By Staff Reports
The Luverne High School (LHS) varsity and junior varsity (JV) cheerleading squads excelled at the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) cheer camp held the week of June 17 at in Foley, earning numerous accolades, including the prestigious Leadership Award. The honor, voted on by all the squads at the camp, reflects the respect and admiration cheerleaders earned from their peers.
“I am so incredibly proud of each and every one of them,” said Mandy Wills Horn, LHS cheer coach who works alongside coach Petrina Sankey. “Each squad is asked if they could be a part of any other squad, which squad would they want to be part of. This is an award that means more than winning first place in everything because it showcases what others see of our program. It really is great to be a Luverne Tiger!”
The Varsity cheerleaders received gold superior ribbons for their daily evaluations in both the sideline chant/cheer and camp dance categories. The JV team was awarded blue superior ribbons for their performance in the same categories. Additionally, the entire Luverne cheerleading program won the coveted “banana” award on the third night of camp and took home two spirit sticks.