PAGE NINE Fifteen little girls from the Back Mountain have been the center of much attention during the past - few months. Ranging in ve from five to 12, these {young ladies are the Back {Mountain Wrestling Club Cheerleaders. and Patty Jarrett, these young ladies have added a to the weekly wrestling meets. Attired in their Kelly green and white jumper uniforms, sup- plied by the club, they cheer their young brothers and friends to victory with ‘“‘Rah- Rah’s”’, ‘Go, Mounties, Go”, somersaults, cart- wheels, and splits. They greet the team’s op- ponents with the familiar ‘“Hello, Hello,” cheer. Tried this year for the first time as an experi- ment, the young cheer- leaders are winning the hearts of fans from the Back Mountain as well as They are serious about their performance and practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Louise Roper and Patty Jarrett, ‘graduates of Wyoming Valley West, give gener- ously of their time and spend many hours work- ing on réutines for and with the girls. Stipulations for becom- ing cheerleaders require that either the girls must have a brother in the wrestling program, or that their mothers be in- volved in the Wrestling Club for at least a year. The club provided the uniforms but parents pro- vided the shakers, shoes, socks and other in- cidentals. Many of the parents are busy every week night and on Sundays ‘tran- sporting their sons and daughters to practice or to meets. The young Mountettes (shall we say) have cheered at Hazleton, Wyoming Valley West and at’ last Sunday’s home meet. Next Sunday they will cheer at the home meet with Hanover and following that, their final meet will be at the Wilkes- Barre YMCA. These young lasses with class are making a hit with everyone. Those fans, who haven't seen or heard them are urged to turn out next Sunday and see both the cheerleaders and the wrestlers per- form. Three boys at the Lake- 0" Elementary School ‘for qualifying in the resident’s Program of “Physical Fitness for . American Boys and Girls. The three, Billy Vigorito, David Davis and Jack Davenport achieved in th 85 percentile or above on six physical fitness tests. The series was given to all fourth, fifth and sixth Noxen School by physical education instructor, ‘Dwight Barbacci. The rating system is uniform across the country and the three boys are right up with other qualifiers from ‘States. The program is optional in elementary schools and Barbacci, a econd year teacher in the Lake-Lehman district, Ten Dallas High School students will represent the school at District Chorus, Feb. 8,4, and 5, at Northwest Area High School, Shickshinny. Betsy Ellis will be host director with Joan Turel, King’s College, guest conductor. ‘The students, who auditioned and qualified in October at Montrose were seniors Amy Faut, D5-CAL 260 ssential calcium iia keep bones althy. With | vt itamin O to m= | rove calcium Bottle of 100 tablets CALCIUM TABLETS initiated it for the first time this year. ‘It takes a lot of time, but the children love it,” he ex- plained. “I told them they are competing against kids from all across the country. They were really enthused.” Barbacci is proud of the achievement of the three in their first attempt at the program. The certifi- cates, marking their success are signed by the’ President of the United States. Scoring is based on age, and each participant must qualify in all six areas. These include flexed arm hang (girls and pull ups (boys); shuttle run, for arm and’ - shoulder strength; standing broad jump, for explosive muscle power in the legs; 50 yard dash, for speed; one mile run for en- Jane Hudak, Diane Sin- cavage, Victoria Visgilio, Mark Metzo and David Curtis; juniors Frederic Anderson, Charlene Baker, Paulette Niznik and Mark Perfetti. The concert will be Saturday, 2:30 p.m., in Northwest High School. auditorium. Tickets are available at the door.