The cheer squad had qualified for the state championships in the stomp division. This is the first year in several years the team is competing with teams from all over the state including some of the larger 3A/4A schools. They will compete at Battle Ground High School February 4 and 5.
This year the squad will be changing over to a competitive cheer team in hope to show the school how hard the cheer squad works and to show what we are capable of. We will participate in the Varsity Super large Game day and Stomp competitions. They have one more competition on Jan 15th at Skyline High School in Sammamish. With hopes to qualify for state at one of those competitions. In order to qualify for state you need to score at least a 65 . Coach Dejanna Rhodes provides the choreography along with our strong captains Alexis Steiner and Chance Marie Keys leading abilities we plan to bring home the state championship.
Cheer is made up of three styles. Cheer/Chants , Dance and Stunts/Tumbling. In 2016, the International Olympic Committee designated cheerleading as a sport and assigned a national governing body. Additionally, 31 states recognized competitive spirit as a sport in the 2018-19 school year, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Participation Survey. Competitions are made up of Divisions : Small (4-12) , Medium (13-16), Large (17-20) , Super Large (20 or more ) and Co-ed – 3 or more males. Categories are Stomp ( a new cheer style ) , Game Day , Traditional – Tumbling , Traditional – Non tumbling and lastly classification which our school is 2A.