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By Destiny Vaughn
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Feb. 20, 2009 |
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Have no fear, Cheer is here!
Cheer
Have no fear, Cheer is here!
Cheer’s spirit and technique go further than basketball games— the
team is dominating the competition with two impressive wins. They won
first place at the AAA Competition in the Show Cheer with Stunts
Division at Kezar against all of the San Francisco public schools’
Cheer teams on Dec. 13.
On Jan. 10, they won first place in the Varsity Co-ed Novice Show
Cheer Division at the USA Regional Competition at Bear Creek High in
Stockton. This competition featured schools from all over California
and allowed them to qualify for nationals in Los Angeles from March
27-30.
The road to Nationals proves to be a long one, as the squad needs
to raise money for the trip. “We sold cookie dough earlier in the year
to raise money for that, but we’re planning to do more fundraisers,”
junior Cheer member Su Min Lin said.
Song
As their struggles continue due to the lack of a coach, Song is
working hard to choreograph their own routines to compete in regional
competitions.
On Jan. 17, Song participated in the USA Regional Competition
Varsity Song/Pom Intermediate Division at Deer Valley High in Antioch.
“There were certain requirements that had to be in the routine for
competitions, so it was challenging,” sophomore varsity Song member
Fian Louie said.
Song placed fifth out of 15 teams total. On Valentine’s Day, Song attended the USA Song/Pom Regional in Monta Vista.
After working on their routine for the Spring Rally, Song will have
clinics in March and April and hold tryouts near the end of April.
Come support varsity song and their dancing!
Senior Letter
Let me see you one, two, step and clap! During the month of
January, Senior Letter worked hard to create a routine that would stun
our Washington rivals and leave them with their jaws dropped. The
routine would have included Senior Letter dressing up as nerds to mock
the stereotype that all Lowell students are nerds, but time was tight
at Battle of the Birds during halftime and they never had the chance to
perform.
Senior co-captain Arman Liwanag was disappointed. “Hopefully, we
will be able to perform our routine, because we don’t want it to go to
waste,” he said. “We were really sad when we were not able to perform
it.”
In late March, there will be an informational meeting for Senior
Letter 2010 that includes clinics twice a week and tryouts in late May.
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