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Vol. 28, No. 43
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Keeping Warrior spirit alive through cheer BY RYAN P. CRUZ • PHOTOS BY ROBIN KARLSSON
Every year for the last 12 years, former and current Carpinteri a High School cheerleaders and coaches have kept Warrior spirit alive through the summer with Mini Cheer Camp. The camp is led by four Carpinteria High School cheer squad coaches – all former Warriors – Julie Rubio-Shamblin, Vanessa Gardner, Sara Boardman and the newly recruited coach Tara Towers. All four coaches still live in Carpinteria with their families and have been involved in cheer or dance for most of their lives. After growing each summer until each camp had about 100–125 campers, the program was forced to take the past two summers off due to Covid-19, but coach Vanessa Gardner said they are “eager to bring back this community tradition,” and camp enrollment is on track to meet previous year’s numbers. Mini Cheer Camp accepts children from ages 3–14, and Gardner says they
try to keep the camp at an affordable the 27 cheerleaders on the high school $85 per summer, which includes all ses- team, and “participating in the Warrior sions, lunches and a camp T-shirt. This Spirit tradition” by performing in front year’s camp theme is based on Disney’s of family and friends and bringing our popular film, Encanto. The program community together. The high school also offers scholarships to families who squad took the stage over the weekend have trouble paying the summer fees. at the St. Joseph Church Festival. With Camp runs from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., the performances, they can experience Monday, July 25 to Thursday, July 28 at “the joy that comes with enthusiastiCarpinteria High School. Each day the cally and confidently leading a crowd,” campers are instructed in “dance tech- she said. nique, cheer, stunts, tumbling, crowd Many of the current high school leading and team building.” Campers cheerleade rs are former Mini Cheer also get to perform in the Santa Barbara campers, she said – some of them havChildren’s Fiesta parade in August, and ing attended the camp since they were receive free admission to the Warrior’s three years old. “It’s super exciting to first home football game on Aug. 26, come full circle and see the skills this where they will join the high school camp has instilled in these community squad on the sidelines and perform in leaders,” she said, “and to watch them the halftime show. run this camp as mature instructors.” Gardner said that one of the most Registratio n is still open for this memorable experiences for campers is summer. having the opportunity to learn from
Carpinteria Athletics announcements
Warriors track and field coach Van Latham announced the open “allcomers” meet, which will be held at 6 p.m. at Carpinteria High School on Friday, July 15. The meet is open for “anyone and everyone,” he said, and past competitors range from 5 to 75 years old. For more information, visit warriorcountry.com/track/allcomers/all_comers.htm. Carpinteri a’s varsity girls volleyball head coach Greg Novak announced that the program is seeking coaches for the junior varsity and frosh/soph levels. For more information, reach out to Carpinteria High School at (805) 684-4107.
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Off to the races
Saylor Allison, left, clings on tight to the carousel at the St. Joseph Church festival, alongside her friend Mackenzie Warner, right. The pair, along with thousands of Carpinterians, flocked to church grounds last weekend for the church’s annual festival, complete with exciting rides, tasty treats and carnival games. See more on pg. 10. Victoria Baker shows off this year’s t-shirt and theme: “Encanto,” the Disney movie.
Cheerleaders learn dances, tumbling and stunts like the pyramid.
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Sophia Thomas and Isabel Nunez get the crowd excited.