They’re trying to avoid the gaze of their teacher, Angie Maldonado, who is overseeing practice for the cheerleading squad. “They think I can’t find them,” Maldonado says with a look of mock exasperation. It’s off-season for the cheerleading squad. …
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High School Cheerleading Squad Includes Students With Disabilities – Hartford Courant
The seven girls are on the squad because of the school’s partnership with The Sparkle Effect, an Iowa-based program started in 2008 by two high school cheerleaders to give students with special needs the chance to cheer side-by-side with other students …
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Cheerleaders open doors for girls with disabilities – St. Augustine Record
They wouldn’t even think about walking into a cheerleading squad and say, ‘Hey, I’d love to try out.'” Boone was one of the first to show up for the introductory meeting on May 18 about the Sparkle Effect. Born with a rare condition called cloacal …
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