All blue uniform- check! Tall socks- check! Hair curled- check! Now, for the Red lip stick and I am ready to go! Hey, cheerleaders! My name is Megan Murdock, and I am a junior on the University of Kentucky’s cheerleading squad! At Commonwealth Stadium, every gameday starts two and a half hours before game time. This past Saturday’s game versus the Mississippi State Bulldogs, which kicked off at 12:20 pm, meant that the we had to be there at 9:45 am! The morning started off a cold one, but it turned into a beautiful day for some Wildcat football!
Read MoreMy name is Brittany Maynard and I am a senior at OSU this year. This is my fourth year cheering for the Buckeyes, and I have loved eveyr minute of the previous 3 years, so I am really looking forward to this year. The pride that Buckeye fans have in Ohio State in incomparable to anything else and to be a part of a university large enough to have fans across the entire nation is truly amazing!
Read MoreHey Y’all! This is Courtney from LSU. I am a junior majoring in Mass Communication and this is my third year cheering for the Tigers. This past weekend I got the opportunity of a lifetime when we cheered at the BCS National Championship game!
Read MoreHi everyone! My name is Shelby Stephens. I am a Senior and a captain of the Boise State University Cheerleading Squad! I have had the opportunity to experience many exciting things throughout my four years cheering for the Boise State Broncos. On Saturday we played the University of Wyoming Cowboys!
Read MoreWelcome to The University of Minnesota, the birthplace of cheerleading! This is Joanna Fritsch and I’m reporting on the border battle between the Minnesota Gophers and the Wisconsin Badgers. I’m a senior captain on the All-Girl team. Every year, both Gophers and Badgers alike anticipate this game, as it is one of the oldest and most traditional rivalries in the Big Ten. The football teams play for bragging rights, school pride, and of course the trophy, Paul Bunyan’s Axe.
Read MoreEvery home game for the Panther football team draws sell-out crowds. And it’s amid these extraordinary conditions that the Permian cheerleaders flourish. Their skill level is incredible, and I can’t help but to compare their tumbling to the tumble-weeds you see in the fields out here: quick, lively, never losing momentum. Their pyramids and stunts are impressive, but not as impressive as their ability to excite and engage the crowd. Many of this year’s varsity squad members started their cheerleading careers wearing tiny black and white pleated skirts as they stood at the metal rails and mimicked the moves of the then varsity cheerleaders on the sidelines. They grew up always wanting to cheer for the Panthers and now it’s finally their time. “We love being part of a school and program that has as much tradition as Permian does,” says Amanda Stallcup.
Read MoreAt its purest form, cheerleading promotes all that is good and worthwhile in this world through encouragement, excitement and a dedication to the betterment of not just a chosen team, but to all. Cheerleading, coupled with my previous sideline experience, shaped my outlook on life. My principles and values were established long ago through weekly lessons in endurance, exuberance, and pain.
Read MoreAs the 2011-2012 school year begins, cheerleaders and dancers are trading in their camp outfits for uniforms and are getting their material “game day ready”. The football players have dusted their cleats off and strapped on their pads and are ready to take on their rivals. As a cheerleader you’re an ambassador of school spirit, so that can mean making signs, handing out game day ribbons, or making sure your break through banner is polished and ready for those Friday night lights.
Read MoreEveryone’s active involvement in cheerleading will come to an end at some point. You won’t always wear your skirt at football games or on the competition mat, so make each and every second of your cheerleading days count. Do it for more than adoring family or fans, do it for yourself! Take pride in your accomplishments and be humbled by your success. Embrace cheerleading with a purpose and know that these moments in your life won’t last forever. Create memories that you’ll recall as you watch your own children from the bleachers.
Read MoreFriday night football games are a right of passage for America’s youth. A time where the children of today—the adults of tomorrow—take center stage in their community. A typical game day at Average Joe High School features a pep rally and send off for the football team – an entire community embracing its own. The game itself is attended by the whole student body, the whole community…the whole world seems within reach for the players, the cheerleaders, the band, and the students. Those fantastical moments in high school are the pillars of strength that young men and women draw upon when heading out into the world for themselves.
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