Cheerleading

Macon East junior varsity cheerleader, Georgia Blaze spent the week of Thanksgiving at Walt Disney World with hundreds of cheerleaders from around the country as part of the UCA & Varsity Cheer Extravaganza.  Georgia, along with several others, was selected as an All-American cheerleader this summer at the UCA camp attended by both Macon East squads.  Georgia and her family enjoyed a week of activities at Disney with all the other All-American participants.  On Thanksgiving Day the cheerleaders performed in the Magic Kingdom parade and enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner and video of the week’s events.

The Macon East JV and Varsity cheer squads attended the annual AISA East UCA cheerleading camp at Huntingdon College the week of July 18-21. The camp events began Monday with the Home Pom competition where each squad performed a dance routine that they had choreographed over the summer.  Both squads had an outstanding week at camp learning lots of new material and receiving all blue and gold superior ribbons in evaluations throughout the week.  The JV squad finished 2nd place overall as the small squad division camp champ runner-up, receiving trophies for home pom, Xtreme routine, cheer, sideline, and first place in overall game day. The Varsity squad received trophies in the home pom, Xtreme routine, and cheer categories.  Alex Wyrosdick, Rai Pritchett and Rebecca Chapman were selected to represent the AISA East as All-Star cheerleaders at the upcoming all-star football and basketball games.  Georgia Blaze, Kayla Boroff, Spencer Lindemood, Rachel Major, Isabella Fagan, Caitlin Martin, Anne Auston Wright, Annslie Gourlay, and Rai Pritchett were selected as UCA All American cheerleaders.  These honorees will have the opportunity to perform in the Walt Disney World Thanksgiving Day Parade or London’s New Years Day parade.  Congratulations to all the MEA cheerleaders and Coach Erica Hammonds on a great week at UCA camp.

Varsity:

Rebecca Chapman

Isabella Fagan

Annslie Gourlay

Caitlin Martin

Rai Pritchett

Anne Auston Wright

Alex Wyrosdick

Junior Varsity:

Georgia Blaze

Kayla Boroff

Ali Churchwell

Hendley Culpepper

Spencer Lindemood

Brantley Main

Rachel Major

Taylor Anne Surles

Mary Hunter Wright

JV Competitive Squad:

Georgia Blaze

Kayla Boroff

Ali Churchwell

Spencer Lindemood

Brantley Main

Rachel Major

Taylor Anne Surles

Mary Hunter Wright

Macon East JV cheerleader, Emily Claire Lott, spent the week of Thanksgiving at Disney World with hundreds of other cheerleaders from around the country as part of the UCA All-American Tour. Emi was selected as an All-American Cheerleader at this summer’s cheerleading camp and was excited for the opportunity to represent Macon East. The All-Americans performed a cheer dance as the opening of the Thanksgiving Day Parade at Disney’s Magic Kingdom. Emi said performing on Main Street at Disney World was a once in a lifetime experience, and she and her family enjoyed a fun-filled week at the Disney theme parks.

The Macon East Academy Varsity and JV Cheerleading squads attended the AISA East UCA Cheerleading Camp at Huntingdon College the week of July 6-9. The girls kicked off the week with the Home Pom competition on Monday as a packed gym of parents and students watched. The senior cheerleaders also participated in AISA All-Star tryouts Monday, and all of the Macon East seniors (Carly Boutreis, Hannah Davis, and Paxton Searle) were selected as AISA East All-Stars. These girls make up a squad of 24 seniors who will cheer at the AISA All-Star football and basketball games. Throughout the week the girls learned a number of cheers and chants as well as a hip hop dance and the Xtreme routine. Squads also received instruction from the UCA staff on stunts, jumps, and conditioning. Four Macon East cheerleaders participated in Tuesday night’s jump off competition. Annslie Gourlay and Caitlin Martin represented the JV, while Rai Pritchett and Paxton Searle participated in the Varsity division. Rai Pritchett was crowned the camp Jump-Off Champion among the varsity cheerleaders. Thirteen MEA cheerleaders competed in Wednesday’s All-American tryouts. A UCA All-American has the opportunity to participate in the Disney Thanksgiving Day Parade (JV) or the London New Year’s Day Parade (Varsity). Annslie Gourlay, Emily Claire Lott, Caitlin Martin, and Taylor Anne Surles received medals as JV All-Americans, and Rai Pritchett and Paxton Searle were selected as Varsity All-Americans. Paxton Searle and Taylor Anne Surles were both Pin it Forward recipients. This pin is given to cheerleaders who demonstrate leadership and character to their cheer teams and other camp participants. During Thursday’s final evaluation, both squads performed the Xtreme routine incorporating stunts and tumbling, as well as a cheer, chant and sideline dance in the Game Day competition. The Varsity squad received 1st place trophies for the Xtreme routine, the game day cheer, and overall game day. They were honored to be named Camp Champs in the small squad division. The JV squad received a 1st place trophy for the Xtreme routine and 2nd place for home pom. Overall the cheerleaders had a great week receiving numerous blue superior ribbons and a spirit stick each night from the UCA staff. Special thanks to the MEA cheer coaches, Kathy Loomis and Erica Hammonds, for their hard work and dedication throughout the summer practices and camp.