Cheerleading

I, Alexis-Kay Pearl Gahr, born and raised in Arkansas, am writing to apply for the scholarships provided through Arkansas Tech University. I’ve attended Cross County School District since Kindergarten. Since I have attended CCSD many accomplishments were made, leadership positions held, and honors were received. I was a cheerleader for seven and a half years - made All-American Cheerleader at cheer camp in Hot Springs three times. I was the captain of bowling for three years, each year I…

Everyone knows that one choice can change your whole life. It doesn’t have to be something huge like my college choice or someone changing what I want to major in at the last minute. It could be as simple as whether or not I went to that one party during my high school career or who I chose to sit by in one of my classes. In my case, it was something I wouldn’t consider a major choice in my life. When I was going to fourth grade, my family and I moved from the Northside of Aiken to the Southside…

The article, “Boys will be Boys and Girls will not” written by Mariah Burton Nelson (2017), a former professional athlete, discusses the gender stereotypes and expectations when it comes to females playing sports. Nelson argues that though many people claim that biological factors play a large role as to why “woman are not as good as men” when it comes to sports, that is not the case. Nelson claims that female performance in athletics has much more to do with how the athletes were trained and…

The Story of Rachel, the Cheerleader by Hailey DaRosa, Caroline Moore, and Marissa Teitelbaum is a modern retelling of The Story of Arachne, the Weaver written by James Baldwin, adapted and illustrated by Leanne Guenther -- based on Greek mythology. Although the two story have numerous similarities, the setting are different in that the modern retelling is set in a more modern school environment where the presented ideas are more relatable to the audience. In each of the stories one of the main…

sports in middle school are not nearly as high contact as high school sports. I’m not sure about other schools, but at MTMS sports seem almost as surreal as Mill Valley’s teams. I myself have broken my growth plate and I got a concussion from cheerleading. Tthis all happened at school. Sports at thea middle school level need to come to a halt for the safety of students. Concussions are one of the biggest threats for all sports. According to WCPO- Report: Pressure on Teen Athletes Soars, “the…

At Ingram Tom Moore High School, I've competed in basketball and softball, as well as participated in cheerleading. In these various sports and activities I have learned valuable lessons about teamwork as well as leadership. Sports helped me learn to compete for what I want in life. I have also learned how to work well with others. In Cheerleading, it takes every single person in a stunt group to make sure that the flyer can go up without falling. In Basketball, it takes every…

An extracurricular activity is any activity other than standard courses taken in school that is chosen upon personal preference. I personally think that everyone should be involved with extracurricular activities because pursuing new possible interests is always a good idea.There will be numerous times in each person’s life when getting out of their comfort zone is necessary so why not get comfortable with new things now? Extracurricular activities have positive impacts on everyone involved;…

not the best, the sooner you can stop worrying about others and the sooner you can start building yourself up from the ground. Athletics has also taught me how to be a leader and a team player. All four years in high school I have done football cheerleading. I was the freshman who had to be taught EVERYTHING. My senior football captains had to show me how to do everything at least twice. I’m sure it was just as frustrating for them as it was for me. They never gave up on teaching me cheer…

We looked at drawings again at the Learning Center like the last week. The first picture we saw was the same picture as the last time, the drawing in which a guy who was overprotected by his mother drew. The picture was the same, but what I felt from the picture was slightly different. I saw something I didnʻt see the last time. Today, I saw the faceless figure and felt a creepy feeling because if I had to draw a person(especially my family member), I would draw a face definitely. However, his…

“You have a crush on her.” Maya teased, watching as her best friend kept staring at the cheerleader from across the study hall they shared with her. “What? No. Of course not..” Riley stuttered out, “Why do you think she has a crush on me?” Riley hoped she was the only one that detected the desperation in her voice. Maya shrugged before scribbling down something on her notebook paper. She waited for Fledge to turn his back before throwing paper ball onto the cheerleaders table. “Maya, no!”…