Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Avery Cheerleading Holds Youth Camps


The Avery cheerleading teams have stayed busy over the past week with a pair of five-day camps, running from June 15-19 and from June 22-26 at the Avery Parks and Recreation Rock Gym. Members and coaches from both the junior varsity and varsity cheerleading squads worked with campers on various facets of cheering.

“The camp has been fantastic,” said Avery cheerleading coach Cary Dominguez during the camp festivities. “The JV girls have really come together, and the camps have been great for team bonding. With only two returning girls, it’s like a whole new squad for the most part, and the girls have done a great job.”

Each day of camp was broken into two sessions, with the junior varsity cheerleaders serving as counselors during the morning and varsity team members instructing in the evening session.

“Our varsity girls had a hard time with the morning because of Mayland and online classes,” Coach Dominguez added. “We did have a couple of girls pull double duty and work both sessions.”

The Avery cheerleading camp instructors and students were scheduled to put on a performance last Friday, but scheduling conflicts preventing the squads from doing so. The group will perform on Friday, September 4th, however, prior to the “Battle for the Bucket” varsity football game between Watauga and Avery.