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| Cameron Lucas |
Destiney Dreese is a junior and new to
cheerleading this year. When asked how she would define a cheerleader, she
responded, "somebody who has a lot of school spirit, and someone who is
loud, energetic and peppy." She considers her best qualities, that
contribute to the team, her "loud and very bubbly personality" and
the ability to be "energetic during a cheer" because "nobody
likes a dull cheerleader". However, when asked what she thought she needed
to work on, she admitted to needing to improve on smiling during a game, adding "I
don't want to seem like I'm not having fun". Destiney believes that to
have a successful team, "communication is very important," and if there
is tension amongst the team, it can easily be resolved because "a cheer team
is basically a family". When preparing for a game, besides actually
getting ready, she proceeds to "practice the cheers she needs help
with". When asked what was her overall best performance, in her opinion, it was the past game against Brunswick because she proudly replied, “I wasn't
stumbling over a cheer, I knew what to do". Outside of school Destiney
divulges herself in reading a diverse amount of books, "mostly
fantasy, sometimes sci-fi, and the occasional realistic fiction".
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| Cameron Lucas and Channel |
Cameron Lucas is a senior and the only
male addition to the cheerleading team. His definition of a cheerleader would
be "anyone that can show school spirit ". When asked how he felt
about being the only male he replied, "It doesn't affect me at all". Considering the routines and exercises Cameron believes himself to be "on
par". Cameron's best quality that contributes to the team would be his
"outgoing and bright personality"; however, Cameron does realize that
he needs to work on his "flexibility and strengthening core". He
believes that to achieve a successful team,"unity is the key value"
since everyone must work together or else they won’t function. Cameron's favorite cheer
is "Warriors Attack" which they perform to "boost the crowd up to cheer on
the team". Before every game he likes to run through various stretches and
cheers. So far, his favorite performance was during the past game against
Brunswick because it was "the team’s first time doing a dance" and
fortunately many people commented on "loving the performance".
Cameron's goal in cheer is to "do the best of his ability to make it a good
year", but in life, his goal is to be a doctor, "preferably a
pediatrician for young children or a neurologist". Nevertheless, right now
outside of school Cameron plans to spend his time with friends and family.
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| The Cheerleading Squad |
Ms. Martin is one of the two coaches of the cheerleading team and has been coaching for 2 years. She handles
administrative work while Ms. Shannon Callen is "an amazing instruction
coach", and handles all the stunts. Ms. Martin's number one goal for
cheerleading is "to perform as a team", exhibit "exemplar role
models", and display "school spirit". Considering the role of
leadership and initiative, she believes that her team captains show these
qualities. When asked about how she would handle injuries, Ms. Martin responded
"it depends on the injury, if sprained they would wrap it," adding, "hopefully [there] won’t be any serious injuries anytime soon". During home
games she prepares the cheerleaders by doing a "system of chants and
cheers" and believes that throughout all the games, in her opinion, the
best performances are always at home games because "the crowd and parents
inspire them to do their best". In the end she concluded by thanking Mrs. Callen, for her teaching, coming up with the routines, and giving instructions to the cheerleaders during a game.
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