Screaming With Excitement Spirit From anywhere on the campus during the basketball season, the sounds of drum beats and brass can be heard emanating from Stranahan Gymnasium. It's a Friday night at 7:25 p.m.,latecomers scan the immense crowd for a seat and theeerleaders claim the crovngs atiOntion as they prepare the \ tirtriel for the basketball pl,.iers. Suddenly, the team Punts from the locker room and the gym erupts. The game begins. Without the Yellow Jacket Pep Band and the cheerleaders, two very important assets,game nights would not be the same.The cheerleaders start practicing early in the fall to develop skills and technique as well as build unity among the squad members. The cheerleaders are also able to minister to the cheerleaders from the opposing team by having devotions with them during horns game halftimes. The PetBand also begins practicing early in the season to learn new songs and brush up on the old ones such as "Hang on Snoopy." Under the direction of Michael DiCuirci, the Pep Band has become an important part of the basketball season. The tioi!tjis ultimately responsible Of getting the fans excited and involved in the game. Each Cedarville student is proud to be a Yellow Jacket and it shows atevery game!— Meredith Clements ,ee: Phillip Powell Front row: Heather Oxford,Sheryn Titus, Kendra Williams, Corinna Williams, any McDonald Back row: Ken Dady,Ben Kalich, Nels Hofert, Eric Sorensen 126 Sports
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