Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2005, Page 194

Description:	Stony Dy Samantha GeyerLUhlle many moules poke fun at the dltzlness of cheerleaders, and the populanlty contest they seem to always win, few moules show the hand work, friendship,and time commitment that cheenleadlng truly is, Cheerleading requires intense conditioning and yean-nound practice to enablethe cheerleaders to perfect themany aspects of cheerleading; like tumbling, building pyramids and motions,most cheerleaders take pant in Rll-Stan Cheer squads outside of school, midlllest Cheer, Thunden, Storm and Lightening arQ Rll-Star squads most of the girlscompete with, The South cheer squad also competes In a numben of competitions, The pom squad penfonms a dance duning the halftlmes of football andbasketball games, Junior Jenny Huggins said, LUe had a really good dance for basketball season, and It was great to hear the crowd cheering for usafterwards,This was freshman Dlain Rndensons first year on Souths squad, Rnderson was on the JV squad, but she sometimes cheened for Varsity, The crowd reallygets into it, and It is so encltlngl It makes you feel really special to get up in front of so many people, Rnderson said, Doth teams are a great way to be inuolued Inschool, and cheer people on, Cheenlng allows people to let out their Inner encltement, Junior Lindsay Letner said, Im always uery peppy, so cheerleading is agneat way fon me to nelease all of my energy,Doth poms and the cheerleaders work together as a team, and get along as friends, They came together before games and competitions, and often did thesame ritual euery time, Defore euery game we get In a big circle, put our right foot in the middle, say a prayer, put our hands in the middle and then saySOJTHSIDB Huggins said,Cheerleaders play a big part in basketball and football games,They proulde enthusiasm fon the fans, as well as for the players,Junior Dnooke Rndenson said, I loue being able to Interact withthe crowd and get them inuolued, Cheerleaders and poms arean essential pant to our schools sports, They also compete forthemselues in national competitions, So nent time you watchDrlng It On, just rememben all the effort that goes behind thosesynchronized routines,Oheering on the Kanthers, sophomores Natalie Alathiasand Kllen Khilhower hold up signs to lead the crowd incheering 0o South . 1 he cheerleaders oiten buildpyramids to get the crowds attention.1 he pom squad members take their places on thecourt and pose before their music is turned on. Thepoms practice several times a week to prepare fortheir hall time dance.194 Activities
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