By: Tyler Shaw
The Southeast fall cheer team is not only the heart of the crowd during the football games, but they are the pride of the school. There are an abundant amount of cheer leaders for the school. The cheer squad is led by seniors, Olivia Smith, Genevieve Brown, Jayda Walton, and Hailey Buckner; they are coached by Mary Tarka. During the games, the Southeast cheerleaders bring great energy and confidence not only during the game but also pre-game and after the game as well. After the football games, they lead in the singing of the school’s favorite song; the Southeast alma mater. No matter what the result of the game is, the Southeast cheer team always keeps a positive attitude and makes sure to sing it loud and proud. We interviewed Tarka about the fall cheer team. The cheer team had a very good overall season this year. Tarka’s favorite part about this year’s team was “Seeing the girls improve from last year while also having fun doing it.” There were many things that Tarka and the cheer team were happy about, but one change that she wanted to make is “Have the girls be more appreciated and better respected.” Tarka has been coaching for many years, and she said “This year’s team is a very hard working group and they have improved so much more compared to last year.” She is very proud of this year’s team. The cheer team never fails to keep the energy of the game up with the starting chants with the student section to keep the games electric. The cheerleaders are always at every game and they hope to see you there this Friday to come out and support our team and show your Pirate Pride!
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