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Huntington cheerleading squad to host cheer clinic

FOR RELEASE October 22, 2008

The 2008 Huntington University cheer squad includes (front row) Savannah Swope, Samantha Lehman, Emily Knapp, Cassie Screeton and Anna Farmer; (second row) Ashley UpChurch, Holly Wagner, Cynthia Morton, Lauren Funicelli, Katie Scrofe and Kelci VanDam; and (third row) Danielle Bowman (assistant coach), Matt Friedlund, Bobbie Schultz, Gage Waltz, Dan Koch, Andrew Goodwin and Candace Cooper (coach).

HUNTINGTON, IN—The Huntington University 16-member cheerleading squad will host a cheer clinic on Nov. 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 at the Merillat Complex for Physical Education and Recreation.

The squad invites girls ages 5 to 14 to participate. To attend the clinic, participants need to complete a registration form and send it along with a payment of $25 per person. All checks should be made payable to Huntington University Cheerleading. 

Organizers suggest that participants pre-register for the event; however, registrations will be accepted at the door. Parents are welcome to stay and watch during the clinic. The following is the clinic schedule:

8:15 a.m. – Check-in at the Huntington University Merillat Complex for Physical Education and Recreation

8:30 a.m. – Introduction, warm-up and grouping by age

8:45 a.m. – Teaching fundamentals of cheering, tumbling, jumping and stunting

10:30 a.m. – Break – Refreshments will be provided.

10:45 a.m. – Review all material learned throughout the day.

11:30 a.m. – Wrap up – question-and-answer time

“We look forward to making this a great learning experience for every participant,” said Candace Cooper, coach of the Huntington University cheerleading squad. “It is our hope that everything learned would benefit each girl in her future as a cheerleader.”

Participants are invited to return to the Merillat Complex for Physical Education and Recreation at 2:15 p.m. on Nov. 22 to demonstrate the cheer they learned from the clinic at a Huntington University men’s basketball game. The game begins at 3 p.m. Participation is encouraged but not required. All participants will be admitted free of charge if they wear the T-shirt they received the day of the clinic. Parents also may attend the game free of charge. 

For more information, call Cooper at (260) 224-0179.

Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S.News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The University is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

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