BUCKINGHAM —The students in Karyn Ziemiecki's eighth-grade class give three cheers for their 24-year-old algebra teacher. And it isn't just because she cheers for the Philadelphia Eagles. Great, awesome and rad were some of the words the 14-year-olds used when describing her. Oh, and of course, pretty.

The 5-foot-8-inch brunette is somewhat of a celebrity at Holicong Middle School. But, boys, don't get your hopes up. This Eagles cheerleader is taken. In case you're wondering, her fiance isn't a football player.
Ziemiecki started teaching at Holicong three years ago. She started cheering for the Eagles four years ago, during her junior year at Villanova University. She is one of the squad's captains.

The Yardley resident tries keeping the two careers separate, but it isn't easy.

The Eagles launched their 2002-2003 Eagles Cheerleaders Lingerie Calendar in August. She is featured on the back cover, posing in a bubble bath.

Their first thought when they saw it was "Wow," said two students too embarrassed to give their names.

When Ziemiecki hears the students' reactions, she gets a little embarrassed as well. "I really don't even tell people what I do," she said. "Word just gets out. When I'm standing up here in front of my class, I'm a teacher, not a cheerleader."

Rumor has it that the lingerie calendar is popping up in lockers throughout Holicong. Ziemiecki said she hasn't seen it floating around. Neither has Nancy Silvious, the principal. Other teachers have seen students with earlier Eagles cheerleading calendars that included Ziemiecki.

Some students were surprised to hear the calendar even existed."She's in a what?" asked eighth-grader Sofya Davydova. Ask the boys and those who know about it bow their heads, turn a shade of red and start giggling.
"Yeah, I've seen it," said Gabe Gutner, quickly adding, "but I don't have it."

The 16-month calendar, which runs from September of this year to December 2003 and costs $13, is selling three times better than calendars in years past, said Barbara Zaun, cheerleading director for the Eagles.
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