And while that fact distinguishes the 15-year-old from the other girls on the junior varsity cheerleading squad at Boynton Beach’s Santaluces High School, it doesn’t exclude her from cheering with them. And that, say her friends and supporters, …
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North Palm Beach County sports briefs: October 2 – TCPalm
The Jupiter High School cheerleaders will have a one-day clinic on Oct. 8 at the school for girls ages 4 to 12. The clinic, a fundraiser for the JHS competitive cheerleading squad, runs from 9 am to noon. Cost is $ 30. The young cheerleaders will learn …
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Palm Bay rolls on road in youth football – Florida Today
6:28 pm MERRITT ISLAND — The Palm Bay Pirates proved to be road warriors last weekend, beating the Merritt Island Mustangs in five out of seven games in the Brevard County Youth Football and Cheerleading Association. Palm Bay shut out Merritt Island …
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Palm Bay rolls on road in youth football – Florida Today
MERRITT ISLAND — The Palm Bay Pirates proved to be road warriors last weekend, beating the Merritt Island Mustangs in five out of seven games in the Brevard County Youth Football and Cheerleading Association. Palm Bay shut out Merritt Island in both …
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Oft-criticized last year, Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne named team … – Palm Beach Post
CityPlace event tonight: Former Dolphins Lorenzo Hampton, Bobby Harden, James Pruitt and Sean Hill and current members of the cheerleading squad are expected to be at the Dolphins’ “Back to Football” pep rally from 6:30-8:30 pm Saturday at CityPlace in …
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Palm Bay youth football teams start out fast – Florida Today
Thousands of youths hit the field last Saturday for Brevard County Youth Football and Cheerleading Association (BCYFCA) openers, but it was the Palm Bay Pirates who stole the show. Hosting the rival Melbourne Bulldogs, Palm Bay won five out of the six …
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Superintendent: ‘No evidence of bias’ in Park Vista cheerleading tryouts – Palm Beach Post
“I’m pleased to hear that the superintendent has concluded that there was no race bias in the selection process for the cheerleading squad, and I’m equally happy to be able to go ahead and move forward with this particular issue,” Reginald Myers, …
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No cheers for secrecy – Palm Beach Post (blog)
… Superintendent Bill Malone wanted a private discussion of the issue that began when parents and students complained to the school board on June 15 that no African-American students were picked for Park Vista’s 36-girl 2011-12 cheerleading squad. …
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Park Vista High School meeting stirs Sunshine Law issue – Palm Beach Post
But the meeting, about accusations of racism on Park Vista’s cheerleading squad, stayed closed to the public and the media. That topic already surfaced before the school board in June. But Malone and others in the school district say no violation …
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Best solution is a do-over – Palm Beach Post (blog)
Sports start when school does, so the cheerleading squads need to be ready then. And creating a judging process everybody agrees is fair will take time. The best temporary solution is to put the students on the squad and get to work on a new tryout …
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