A lot has been accomplished within the past two months for the cheer squad, which has many new additions from last year.
The first game the cheerleaders cheered at this season was the boys’ season opener in the Thanksgiving tournament. The stunts were great, and included basket tosses, twist-downs, and extensions. Personally, I’ve learned many new cheers and was excited to watch the squad's perfect our dance routine. Some of my favorite cheers are "Rock and Roll" and "Now We’re Ahead."
On Friday, Dec. 3, we cheered for our first away game at Rockford Christian. At first we were really psyched, but then we found out they also had cheerleaders, and became a little nervous. We tried to push aside our nervousness, and we got through the first half successfully. At half-time we were delighted to hear that the Rockford Christian Cheerleaders had snacks for us. After that we were no longer nervous.
In recent weeks we have finalized some new stunts. One of our new stunts includes a one man, which is when one base holds a flyer. Another is a full-liberty. This is when we go into an extension, and the flyer is on one foot and the other is held up, by the knee. Other stunts that we’ve perfected include twist downs, extensions and sweeps. We are planning to go to competition at the end of February. Till then, come watch us while we cheer at basketball games.
By: Ashley Kivikoski
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