by Lauren and Luke Ericson
Both the global pandemic and the recent local wildfires have created challenges for this year’s competitive cheer team. Despite these challenges, the program is back on schedule, and in-person practices have been taking place for several months now.
Sophomore Lilly Alsup is a first-year cheerleader this season and says that COVID-19 has had an effect on practices; cheerleaders are required to wear masks which makes it more difficult to perform stunts. Overall though, she is glad the school can make practices work since this in-person interaction makes it much easier for everyone to learn routines and dances now that they are all together.
Prior to the in-person practices, the team was practicing cheers, dances, and stunts online, which sophomore Keara Mellon said was challenging. Like Alsup, Mellon is glad to have in-person practices since "we have a lot of newer girls this year so being able to be there and actually help them has been fun”.
Overall, the school is honored to have such a fine group of ladies cheering on the Mustangs this year and, like the team, students, staff, and parents are eager to see them cheer at games and attend competitions again.
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