Mmm, tough crowd. I appreciate the constructive criticism, though, so thanks.
1. Font on bottom does seem weak. Font in cookbook for "school" look.
2. Distorted font to emulate championship belt. Background is wrestling mat, school colors.
3. Am I getting paid? No, I'm one of the kids' parents - cookbook is a fund raiser for the team.
4. No evil intentions.
5. I like the wrestler.
6. Shoes on plate? Yeah, probably is gross - but HS wrestlers are an interesting bunch!
Anyway, seeing that the consensus is fairly negative, maybe I'll start over.
Thanks to all