Cheers

Throughout my high school cheerleading career, I have had five different coaches. I have classified them into The Mom, The BFF, The Nazi, The Babysitter, The Crazy One, and The Ideal Coach. Each one made a distinct impact on cheer at TCPS in their own way, positive or negative, because of their actions and attitudes. Each category is specially designed for each coach I’ve had and their demeanor towards the cheerleading squad. The first coach is The Mom. She cares for everyone and…

It can be the most frustrating thing to dedicate all your time and energy into something that you love with a passion and having people not understand it. This is how all cheerleaders feel when someone tries to tell them that cheerleading is not a sport. People who have never been to a cheerleading competition in their life are making laws, like Title IX, saying that cheerleading can’t be recognized as a sport. People who have never been to a cheerleader’s practice to see how hard it is, are…

In New Fairfield, Connecticut cheer was everything. Almost every girl in town did Falcon cheer. There were times when missing practice was equivalent to death. During my last year of cheer with the Falcons I was a Jr. Midget, the last team before high school. This particular year there were two Jr. Midget teams, black and red, both of which had the same cheer coaches. I was on the black team, which was considered the lowest ranking team of the two. We were seen as the bottom or the throw aways…

unique in many ways. The first way she is unique is she cheers for both teams at sporting events. The Second way she is unique is she has a pet rat that rides on her shoulder. Also she takes her rat to school in her backpack. The last way she is unique is she gives everyone something on the holidays. These are only three ways Stargirl is unique. Stargirl shows conformity in some ways in the book. One way she shows conformity is she joined the cheer team. The way this is her showing conformity…

friends with my teammates and many people at my gym. This made me feel which made me feel a lot more comfortable. I really started looking forward to cheer more because I was able to see my new friends and get better the sport I love the most. This is my last year of cheer and I have grown so much as a person by choosing to do this amazing sport. Cheer has become such a huge part of my life along with all my teammates and others at my gym. I never thought I would make so many close bonds…

positions, and jumping in positions that you aren’t used to being in. That’s not even half of what cheerleading is. If you don’t consider that a sport, then hopefully I can give you some insight why me along with many others around the nation consider cheer a sport. According to dictionary.com, a sport is an athletic activity that requires physical prowess of skill and often a competitive nature. I won’t be offended, but how many of you think of a bunch of good-looking…

there for tryouts since I wore shorts, cheer shoes and a big bow in my hair. She took me to the gym where at least sixty girls had shown up to compete. The first thing I saw was cheerleaders doing high level tumbling with no fear. I knew it would not be easy to get selected to the Varsity Sideline and Competition teams. Right then, I realized that I needed to work really hard to make it on either squad. Tryouts lasted four exciting days. I learned a cheer, one dance, stunting and…

day when all of the blood, sweat, and tears finally pay off. Today is the basketball championship. All of the cheerleaders will arrive at school decked out in their Bremen blue attire. Bows in their hair, cheer bags on their shoulders, and spirit in their hearts. They are ready to cheer their team to a win. On the other end of the campus, the basketball players enter the locker room. Some exchange a few words of encouragement, but most have their game faces on. They drop off their gym…

doing research upon research to try and discover what it was I wanted to go to college for. “What is my purpose on this earth?” I thought to myself. This was a question that haunted me for months. What exactly is my purpose? After getting to lead a cheer and dance camp for kids, a door opened and my purpose became clear; I was going to become a teacher. For three years, I have had the privilege of being one of the leaders of this camp. Getting to watch these children learn something I taught…

I feel some of my bigger accomplishments are from participating in Future Business Leaders of America(FBLA) and Cheer. In my first year of joining FBLA, I ranked fourth in the distract for my division and was asked back to compete in state. Joining these organizations was important to me because it was a great way for me to get involved in my school and prepare for my future. Cheer however stands out in my mind as the activity that greatly impacts me because it has taught me the meaning of…