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Varsity Letter Award Certificate is text. Its dimensions are 5.5 in. x 8.5 in..
It was created in 1939.
Worthington High School is the Creator.
This certificate awarded the position of varsity cheerleader to Worthington High School student Padi Goerke. Cheerleading is an American sports tradition which began at the University of Minnesota in 1898 and became nationally popular by the 1920s. As football gained popularity, so did cheerleading. The activity was originally initiated by men. Women began to participate in the 1920s and cheerleading has grown to be a predominately female activity.
It covers the topics students and school sports.
It features the person Padi (Goerke) Miller.
It features the organization Thomas Worthington High School.
It covers the city Worthington.
The original is in a private collection.
This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg2000.
The Worthington Memory identification code is wcd0033.
This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on April 20, 2004. It was last updated November 14, 2017.