{"id":1595,"date":"2014-11-20T08:03:17","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T13:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=1595"},"modified":"2014-11-20T08:03:17","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T13:03:17","slug":"centre-cheerleaders-promote-school-spirit-at-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2014\/11\/20\/centre-cheerleaders-promote-school-spirit-at-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre Cheerleaders promote school spirit at games"},"content":{"rendered":"

By KINSEY HISLE<\/strong><\/em> – COPY CHIEF<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are CC!\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ringing out over the enthusiastic fans, pep band music, and the crunch of football tackles are the Centre Cheerleaders promoting spirit and excitement for the Colonels and the fans. The voices of ten girls and the swish of the pom-poms add to the sounds of Centre Football home games and are an important part of the energetic atmosphere that fans love. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy favorite part about cheering at Centre is the school spirit aspect. There\u2019s no greater feeling than seeing everyone excited and screaming. The crowd gives off amazing energy to not only the players, but to us as well,\u201d first-year Gianna Gray said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Centre Cheerleading team performs for the crowd during a home Football game. They will also be cheering at the home Basketball games.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Cheerleaders bring to each game a set of 50 cheers and four sideline dances to perform for the fans. The team was able to learn them in a week and a half in order to be prepared for the start of football season. These cheers and sideline dances will be used again in home Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Basketball games as well. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it is a great way to break out of my shell,\u201d sophomore Niccole Williams said. \u201cMy favorite part about the team is that they are not afraid to say how they feel. I come from a tough love kind of background and it\u2019s great to have girls that understand that and I can be sarcastic with. I also have a very loving coach and passionate captain.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The team doubled in number of members from last year\u2019s squad. The larger team talents\u2019 have enabled them to add new features to their routines.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis year we added a lot of first-years that had cheer experience in high school. We\u2019ve tried some different cradles and basket tosses as well as new cheers that the new girls have brought with them,\u201d sophomore and co-captain Hannah Banks said. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The team advertises for member sign-ups at events like EXPO at the beginning of the semester and by word of mouth. Team members bring a variety of experience before joining the Centre Cheerleading team.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI did dance team in high school and danced at a studio since I was about three. If you had told me before college that I would be a cheerleader, I\u2019d think you were crazy,\u201d sophomore and co-captain Leslie Harrison said. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Since joining the team, she has developed her talents and enjoyed every aspect of it. \u201cCheer gives me an opportunity to show my pride for my school and allows me to be involved with Football and Basketball,\u201d Harrison said. \u201cI love my school, and I love getting people excited for it.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Banks heard about the team from a peer on her first-year hall and has loved her time cheering ever since.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI love being able to support my school in a way that most students don\u2019t get the opportunity. I also just love being right with the action during the games,\u201d Banks said. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To prepare for games, the team has practices during the week and, on football game days, has a team breakfast and gets ready together before heading to the field for stretching, warm-ups, and a pep talk. Performing at the games are the experiences which permit the team to show their talents and school pride. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI absolutely love the rush of the touchdowns, interceptions, and fumbles. Everyone just gets so excited and you really get to feed off that energy,\u201d Banks said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For many Cheer members, the Football team singing of the fight song after a great game won is the highlight of the day.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy favorite part is when the Cheerleaders line up in front of the Football team and we sing the fight song,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI like this part because I feel unity. I look at all my friends on the team and the all either mouth thank you or give me a heads up for supporting them.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With the first Basketball home game coming up soon, the team is preparing to continue their excellent performances. Some of the new team members joined later and have only performed at one home Football game. Basketball home games will be their chance to cheer on the Colonels with their teammates. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that [the new girls] are so enthusiastic about the games just really makes me more excited overall for Basketball season,\u201d Banks said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Looking farther into the future, the team would like to continue to grow and be more recognized by the College.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBefore I graduate, all I want is the school to officially recognize Cheer as an athletic team instead of an organization. If we could accomplish that, then I believe it would really take the team places that it\u2019s never been,\u201d Banks said. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

New members share in the drive to improve their talents to continue to grow as a team.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Centre Cheerleading team is filled with great girls with a great attitude and a true love for the sport. After cheering with the girls, I noticed that they have the dream and drive to become a more competitive team. I wanted to be a part of a Cheerleading team with high goals again and I wanted to cheer with these girls and help the team move forward,\u201d first-year Kelly Tran said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Being a part of the Cheerleading team awards its members with leadership opportunities, experience with public performance, and ultimately the support of a strong group of peers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s had a great impact on my Centre experience,\u201d Banks said. \u201cSince joining I\u2019ve noticed myself become more confident with whom I am and learned about being the leader of a team. It definitely isn\u2019t what I thought it was going to be when I joined, but I\u2019m so thankful to have these girls behind me. We are a giant family.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By KINSEY HISLE – COPY CHIEF \u201cWe are CC!\u201d Ringing out over the enthusiastic fans, pep band music, and the crunch of football tackles are the Centre Cheerleaders promoting spirit and excitement for the Colonels and the fans. The voices of ten girls and the swish of the pom-poms add to the sounds of Centre […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}