High School Cheer

Friends Maddie and Katie

Blue and Black, Let's Go Wolfpack!

Alora chose to do the High School cheer camp again this year.  This was her 3rd time (I think) that she has participated and there were no meltdowns during practice this time around.  Hallelujah!  This time she was also in the Silver group, so the next age level up.  She was still the smallest in her group, but still managed to perform great!  The cheerleaders taught the kids several cheers and then a dance routine which they then performed at the high school football game against Winslow tonight. 

 

Alora and her friend, Alli H., before the performance.

Alora and friends Jade and Paola at the game.

The shirts the cheerleaders give the kids are GIANT!  It's always interesting to see how parents modify them to make them fit.

I love the look of pure excitement on Alora's face!

Half-Time Cheer #2

Alora participated in the High School cheer camp again this past week.  Instead of cheering for football, they got to cheer during half-time at the boy's basketball game again Buckeye High School.  The past two nights at cheer practice, Alora was quite the little pill.  She pretended to act shy and wouldn't really participate with her age group, but when it came time for the game tonight, she pulled out all the stops and did amazing!

Alora at practice the first night.  She is all in black with the red hair curly.



Alora and friend Finley F. before the game.



Alora performing at half-time to a song by the band, One Direction. (She is in the back row, far left.)



Alora and her friend Emma, after their performance.

Our Little Cheerleader



Half-Time Cheer

Alora, along with over 120 girls ages 4-14, got to cheer for the Wolves vs. Scorpions game this past Friday night.  The Wolves scored the first 7 points within minutes of the 1st quarter, but the Scorpions quickly scored 7 more touchdowns before the 4th quarter even began.  Obviously it wasn't a great night for the Wolves, but our little cheerleaders did a great job and were so incredibly cute out on the big field!  Alora got to stand in the front row and she didn't show any fear at all.  She did amazing!

What do you do when the shirt they give you goes past your elbows and knees?!  Customize it!  A lot of our friends trimmed and frayed their shirts to fit better, so we did the same with Alora's.  Maybe not the greatest look, but altogether the girls looked cute.



My friend Bridgette J. (www.ohsogirly.blogspot.com) made these cute little bows for all the little cheerleaders to wear. She can custom make anything to match! 

 

Alora with her friends Finley F. and Sydney J. at the football game.  Alora is the oldest, but the smallest!

GO! WOLVES! GO!

As a fundraiser for the high school cheerleaders, they invite the younger kids (grades K-8) to participate in a week-long cheer camp.  After four hours of practice, they then get to cheer at half-time for the school football game.  Alora missed the chance last year, but we got her in this year.  Tonight was her first practice and she LOVED it! 

They divided the kids into three groups, based on age.  Alora was in the youngest group, ages 4-6.  Even though she was one of the older kids, she was still the smallest.  She actually seemed to catch on pretty quickly and wasn't even shy.  I think the combination of having some friends there and having taken dance for a year was a definite help!