Tracy Sewell - &Ilinc , Mich. Tessa Sexton - El Dor.ldo. Ark. Darrin Shephard - Gaines., Mich. Ashley Sholl - TulSl , Okla. Ashleigh Short - P:lr:lgould. Ark. School spirit catches on throughout the campus One of the exci ting aspects of college life isattending sporting eventsand showing school spirit. Students packed into Alumni Field and Rhodes Memorial Field House to cheer the Bisons to victory game after game. It was important to the athletes that the fans were enthusiastic and proudly showed their support. On the sidelines and in the stands, many students helped get the crowd involved. For football and basketball , the cheerleaders and yell leaders spurred on the crowd. The band also helped get the crowd excited during ball games. "I really feel the band inspires the crowd to stand up and yell. The energy the band exudes during each game just adds to the atmosphere at Bison athletic events," freshman Tim Johnston said. Senior Barry Watts, otherw ise known as "Barry the Bison," was the mascot for th ree years. The mascot 's job was to get the crowd involved in any way possible; weari ng a big Bison head helped a lot. "\'(Ihat makes it all worth it is the loyal 'game-goers.' They are the most enthusiastic, and they made my job woithwhile and a lot more fun ," \'(Iatts said . Even when the mascot, cheerleaders, yell leaders and band did their best, there could be no school spirit without the fans. "The fans are really what makes the football games exciting. They're out there cheering along with us and helping us cheer on the football team," yell leader Tim Anderson said. During the first basketball game in the newly remodeled Rhodes Memorial Field House, the school Pamela Shurley - Cabot. Ark. Laura Siegman - Ba1'11cu, Tenn. Jill Simmons - A"hdown. Ark. Rachel Simpson - P<m Or.lngc. I'll. Lee SingielOn - Titus\iIlc, f-1a. tffiI 154 People juniors Chad Gardner and Michael Fann and alumnus Shawn Whitney show their school spirit withpainted/aces.Many students showed theirpride bygoing to va lioliS sportinggames and cheering/or their/avon'le players. Photo by Kristi Bun1S. spi rit was so high that the team dedicated the game ball to the fans. The noise was so loud in the Field House and the team was so pumped up that the fans made a huge difference in the game that night against Christian Brothers. "The atmosphere was so fun, and 1 felt that the school was unified," junior Kaarin Hosler said. Whatever {he sport or season , school spirit was there whenever Harding's teams competed. - Brad Brooks
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