The Cheerleaders

of Minnesota, women were permitted to participate in cheerleading.[19][20] However, it took time for other schools to follow. In the late 1920s, many school manuals and newspapers that were published still referred to cheerleaders as "chap," "fellow," and "man".[21] Women cheerleaders were overlooked until the 1940s. In the 1940s, collegiate men were drafted for World War II, creating the opportunity for more women to make their way onto sporting event sidelines.[22] As noted by Kieran Scott in…

“Do you want us over there?” What do you think of when you hear these 3 words, Panther, banner, skirts? Well heres the scenario. The Football cheerleaders had just made their way out onto the left side of field to do the run through cheer and the phrase, “Oh crap.” Suddenly popped ito every cheerleaders head when the football players started making their way to the right side of the field. The names of the boys had just started and Junior Sydney Kightlinger was the first to react. “I…

This essay intends to analyse the 1999 film ‘But I’m a Cheerleader’. The film explores many different themes with a focus on sexuality, gender and family. It makes use of exaggerated stereotypes, specific costuming styles and set design in order to highlight and emphasise certain aspects of characters and the issues discussed within then film. The story follows Megan who was unwillingly sent to an almost comedic version of a Conversion Therapy camp by her parents; it is from here that the meat…

How do you feel the qualities that you have gained by being a Varsity cheerleader will help you in your future endeavors? “Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” – Heywood Broun The lessons I have learned and my experience of being a Varsity cheerleader is invaluable and vital to success in my future. It has helped me find myself and brought out some of my best qualities; community, accountability, and resiliency. My future endeavors may not be set in stone and life doesn’t always go…

Cheerleaders: Hardest Working Athletes “Champions don 't become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months, years they spend preparing for it,” Unknown. This year will be my seventh year cheering. We do more than jump and put our arms in the air. We throw people over our heads, catching them most of the time. We paint signs and make sure the school is represented well. We make sure that our basketball players are well supported. They also throw ourselves across the…

Port High School football and basketball cheerleaders hosted a cheer clinic for elementary girls. Preschool through sixth grade girls were invited to attend cheer camp. The cheerleaders made up a dance for the girls to learn during the practices. The elementary girls had practice on Saturday, October 1st; Thursday, October 6th; and Friday, October 7th. The girls performed that Friday night during the halftime of the football game. The little cheerleaders performed two cheers, a dance, and the…

school cheerleader, she has certain rules. She has to smile while she is walking down the hallway, being friends with the right people, and keeping here manicure in the most perfect shape. But, Marilyn is surprised to learn there are also rules about who she is allowed to like- and Benjamin, the student body president, is really unacceptable for her reputation. But, maybe there is a way to convince the cheerleaders that her interest in Benjamin is not so bad after all. Maybe for the cheerleaders…

morning, as hundreds of young women waited to try out for the Patriots Cheerleading team. SEE PHOTOS FROM AUDITIONS HERE: "There's a lot of nervous energy in the room...but you meet a lot of amazing people here," said current cheerleader Karen Link, a second year cheerleader. "I'm a little nervous, but I'm really excited...I've been a Patriots fan since I've been little," said Rebecca Bradley, who lives in Rhode Island. "There's a lot of beautiful girls, but you just have to come in…

players prepare for the game by catching the ball, swinging the bat, and sliding on their gloves. Cheerleaders are completely different. They prepare for the game by spending hours doing their hair and makeup, constantly adjusting their uniform in the mirror, and avoiding food on game day. After cheering at a single McIntosh Football Game, I learned that while other sports focus on winning, cheerleaders focus on getting attention, looking good, and attracting guys. It was the battle of the…

Ever since I can remember I wanted to be a cheerleader, I was always so excited to see them perform on TV and at school. As a little girl being a cheerleader was my biggest dream. Seeing them on TV and at school inspired me to one day be like them and do all the amazing tricks they would do. It wasn’t until my twelfth birthday that finally joined a tumbling class at a cheerleading gym. All I had asked for my birthday was to be in tumbling class I thought it was extremely difficult to actually in…