BISON CHEERLEADERS . Beth Starling , Rita Townsend , Cheryl Penix , Brenda Needham, Dianne Holder, Thada Dean and Judy Coffman. CHEERLEADERS Cheerleaders scheme way to better Bison spirit The space of silence between the echo of 1700 simultaneous voices was fill ed with tension each time the Harding cheerleaders led the crowd in an ear-splitting, team-supporting yell. Lead by co-captains Beth Starling and Dianne Holder , the seven cheerleaders spent the year building school spirit for all ath letic events. The girls began the year wi th pep rallies and spent many hours in ri gorous prac tice to acquire the timing and precision needed for each yell. The desire of each cheerleader to add a " 12th player" to the football team resulted in a 6-3 r ecord and a special air of enthusiasm . Besides leading cheers at games the girls devised a variety of unseen schemes for victory . Pre-game pos ters in the locker room and snacks for shortening long out-of-town trips made the Bisons feel more appreciated and less often defeated. The girls wer e rewarded for their efforts by an emotion-fill ed year - one which contained the highlights of winning and the low depths of losing. For the Bi son cheerleaders, the year was personified by a fi eldhouse fill ed with noise and excitement while they encouraged, "Ya' ll yell !" 222
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