By Berlyn Balelo
The Christian High School Cheer Squad is making history! This is the largest squad CHS has ever seen and the cheerleaders are thrilled to have opportunities to try things they haven’t been able to in the past. Squad Member Bella Hernandez loves the change. She says, “We get more opportunities to do more. There’s more people with more experience which means that there are many more things we get to try out. It’s so easy to make memories since we are all so close to each other.”
Despite its size, this team is also more bonded than ever. They get together and uplift one another, pray, and do devotions at team dinners every other Monday, and carry that experience into their practices as they work together and challenge each other to be and do better. The new coaches play a big role in fostering this community, supporting and truly caring about this team’s wellbeing.
“I love the new changes we’ve had this year,” says Charlize Sou. “Our new coaches really have made a huge impact on the cheer program itself and you can genuinely see such an improvement amongst the entire squad and have really felt all the love. Our coaches really do care about us and have done so much already.”
Members feel the best part of having a big team is how much they get to do with it. There are so many opportunities and so many friendships whether new or old. Having a large team that gets along so well makes it easy to love practice, which means taking on new challenges with confidence and excitement.
