UW-Platteville is known as an engineering school but lately, their cheerleading squad has been getting all the attention. It’s all thanks to the “Sparkle Effect.” It’s a program that started in Iowa in 2008. A UWP freshman cheerleader brought the Sparkle Effect to …
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Cheerleaders Sparkle at Local University – WMTV
UW-Platteville is known as an engineering school but lately, their cheerleading squad has been getting all the attention. It’s all thanks to the “Sparkle Effect.” It’s a program that started in Iowa in 2008. A UWP freshman cheerleader brought the Sparkle Effect to …
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Liberty High School cheers for the Sparkle Squad – KTNV Las Vegas
The Sparkle cheerleading team is made up of varsity cheerleaders and students with disabilities. One of those students is Samantha who told Action News, “It’s my favorite team. I practice. I joined the cheerleading squad. We do the football things. We do …
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Special needs cheerleaders sparkle in Dacula – WXIA-TV
High School Counselor Jana Jaffe was watching television one night and saw something about ‘The Sparkle Effect’, a national program that incorporates special needs cheerleaders into mainstream cheerleading squads. To Jaffe, it made sense. …
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‘The Sparkle Effect’ wins $100K award – Quad City Times
Cronk and Sarah Herr started the Sparkles – a cheerleading squad for students with special needs – while the two were cheerleaders at PV. Cronk then took the program nationwide, providing guidance, peer mentoring and online tools to enable high school …
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Do Something Grants $100000 To Sparkle Effect Founder – Huffington Post
The judges named the Sparkle Effect, an inclusive cheerleading squad and brainchild of 18-year-old Sarah Cronk, the winner of the sizeable grant. After watching how joining the swim team boosted her older brother’s self-esteem, Cronk realized how …
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Sparkle effect spreads across the country – cbs4qc.com
She started the Spartan Sparklers cheerleading squad and just a few years later, her generosity has spread across the country. In the fall of 2008, Sarah Cronk took young girls with special needs and turned them into superstars. …
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Sparkle Cats jump for trip to cheer camp – The Tennessean
Sara Furman is escorted by Tracy Hampton as the Sparkle Cats, a new cheerleading squad made up of special needs students, make their debut during a pep rally at Overton High School in Nashville on Friday, October 8, 2010. …
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Jackson Middle School’s “Sparkle” dance team shines – KARE
The coaches say that ended at a recent competition when word got out.. and other schools came over to cheer when Jackson’s squad featuring the Sparkle girls came out to perform. “By the end of the time, all schools were clapping for our girls,” said …
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Spanish Fort cheerleaders sparkle – Gulf Coast Newspapers
She’s the former SFHS varsity cheerleading coach. Quinlavin explained that the Sparkle Effect is a national program begun in Iowa that is trying to get at least two squads of handicapped cheerleaders in each of the 50 states. “I am a speech pathologist …
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