Photo courtesy of Laura Clark.
0812 Seventh grade cheeleaders
Seventh grade MBJH cheerleaders.
The seventh and eighth grade squads competed in a local cheer clinic competition held at Homewood Middle School, which included Liberty Park Middle School in addition to visitor MBJH and host HMS.
Jennie Borland (seventh) and Louise Price (eighth) coach the cheer squads. MBJH seventh grade squad swept all three categories, winning Home Pom, which is a routine with pom poms that is brought from your home community.
MBJH also claimed first in Camp Cheer and Camp Dance, which includes a segment choreographed by each squad to differentiate the dance ending. MBJH was also honored with individual awards won by Elizabeth Leitner for Dance Diva and Kathleen Beall for the Sunshine Award. Elizabeth Leitner and Abbigail Cooney were also named All-American, which is awarded to the best cheerleaders at camp based on categories judged.
The eighth grade squad won first in Home Pom, third in Camp Cheer, and second in Camp Dance. Gunter Crommelin, Glenn Haas, Emily Barber and Peyton Billingsley were named All-American.
Peyton also received the Sunshine award, MBJH cheerleaders win at clinics and Gunter placed first overall in the jump contest.
Eighth grade MBJH cheerleaders are Emily Barber, Peyton Billingsley, Janie Branch, Emma Brown, Janie Creighton, Gunter Crommelin, Frances Gaut, Glenn Haas, Celie Harris, Virginia Limbaugh, El McMillan, Maggie McPherson, Sally Neal and Allie Sirkin.
