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JANUARY 13, 2017
SPORTS
Heritage cheerleaders shine on world stage Sarah Nunnink and Julianne Yee, both 17-year-old students at Heritage High School, were two of more than 650 high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the nation who represented Varsity Spirit in the world-famous London New Year’s Day Parade. Nunnink and Yee were invited to perform in the parade. They qualified for the trip after being nominated as All-Americans at the UC Davis Cheer Camp hosted by Varsity Spirit. All-Americans are selected to try out based on superior cheerleading, dancing and leadership skills at camps across the country. Of the more than 325,000 cheerleaders and dancers who attend the 5,000 varsity summer camp sessions, only the top 10 percent earn the chance to march in the holiday spectacular. Heritage varsity cheer won camp champions and was awarded six all-American awards, the most of any high school. Nunnink and Yee will were among parade performers from all over the world. The theme of this year’s parade was ‘Lights, Camera, Action’ and paid homage to the wonders
of film and television. Cheerleaders, dancers, marching bands, acrobats and more made up the 10,000 performers representing 20 countries worldwide in the 2017 parade. Established as one of London’s biggest events, the parade is seen by nearly 300 million people around the world. “Being an all-American has been a highlight of all these past years as a cheerleader,” Nunnink said. “The experience has been unbelievable. It may have been raining during the parade, but the crowd’s smiles were so rewarding, and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.” Heritage was well represented, with Nunnink and Yee in the front rows for the performance and participating with a selected group in an interview by BBC News and Fox News. The Heritage varsity cheer team and coach Tatum Garcia will be heading to Florida in February to compete in the UCA Nationals at the ESPN World Wide Sports Complex and Disneyland in March for the USA Nationals. – Courtesy of Mike Fultz To comment, visit www.thepress.net.
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Heritage cheerleaders Sarah Nunnink (right) and Julianne Yee recently participated in the worldfamous London New Year’s Day Parade.
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iberty swimmer Remy Gordillo recently signed her letter of intent to attend Fresno Pacific University. The senior starred in the pool last year, finishing second in the 200-yard freestyle relay at the league championships, along with a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle event. She was also a member of the third-place, 400-yard freestyle relay team and the fourth-place, 200-yard medley teams. She plans to major in pharmaceutical studies and minor in chemistry. Photo courtesy of Liberty High School
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