Stevenson's Spirit Revolution was created on the bus ride back from the State Cheerleading Competition in March of 1987. It's creators were Corey Friedl, the Varsity Cheerleading Coach, and Susan Petschow, the Varsity Patriette Coach. It was their desire to establish a group of "Spirit Leaders" who would revolutionize school spirit at SHS. Mrs. Friedl and Mrs. Petschow, along with some visionary parents, such as Ann Cyrus, Patti Feldstein, Mindy Frost and Arlene Kabb, formed "Spirit Revolution" which is comprised of all levels of cheerleaders, poms, coaches and parent supporters. All obstacles, which could cause friction and/or competition between the two groups, were removed. They started doing everything together; practice, fund-raising, games, special events, community service... everything! Without competition for practice space, money and recognition, they were able to fully appreciate each others' differences and work together to support the team's at Stevenson. This elevated the poms and cheers to a new level of respect from their peers and from the school administration. "Spirit Revolution" has created an automatic support group for all of it's members. The cheerleaders stay in the stands to watch the poms perform at half time. The poms stay in the stands during the games and cheer with the cheerleaders to support the teams. They travel together to away games. They rally around each other at competition time. The wonderful thing is that their parents do the same! Now, over twenty years later, these athletes have no idea what it is like to be anything other than what they are... Spirit Leaders. They do not think of themselves as different, and they cannot comprehend that at many other schools, cheerleaders and poms don't get along. |
Patriette Champions --
- 1986 2nd Place I.D.T.A 4 minute show
- 1995 Illinois State Fair Champions
- 1999 2nd Place I.D.T.A State AAA KICK
- 1999 Illinois State Fair Champions
- 2000 2nd place Illinois State Fair
- 2001 IDTA State Champions AAA kick
- 2001 2nd place Illinois State Fair
- 2002 3rd place in AAA Kick
- 2003 4th place in AAA Kick
- 2004 1st place North Supersectionals AAA Kick
- 2004 4th place I.D.T.A. State in AAA Kick
- 2005 2nd place I.D.T.A. State in AAA Dance
- 2005 5th place I.D.T.A. State in AAA Kick
- 2006 North Supersectional Champions in AAA dance
- 2006 IDTA State Champions in Class AAA Kick
- 2006 IDTA State - 2nd place in Class AAA Dance
- 2007 IDTA State Champions Class AAA Dance
- 2007 IDTA State Champions Class AAA Lyrical
- 2008 TDI 3rd Place AAA Lyrical, 4th Place AAA Kick
- 2009 TDI 2nd Place AAA Kick, State Champions AAA Lyrical, NSC Champions
- 2010 TDI 2nd Place AAA Kick, TDI 2nd Place Kick, TDA AAA Grand Champions
- 2011 TDI 3rd Place AAA Kick, 3rd Place AAA Lyrical, NSC Champions
- 2012 TDI 2nd Place AAA Kick, State Champions AAA Lyrical, NSC Champions
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