The performance of the cheer team at games is a spectacle to behold, as they do stunts like cradles and baskets or they'll come up the stands and cheer right next to spectators, really bringing up the energy of the crowd to root for Malden.
Dessert has had a great time, detailing how “I've only coached the younger kids so it's really exciting to coach the high school age because as a teacher that's the age range that I am most comfortable with. I really like just being around the team and hearing about their school life, their personal life, and how cheer intertwines with that.”
Commenting on the season so far Dessert said “we've had a pretty good season. You know, we've changed a lot of things and I would say Malden definitely has a different sound and a different look. Our cheers are completely different than what they're used to as they're not as traditional. I would say compared to previous years, and what kind of cheers we've been doing. We've incorporated a lot of stomp-and-shake cheers, which are more southern-driven. I thought it would be a nice change to bring to Malden just to change things up because we are so diverse. So I incorporated a little bit of that. I let the girls kind of make up their own cheers as well. So it's more like we're not just passing down traditional cheers, we're also incorporating a little bit of us and creating a legacy.”
Adding on, captain and senior, Ava Conroy said, “It's been really good. Everyone's working together.” She reflected, “I feel like being a captain and teaching the team new things also teaches me how to be a better person.”
In the end, the team has strong willpower and even stronger energy to bring the school together as a whole. They will continue to give it their all and are always looking forward to the next game that they will help to hype up.
Second row - Soleil Mathurin, Saniah Charles, Jayden Caplis
Third row - Kennedy Clark, Tina Nguyen, Kimberlee Smith, Isabella Truong, Mindy Nguyen, Taliyah Lature
Fourth row - Alecia Louigene, Marielys Castillo, Patricia "Trisha" Mukasa
ZACHARY NEDELL
The performance of the cheer team at games is a spectacle to behold, as they do stunts like cradles and baskets or they'll come up the stands and cheer right next to spectators, really bringing up the energy of the crowd to root for Malden.
Dessert has had a great time, detailing how “I've only coached the younger kids so it's really exciting to coach the high school age because as a teacher that's the age range that I am most comfortable with. I really like just being around the team and hearing about their school life, their personal life, and how cheer intertwines with that.”
Commenting on the season so far, Dessert said “we've had a pretty good season. You know, we've changed a lot of things and I would say Malden definitely has a different sound and a different look. Our cheers are completely different than what they're used to as they're not as traditional. I would say compared to previous years, and what kind of cheers we've been doing. We've incorporated a lot of stomp-and-shake cheers, which are more southern-driven. I thought it would be a nice change to bring to Malden just to change things up because we are so diverse. So I incorporated a little bit of that. I let the girls kind of make up their own cheers as well. So it's more like we're not just passing down traditional cheers, we're also incorporating a little bit of us and creating a legacy.”
Adding on, captain and senior Ava Conroy said, “It's been really good. Everyone's working together.” She reflected, “I feel like being a captain and teaching the team new things also teaches me how to be a better person.”
In the end, the team has strong willpower and even stronger energy to bring the school together as a whole. They will continue to give it their all and are always looking forward to the next game that they will help to hype up.
