My mother always told me, "Always be leader, never a follower", that is what I did. Growing up in school, teachers encouraged group work and I always took charge. That is where my leadership qualities began. Around age eight, I joined cheer because the sport requires leaders. Cheerleaders lead the crowd, lead the team, and overall, we lead the culture of spirit. I always took charge at every practice and every game and it paid off. Finally, senior year of high school, I was elected captain of the all-girl and co-ed cheer team. The title captain is only a great name when the person behind the title shows great leadership qualities. Captain of a high school cheer team is difficult because you have to learn how to speak to ages thirteen through
