Cheer Captains Leave Legacy To Jr. Cheer
Ellie Blake
Co-Editor-In-Chief
Jr. Cheer Clinic does more than just train young and upcoming cheerleaders. It gives the senior cheerleaders a chance to leave a lasting legacy on the community.
On Sept. 6, Jr. Cheer Clinic was held at Waverly Middle School for young girls in kindergarten to fifth grade. The clinic lasted two hours and taught the kids simple cheers and played games to get the girls into the spirit. They also learned jumps and motions to help them with their future cheer experience.
After the clinic, the girls performed the dance they learned at the football game on Friday, Sept. 12. Each grade learned three cheers and performed before the game commenced.
The girls danced to the song “Shower”, and wore blue shirts with bubbles on it to match the song.
Despite the cold weather, they warmed the crowds heart with their hard work.
Three cheerleaders were assigned to each grade to help them learn their dance. The cheerleaders loved having the experience of working with the little girls that wish to become like them some day.
“It’s always fun to watch the little girls learn cheers because they are so inspired to be a cheerleader some day,” junior cheer captain Kristen Swinton said. “They always have a blast and so do we.”
This will be the last Junior Cheer for the senior cheerleaders, which made emotions run high.
"I am honestly really sad. You watch the girls grow up and develop throughout the years," senior cheer captain Saidee Weatherwax said. "I am happy I got to participate and help them with their cheer skills when I could."
Now that Junior Cheer is officially ended, the WHS cheer team hopes the girls continue with their cheerleading in the near future.
“I can’t wait to see how the cheer team develops even after I graduate to keep the positive interactions with the community going,” Weatherwax said.
