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F  rom the football field to   being  able to go to  the games
                                                               the basketball  court, the
                                                                                      and watch the teams play,"
                                                          JV and freshmen cheerleaders   Abramson said .
                                                          gave the Mustangs their all and   Attending games was  not
                                                          helped bring school spirit to the   the only task for the JV and
                                                          football and basketball games.   freshmen cheerleaders to
                                                            Before they made the       accomplish. They also had  to
                                                          cheerleading team, both the   meet every week to practice and
                                                          JV and freshmen cheerleaders   work on jumps and the most
                                                          had to try out just like the other   important thing: they had to go
                                                          students going out for a sports   over and make up  the cheers for
                                                          team.                        the games.
                                                            "Try outs were hard, but     "We met almost every
                                                          they were                                    Tuesday
                                                          definitely                                   after school
                                                          necessary                                    to practice
                                                          because   ''                                 all  the
                                                          at games       Cheerleading was a            cheers and
                                                          we had       great way to  make new          the varsity
                                                          to know                                      cheer-
                                                          the school     friends and meet all          leaders
                                                          song along   these new girls I didn't        would
                                                          with other     know from before.              usually
                                                          cheers, and       -Katie Nelson, 10          come and
                                                          we also                                       help us
                                                          had  to  do                                   with the
                                                          our jumps                                     new and
                                                          and if we                                     old cheers,"
                                                          wanted,                           ''          sophomore
                                                          some                                          Amy
                                                          tumbling,"                                    Levinger
                                                          freshman Jaime Abramson said.   said .
                                                            Once they had made the       The students could see all the
                                                          team, both the JV and freshmen   hard work and effort that the
                                                          cheerleaders attended almost   JV and freshmen cheerleaders
                                                          every football and basketball   had  put in  on and off the field
                                                          game to help get the crowd   and court as they kept the
                                                          excited for the game and also to   student section riled up  and very
                                                          cheer on the Mustangs.       optimistic while making both the
                                                            "Having to go to every game,   football  and basketball games
                                                          was sort of difficult sometimes   more enjoyable for everyone
                                                          but it  was also a lot of fun   there.





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