EE: How many years have you been cheering for?
Kasey Daughenbaugh: 8 years
EE: Why did you start cheerleading?
KD: I started in pee-wee and just stuck to it
EE: What is your favorite memory?
KD: Cheer comp 2022
EE: What’s your favorite part about cheer?
KD: Being up close to the game
EE: How has cheer impacted you?
KD: It taught me how important good communication is and that what you say/how you say it matters.
EE: What’s your favorite cheer?
KD: Defense, hit them hard and knock them for a loss
EE: What are you going to miss the most?
KD: Stunting with my group
EE: What are your plans after high school?
KD: Go to college to get my B.S.N and eventually become a Nurse Anesthetist.
EE: Advice to future cheerleaders?
KD: Take advantage of the good times while you have them.
EE: What’s something you’d like to see improve within cheer?
KD: Student body involvement at games.
EE: How many years have you been cheering for?
Lily Eckley: 11 years, 5 of which were competitive
EE: Why did you start cheerleading?
LE: I wanted to be cool and I thought it was along those lines
EE: What is your favorite memory?
LE: Me, Makayla, and Ashelyn dancing outside of the school after practice waiting for our rides
EE: What’s your favorite part about cheer?
LE: Stunting
EE: How has cheer impacted you?
LE: It gave me lifelong friendships.
EE: What’s your favorite cheer?
LE: Either F-I-G-H-T [Fight, fight, fight] or Defense hit ‘em hard and knock ‘em for a loss
EE: What are you going to miss the most?
LE: The Friday night lights.
EE: What are your plans after high school?
LE: To go to Penn State and get a degree in elementary education
EE: Advice to future cheerleaders?
LE: Keep your head up
EE: What’s something you’d like to see improve within cheer?
LE: A lot of the social pressure to look/act a certain way to be ‘qualified’ for cheer in people’s eyes. Anyone can cheer and there should be no one feeling bad about it.
Eagle Eye: How many years have you been cheering for?
Jasmine Walk: I have been cheering for three years on varsity
EE: Why did you start cheerleading?
JW: I started cheerleading because I saw my aunt cheering which made me want to as well
EE: What is your favorite memory?
JW: Junior year cheer camp at Pine Forest
EE: What’s your favorite part about cheer?
JW: Meeting all the new people, and making so many new friends
EE: How has cheer impacted you?
JW: Cheer has made me more confident in myself
EE: What’s your favorite cheer?
JW: Eagles stand up and yell, go, fight, win!
EE: What are you going to miss the most?
JW: All of my friends and Friday night games
EE: What are your plans after high school?
JW: Go to school for nursing and then get my masters in midwifery
EE: Advice to future cheerleaders?
JW: Don’t give up when it gets hard, just keep pushing and you will get to where you want to be
EE: What’s something you’d like to see improve within cheer?
JW: I’d like to see people engage with the cheerleaders more, and see the team grow in numbers, friendship, and material.
