[Ted Frank,
Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 3:51pm]
Justice Ginsburg, cheerleader
Article about Madison High School in Brooklyn, which has three alumni as sitting senators, plus:
"When Ruth Bader Ginsburg was at Madison [High School] — of course, you're quite familiar with the look that she cultivates — would you believe that she was cheerleader?" said Steve Slavin, a 1959 Madison graduate, referring to the now-bookish-looking Supreme Court justice.(Assignment for David Lat: Find that yearbook photo!)
Sandy Roche, class of 1950, couldn't believe it. That is, until she cracked the spine of her old yearbook.
"It says she was twirler, so I guess she was a cheerleader. Oh my goodness," said Roche who knew Ginsburg, also class of 1950, by her nickname, Kiki. Roche and others from her time remembered Ginsburg as "very popular and attractive."