"Yeah, rah, rah, Warde! W-A-R-D-E. What does it spell? Victory!"The Andrew Warde High School cheerleaders were featured in a story and photo which appeared in The Bridgeport Sunday Post, October 16, 1966. The 1966-67 squad included captain Debbie Ciccia, co-captain Cindy Bernhard, Sue Poltrack, Edna Nardozzi, Lynn Wesche, Ellen Sheiman, Pat Thurston, Pat Tomlinson, Gina Zarilli, and Lyse Kalfus.
For the first time in the school's brief history, senior cheerleaders proudly displayed a badge on the arm of their sweaters which read, "Warde Cheerleader, 1966-67. Senior." The uniforms, which displayed a megaphone emblem and culottes for football games, and a vest with a megaphone emblem and culottes for basketball games, were brand new. All the cheerleaders, with the exception of the captain, were new to the squad, too.
After practicing three nights a week during the Summer, the squad quickly learned the traditional cheers in addition to two new cheers: "Go, Fight, Win," and "Battle Cry." Once the school year began, the squad continued to practice twice a week after school for one-and-a-half hours, and one day a week after school in the Winter.
Paul
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