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BELOW: Before a performance Connie Perkins touches
up her make-up. RIGHT: Raiders are Sandy
Ward ,
Julie
Cousans, Janet Gulledge, lisa Banks, Debb1e Plunkett,
laura lalfd, Melame Herring, Renee Watkins, Sharon
Ell1ot, Oenose Neal, Lori Watk1ns, linda McGaugh,
Cynth1a Ford, SylVIa Shannon, Chris Bulliard, lisa Norr1s,
Kelly F1ncher, Beth Edwards, Charmame Thompson, Kim
Crawford. Terri Riedl, Lori Madden, Dawn Williams,
Conme Perltms, Gern Thomas, Terri Bnnson, and lauren
Curry.
military,
perfected by Raiders
Gerri Thomas, captain of Raiders,
said she likes her position
"because I like to perform and
dance." Gerri loves performing
during halftime at football games,
feeling that performing in this
way has made her a closer part
of WMHS.
Co-captains for the Raiders
were Terri Brinson, Lauren Curry,
and Connie Perkins, Mrs. Julia
Becton was the sponsor.
At camp last summer, the
Raiders learned pom-pon dances
and one high kick dance. During
the camp the Raiders won nine
of eighteen ribbons. Gerri won
three awards: Most Outstanding
MIDDLE RIGHT: Semor Raiders provided
spirited entertainment at the Homecom–
ing Assembly. BOTTOM LEFT: High kicks
are a specialty of the Raiders. BOTTOM
RIGHT: last year's Ra1der Initiation for
laura laird cons1sted of weanng tennis
shoes with a dress and a sign reading 'Til
be
kicking for the Raiders next year!"
Senior Raider Renee Watkins supervises
other "baby Roiders."
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Dancer, High Kick, ar.d Pom-pon.
Terri Brinson and Janet Gulledge
won the Prop Dance ribbon.
Lauren Curry and Sylvia Shannon
won the
Jau
Dance ribbon. Terri
Brinson, Sylvia Shannon, and
Dawn Williams won pom-pon
ribbons.
An average of 10-14 hours per
week of the Raiders time was
spent after school and on
weekends practicing dances and
kicks till perfection is at hand.
The dances that the Raiders
performed this year were high–
kicks, military, and a little
jau.