."I donate more to the groups I

know personally and that are goodcustomers," commented TerriDunwoody, owner of DunwoodyJewelry.

They all agreed the kids need tobe supported by the local busin-esses, however.

The club receiving the greatestamount of money appeared to bethe Green and Gold Club, a boostergroup for Black Hills State College.

The time of year businesses arehit up most is fall. This is becauseschool begins, along with the ren-ewed activity of a variety of clubsand 0 ganizations. Spring is thesecond busiest time.

When business people wereasked if soliciting bothered them, 8of the 11 said it did. Some of the

alternatives given to soliciting in-cluded selling students as slaves tobusinesses and community mem-bers for a day and selling high prof-it items.

Some organizations sell advertis-ing in programs. Most businesspeople agreed they thought theseads might help their businesses, butthey would still give even if the adswere ineffective to support thecommunity.

The most surprising fact present-ed was that the majority, 10 of 11business people, had really no ideawhere all the money went. Theywished solicitors would be morespecific and truthful. Ninety per-cent of the time they know wherethe money is going, but it is the 10percent that bothers them.

A last piece of advice: "Solicitorsmust recognize that there are manypeople looking for a small amountof money," said accountant RexVigoren.

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1C8HU?A new formathas listenerstuning in again

By Karess Haivala

You're listening to thenewest sound around,KBHU FM Spearfish. It's

straight up 12 o'clock, and I'm BillAllison." .

Every one of the 30 disc jockeysat KBHU introduces hi~self inthis manner at the top of everyhour. Now under new manage-ment, KBHU is undergoing mas-sive changes in the way it sounds.

Jennifer Lynn, program director,and John Nelson, music director,are aiming toward more highschool listeners. By changing theformat they hope to become a bet-ter station.

How is KBHU getting new lis-teners? "By doing something that'snever been done before-by playingonly the music that they want tohear; that is why we are the newestsound around," said Nelson.

There is one high school studentworking at KBHU, and Nelsonfeels this gives a different perspec-tive to the station, because thetastes are different 'between highschool and college students.

According to Nelson, the highschool audience is valued becausethey are potential listeners.

KBHU is unique because of themusic now played--more musicpeople can relate to but can't beheard in this area.

Senior Karess Haivala is the last high school disc jockey working atKBHU.(photo by Nikki Hunt)

The response from the commu-nity has been positive so far. Thestation is getting more requeststhan ever since going on the air in1973. KBHU is more dance-popthan ever before.

Lynn and Nelson have also in-creased the chance for listeners towin. KBHU gives away an averageof $ 7 5 to $100 a week in prizes, notincluding the albums they giveaway.

The Risky Pic program starts at 8p.m. every night, Monday throughThursday, and is sponsored by anarea business. During the program,the DJ will give away anythingfrom pizzas to free movie rentals.

This year KBHU has cut all spe-cial programs like the Spartan TopTen, Traffic Jam and the RequestShow to keep a more consistentsound. They think they havefoundit, and now they just want to keepit.

Fifty students were surveyedon the following questions:

1~What Radio Station do you'II to? ~

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YESo.NOBon Jovi's 'New Jersey':solid hit or primpy fluff?

By Karess Haivala

Bon Jovi's 1986 multipla-. tinum release, Slippery

When Wet, which sold nine.million copies worldwide, was abreakthrough for the New Jerseybased band.

Now in 1988, the band has re-turned with the release of theirfourth LP entitled New Jersey. Thealbum was originally supposed tobe a double album called "Sons ofBeaches." .

New Jersey is a little heavier andharder sounding than previous al-bums and "Bad Medicine" is agood example. This song reallyrocks with strong lyrics and a solid,steady beat. But of course the melo-dic ballads we've all become usedto are still there as seen in "Livingin Sin" and "I'll Be There forYou."

Many of the songs on this albumhave a cowboy motiff, much likethat of the previously recorded"Wanted Dead or' Alive."

The band didn't try for a moreaggressive sound, but it just seemsnatural they should progress thisway as they become better musi-cians. They have expanded their ta-lents, both musically and in com-posing their songs.

The band also needs to be con-gratulated for not making SlipperyWhen Wet, Part 2. Instead theywent out and tried something newand unique. This album should liftBon Jovi to greater heights, and Ithink that anyone who listens to itwith an open mind will walk awaysatisfied.

By Amanda Christianson

The Gods of Fluff are backwith their fourth LP NewJersey. The boys have soft-

ened their glam image by using lessmousse and a harder sound than ontheir last LP Slippery When Wet.But that is the only difference.

This album is definitely BonJovi; in fact, many of the songs'melodies and bass lines resemblethat of their former records. Thebass line from the track "Born toBe My Baby" rings of that from"You Give Love a Bad Name."The tracks on this album seem toblend together and no one songstands out except for "Ride Cow-boy Ride," which is more countrythan rock.

Obviously inspired by the com-mercial success of "Dead or Alive"most of the songs on this LP have acowboy flavor to them, but as youall know, too much of a good thingis bad.

The lyrics are again typical BonJovi, which tends to use teeny bop-per concepts of rock n' roll and thestereotypical themes of being thekid from the wrong side of thetracks and growing up. The lyricsare basically weak and covered upby screeching guitars or by Jon BonJovi singing them in a wispy voiceas in "Blood on Blood," definitelyone of the weaker tracks along withtheir first single, "Bad Medicine."

This album will probably goplatinum on Bon Jovi's looksalone, but if you're after somethingnew and exciting, you're definitelynot going to find it here.

The Princes of Primp are boring.

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.tS-1Pursuit-ofbig tiil~'syear-aroundo()c"upationBy Amanda Christianson

Cross country coaches like tokeep an eye on the trackseason to see who's im-

poved and who will be competingfor and against them the next fall.

Head Coach Tom Freece quicklypicked up on veteran Scott Marrwho had come back from an injury.And always looking for new facesand recruits, he also spotted a"lowly" freshman, Ryan- ;Martin,and some other kids. ; .

Always looking forward to nextseason ....

The first few weeks of practicearen't a strong indicator of how theteam is going to do, but it's obviouswho was working and who wasn't.Lance Termes, inspired at the Jack-rabbit Cross Country Camp, wastraining as though someone had lita fire under him.

An intra-squad meet was the firstclue the team was something to bereckoned with. The first real meetof the season was the Rapid CityEarly Bird Invitational. Expectingboth the boys and girls to place inthe top three, Freece got an unex-pected but pleasant surprise fromboth squads.

"It blew me away," said Freeceof the boys victory in incredibletimes for that early in the season.The girls didn't do so badly either,also taking their division. The teamwas off to another great start.

Teams need young blood to re-place graduating veterans. It's al-ways a bonus when younger kids do

Preparing for the gun at the Spearfish Invitational are freshmen Sally O'Dell andDorcie Ramsey, sophomore Becca Boke, senior Lisa Moe, eighth-grader loraAnderson and sophomore Sarah Gebhardt. (photo by Michelle Wika)

tance, 4000 meters, was affectingthem. Some of the girls seemed tobe struggling with it, but otherswere adapting fine. Hard work anddetermination slowly pulled thegirls out of their slump. They fin-ished second at the Spearfish Invi-tational.

As for State, there is no room forerrors for either team. Freece feltthe boys have the ability to take thetitle, and should place in at least thetop three. It's going to take stan-dout performances from everyonewith one or two runners being he-

well. Impressive showings by nowsophomore Ryan Martin andeighth-grader Jesse Dana for theboys and freshmen Sally O'Delland Darcie Ramsey for the girlsput a positive outlook on years tocome.

To test the waters, teams mustget out of the harbor and sail withthe big ships. That's exactly whatthe Spartans did at the Huron Invi-tational. The boys sailed away withthe victory putting in their claim tothe state title.

But it was as though someonehad taken the wind out of the girlssails. They finished a disappointingseventh, making Huron a bitter-sweet realization. The boys werecapable of a state title, but the girlschances might be tougher.

The girls knew what happened,and Frsece didn't have to say aword. "We need to get to work,"they told him, and so they did.

Maybe the new and longer dis-

roes.The girls will have to be in top

form but still have a chance toplace in the top four.

Cross Country is a tradition, awinning tradition. If all strategiesgo right, with a little bit ofluck anda lot of skill, the tradition will becarried on and the torch passed tothe next team. And Freece will bethinking we didn't do so badly afterall ...

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Winners notalways no. 1

By Joe Kloppel

Gentlemen, HomecomingWeek doesn't mean athing if you don't win the

football game, said Head FootballCoach Ron Reede.

This statement is surely notagreed upon by everyone and may-be not even true, unless you are afootball payer.

The Friday night game againstCuster was not just a football game.It was the Homecoming Game. Agame preceeded by a we~k of moreenthusiasm and expectation thanany other of the school year. Agame that truly puts the football

team in the spotlight.Like modern-day gladiators, the

players go into the locker room toget suited and ready for battle. Allthat is heard is the slapping of padsand the popping of snaps, some-what drowned out by the back-ground music of "Iron Maiden"and "Guns and Roses."

The wrestling room hosts theteam meeting. Last minute strate-gies and game plans are discussed.This is followed by an absolutelyquiet bus trip. All that can be heard

. is the turning of the bus wheels andthe silence of concentration and se-riousness.

Football is a very emotionalgame. Outcomes are not always aresult of which team is physicallystronger, but which one is betterprepared and wants it more. Thepre-game warm ups are used to geteveryone loosened up and to getadrenaline levels to their maxi-mum.

The game that followed was a se-ries of momentum changes. One

moment, grief and anxiety, thenext, after a long run or a divingcatch, great enjoyment with highfives going from one player to an-other throughout the bench.

I spent the latter part of the after-noon and all the evening with thefootball team. The football game it-self may one day be erased from mymemory by time, but what hap-pened after the game I will prob-ably never forget.

The game ended in sorrowful de-feat at 8:04. Preparation for thenext week's game against Sturgisbegan at 8:06. No fingers werepointed. No one was blamed oryelled at. There was just optimismand a look to the future.

The Spartan football players loveto play the game. They take pride inthe uniform they wear and alsowho it represents.

The Homecoming Game waswon by Custer on the scoreboard,but in the areas of character, prideand sportsmanship, the Spartanswere the winners.

The big game is played both before and afterBy Tiffany Young

Nerves of steel? Maybe forSuperman, but not forgirls basketball players

when the Lead game comes aroundon the schedule.

Beginning in the morning whilestill in bed, the nerves start tobuild. The main reoccurringthought to varsity player TashiJohnson is, "We've got to win be-cause Lead thinks they have nocompetiton. They need to be cutdown."

Wearing the maridatory dress toschool makes the nervousness evenstronger. Sitting through classesand being confined to one room fora whole hour makes the stresssometimes unbearable and the at-tentiveness weak. During the day,the players try to forget that the bigday is winding down with each

hour.The varsity squad is required to

attend the junior varsity game.Some of the players wish they couldhelp the team when they fall be-hind, and this too builds tension.At this time the team tries to belight-hearted because the stress be-comes too great.

The hour to be in the spotlight isnow upon the team. They leave forthe dressing room and try to staycalm. The time between dressingand the beginning of the game isused for getting pepped up. Clap-ping has proven to be the most suc-cessful.

The next step prior to the game isthe warmup. At first the players arenervous when they see all the spec-tators, but they have learned toblock out the crowd.

"Ignoring the spectators is agreat advantage," says Johnson.

"The only time I hear the crowd iswhen I'm on the bench or at the freethrow line."

Listening for the coach to yellplays gets confusing. Some of theplayers agree that it is hard to con-centrate on the game, listen for thecoach and block out the crowd all atthe same time.

The Lead game ends in defeat forthe Spartan girls, but they are stillproud of who they are and who theyrepresent.

"We tried our hardest and gaveour best," says varsity player Joan-na Childs. "We just need to workon some of our weaker points."

After the game, the players arestill very hyper. They say it is diffi-cult to sleep because of either beingovertired or because they still havethoughts of the game runningthrough their heads.

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