But the musical presents different characters and a new story, centering on a teen cheerleading whiz named Campbell (Taylor Louderman), whose world is turned upside down when she’s transferred to a new high school with no squad. “She ends up …
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Peoria Unified School District hopes to make cheerleading a sport – AZ Central.com
In the past decade or so, cheerleading has dramatically evolved from its origins of waving pom-poms on the sidelines to many of today’s squads training as competitive athletes, which sometimes leads to college scholarships. “I’m becoming more aware of …
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Peoria principal accused of discriminating – AZ Central.com
Their accusations came after a heated meeting in late February in which Nunez told the state-champion cheer squad it would no longer allowed to compete starting next year. The district has not yet released documents from the internal investigation, …
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Sunrise Mountain principal resigns amid cheerleading controversy – AZ Central.com
The district had launched an investigation into parents’ allegations that Nunez had discriminated against and bullied members of the school’s state-champion cheer squad. Their accusations came a week after Nunez informed cheerleaders and their parents …
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Sunrise Mountain High School reverses competitive cheerleading cut – AZ Central.com
6, 2012 06:29 PM One week after a contentious meeting between the Sunrise Mountain High School administration and cheerleaders and parents, who were enraged upon learning the competitive squad would get the boot next year, the principal has apparently …
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Glendale Northwest Christian School cheer wins nationals – AZ Central.com
The Northwest Christian School cheer squad captured its first national title at the Fellowship of Christian Cheerleading competitions in Florida. In addition to capturing the title for Large Varsity Cheer,, the pom team was first and the cheer squad …
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Gilbert breast cancer t-shirt flap splits community – AZ Central.com
A controversial pink shirt bought for Gilbert High School cheerleaders to wear while raising money for breast-cancer awareness has divided the community, parents and the cheerleading squad between those who …
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Teens with Down syndrome crowned prom king, queen – AZ Central.com
Look at how popular and well-attended Special Olympics sporting events are, she said, and how the TV show “Glee” makes it seem run-of-the-mill to have children with disabilities on the cheerleading squad or in the chorus. …
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