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Being at school by 6 a.m. prepared the girls for the
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The one thing that nobody wanted all tough practices and competions though.
was to wake up a couple hours early just to "I really loved being able to cheer
go to school, but to prepare for nationals, for the football games because the crowd
the varsity cheerleaders were required to be was great, and we had an awesome season
at school by 6 a.m. to sneak in a practice of this year. It was a lot of fun performing at
their routine, before the school day began. Memorial Stadium in front of all those
After school, the squad worked for people," sophomore Sarah Tajvar said.
two to three hours a day to make sure their Spending many hours together a
routine was perfected. Besides practices in week, the squad grew close. The girls had
the morning and after school, the cheerlead- no other option but to become friends, since
ers took tumbling classes and practiced their they all had to experience the trying
routine during football, volleyball, and practices throughout the year as well as
basketball games. cheering at all the games.
Although practices made the "I enjoy being with all the girls.
cheerleaders push their limits, nobody could We had so much fun together, even when
prepare for the nationals competition that we're working our hardest to make the
took place in Orlando, FL. routines the best we could. Being together
"Nationals has always been the as much as we were, we were a close-knit
main focus for all the cheerleaders. Our group," senior Cecily Cinotto said.
team goal was to perform well, especially Spending hours with the girls they
since we've practiced for months. My goal had the opportunity to cheer with, as well as
as an individual and one of the captains was representing the school in a positive light
to be a stong supporter for the squad," and cheering in Orlando, FL, made having
Senior Brittany Sukiennik cheers at halftime during a
girls basketbaiJ game. Sukiennik was a varsity cheer- senior Jenni Greene said. to be at school by 6 a.m. and the tough
leader for two years. photo by Rachel Fischer Being a varsity cheerleader was not practices seem not as bad as it sounded.

Junior Lindsay Steele, sophomore Lindy Loneman, and seniors
Brittany Sukiennik, and Allie Whitehill cheer on the sidelines at a bas-
ketball game. The cheerleaders helped to get the crowds pepped up
during games. photo by Rachel Fischer The varsit y squad cheer for the Mu stangs before th ey
• was used at every home game. photo by Rachel Fischer
arrive on th e court. The sign that the pl ayers run out of
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