He joined Diehl at cheerleading practice, quickly shed his prejudices and, as he said: And he will continue in college. An all-Upstate Eight cheerleader as a junior, Begovich will be on the squad at the University of Iowa. Accepted into the school last …
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More girls accuse ex-cheer coach of inappropriate behavior – Chicago Tribune
Prosecutors allege in a court motion that Tackes coerced two cheerleaders from his squad at Niles North High School in Skokie to engage in a game of strip poker with him following a party at his Bensenville residence. During the game, he allegedly …
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Tougher bond conditions for coach charged with sexual exploitation – Chicago Tribune
In February, he reportedly coerced two cheerleaders from his squad at Niles North High School in Skokie to engage in a game of strip poker with him following a party at his Bensenville residence. During the game, he reportedly exposed himself to the …
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‘Make it or Break It’: Family series promotes hard work, friendship, abstinence – MyFox Chicago
ABC Family’s “ Make It or Break It” is quite the departure from your typical teen high school drama centered on parties, boys, behaving badly and vying for a spot on the cheerleading squad. For the elite teen gymnasts on this show, which premieres its …
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Bring It On: The Musical | Theater review – Time Out Chicago Kids (blog)
Nautica, Bridget and La Cienega perform “It Ain’t No Thing.” The Truman High School cheerleading squad performs at nationals. In an improbable pairing, the Pulitzer Prize meets competitive cheerleading in a new Broadway touring production.
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‘Bring It On’ brings on the energy – Chicago Daily Herald
Perky, kindhearted Campbell (Taylor Louderman, who has the baby doll voice of a pop diva) is poised to take over as captain of her Truman High cheerleading squad, which puts her one step closer to her dream of a national title.
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‘Bring It On’ starts slow but becomes cheerworthy – Chicago Tribune
For “Bring It On,” the very promising and belatedly affecting new cheerleader musical in progress, to succeed on Broadway next season, here’s what will have to happen, pronto. The show will have to understand that, right from the start, …
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‘Bring It On’ mission: Spread good cheer – Chicago Tribune
“Bring It On” is, of course, based on the 2000 movie starring Kirsten Dunst, which follows a cheerleading squad forced to scramble at the last moment after discovering that its perfectly choreographed routine was, in fact, stolen from another school.
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Images: St. Viator cheerleaders are state champions. – Chicago Daily Herald
The St. Viator High School cheerleading team races to accept the first place trophy for the medium school category at IHSA cheerleading state finals in Bloomington on Saturday, February 4th. St. Viator cheerleaders raise the first place IHSA …
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Toying around for charity – Medill Reports: Chicago
by Natalie Brunell A unique Chicago cheerleading squad that performs year-round at street festivals kicked off its ninth year with a bang. In 2011 the Chicago Spirit Brigade raised more than $ 16000 for charity. All the money goes to non-profit …
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