News Brief: Jefferson cheer team competes at National District Finals
The Jefferson cheer team performs at the National District Finals Competition on Oct. 16. “I’m really proud of our team for accomplishing our routine.” Julia Zherdetski said.
October 22, 2021
The Jefferson cheer team competed at the National District Finals, beating Mount Vernon placing seventh out of eight teams on Oct. 16.
Jefferson started the competition off with a simple chant with poms, signs, and stunts. Their routine included two right hurdlers, a toe-touch, one left hurdler and two high pyramids.
The Jefferson cheer team was close to getting perfect marks. However, due to a minor injury, an elite stunt could not be performed. This led to a slight, last-minute change in the performance that lowered their scores by ten points.
“Unfortunately, my stunt group couldn’t go up because of Curie’s injury, but I’m still really proud of how all of us did,” freshman Julia Zherdetski said.
In addition, senior Ahmad Barokah and junior Grace Guan were named National District All Stars and are now in the all-district team.
The Jefferson cheer team will be competing at the Regional Cheerleading Competition at South County High School on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021.
“We hit a lot better Saturday. We really gave it our all,” Zherdetski said.
![During a game against Hayfield last year, junior Helena Johnson dribbles across the court. This season, the Jefferson cheer team will be performing courtside at all varsity basketball games. “I didn’t know too much about basketball, but after two games, I caught on,” sophomore cheerleader Caitlyn Wood said. “I think [sideline cheer] is good to have the crowd engaged and keep encouraging the team to do their best.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/basketball.png)
