Ellettsville High School, Llamarada, 1949, Page 52

Description:	G. A. A.The Girls Athletic Association of Ellettsville High School is a nine yearold organization which welcomes all high school girls interested in sports. Itspurpose is not only to teach the techniques of all sports but to foster closerelationships among the girls and to teach them good sportsmanship as well. Thesponsor, whom the members like very much, is Mrs. Jean Schricker, Girls AthleticDirector. G* A. A* began the school term of 19liB-a9 by electing the followingofficers: President, Mary Sue Halstead; Vice-President, Nancy Olsson; Secretary-Treasurer, Joan Libkie; and Corresponding Secretary, Lois Stephenson* The meetingsare held every Monday evening after school* Prior to the initiation of November12, the pledges were required to wear housecoats and their hair in pin-curls whenthey came to school that day* Following initiation, the members enjoyed a potlucksupperHonor sweaters and letters are earned by points gained from attending andparticipating in the sports. Ten points are received for all major sports, whichare softball, basketball, deck tennis, volleyball and tumbling. Five points arereceived for all minor sports, which are dancing, hiking, bicycling, swimming,horseback riding, and skating. Girls receiving letters are Doris Christie, MarthaTurner, Martha Ellett, Wilodene Gifford, Mary Sue Halstead, Lois Roberts, JoanCornman, Donna Matson, Faye Bogard, and Rosalie Nethery. The only girl to receivea sweater this year is Joyce GrimesThe girls met their rivals at Spencer in two softball games andlost both timesIn volleyball, the A, B, and C teams met Spencer, and in the second meet the localC team was victorious January 8, nine of the girls went to Spencer to participatein a donkey basketball game with the Spencer girls as the opponents* Spencer won2-0* The proceeds of the basketball games are put in the G* A* A* fund. The moneyearned by selling caps, shirts, and pencils buys the honor sweaters and letters thatare earned each yearyet.t. LEADERSEllettsville has often been called basketball crazy and from all the yellingand cheering done at one of our basketball games, one might think that this adjectivehad been appropriately chosen To the Ellettsville basketball fans yelling is anessential part of the game. It is their way of expressing their moral support tothe boys on the floor and of telling the opposing team that our team is goingto win* Some people think that by yelling, those people leading the yells are theonly ones that benefit. That is a false statement* That team that everyone wantsto see win so badly is really the one gets the benefit from the cheers that theyell section puts out* Those guys in the black and gold suits depend on cheers toboost their moralThis year the yell leaders were Mary Sue Halstead, Rosemary McKinney, Joe Stephenson, and Morris Hazel Mary Sue, a senior, was yell leader last year with RubyDeWar and Phyllis Justis* Rosemary, also senior, was new this year as were the boysJoe and Morris, juniors* Our yell leaders have put all they had into their yells,and the end of the game has found them nearly as tired as the basketball boys themselves*52
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