Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1985, Page 86

Description: Wrestlerettes andpompettes buildPanther PrideTwo key elements in thespirit of our place for the1984-85 school year has beenthe BHS South Pompettes andWrestlerettes. Their hardwork and enthusiasm must beconsidered as a major contribution to Panther Pride,said Dr. Gary Druckemiller,South principal.For the Pompettes, supporting both major and minorsports activities was theprimary goal for the schoolyear. In addition to performingbefore and during the half-times at games, the girlsdecorated athletes lockers,the gyms and fields prior toscheduled sporting events.South was represented atthe Hawaiian Aloha Bowl byPompette Judy Funkhouserwho was named a Superstarat the National CheerleadingAssociation (NCA) SuperstarDrill-Team camp held duringSophomores Jeri Lynn Deckard andAnn Wilke show their smiles after a varsity football team win. The Pompettesgoal for the season was to supportboth major and minor sportsactivities.The wrestlerettes keep score duringwrestling meets, along with other activities. Assistant coach Phil Smith is inthe foreground planning strategy forone of the matches.Swaying to the music is a snap forsenior Lisa Magner. Both the pompettes and wrestlerettes were major contributors to Panther Pride.the summer of 1984. A total offive Pompettes received thishonor: Jeri Lynn Deckard,Meera Popkin, RobeneRichardson, and Anne Wilke.Although all five were eligiblefor the trip, only Funkhouserwas able to go.The Pompettes raised fundslast year through bake salesand other projects. Generally,most of the money to supportthe program came out of thepockets of the Pompettesthemselves. Although somemoney was left over from thePompette fund, the Pompettesplanned car washes and garagesales for summer in order toraise more money.The Wrestlerettes aredesigned to help promote thesport of wrestling, said wrestling coach Bill Finley. Accordingto Coach Finley, they do an excellent job of keeping score atwrestling tournaments.86 Pompettes/Wrestlerettes
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