24 • Thursday, August 9, 2012
Schools
OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
OTM Cheer, Dance Teams Compete, Win in Summer Camps
Mountain Brook Cheer Squad Earn UCA Awards
Mountain Brook cheerleaders winning honors at a UCA camp in Gulf Shores include, from left, front: Mary Glenn Culp, Megan McDowell, Maggie Keller, Ashley Shaffer, varsity captain Keelyn Callaway, Mary Carolyn Garcia, Virginia Kennedy, varsity captain Lily Bowron, Sarah Reed, Mary Eleanor DeRamus, varsity captain Virginia Bullock and Sawyer Underwood. Middle row: Coach Shane Martin, Virginia Wilson, Mimi Waggoner, Anne Baxley Winn, Ellison Gray, Maggie Greene, Kimberly Bermudez, Kara Gravlee, Chaise Belt, Emmie Stutts, Mary Seldon Andrews, Mims Bruhn, Elizabeth Letzer, Katie Seeger, Coach Holly Martin. Back: Mary Katherine Monson, Mary Farley Stevens, Madelyn Beatty, Piper Miles, Virginia Jordan, Mae Rose Tyson, Elizabeth Hymer, Lucy Wolter, Virginia White, Mary Katherine Moore, Mary Pat Rodrigues, Caroline Kennedy, Paley Smith and Everette Photo special to the Journal Dawkins.
Hoover Cheerleaders Excel at Camp
The Hoover High varsity, above, and junior varsity, below, cheerleading squads won honors at a recent camp at the University of Alabama. Photo special to the Journal
Spain Park Dancers win awards
The Spain Park High School varsity Dazzlers and junior varsity dance teams earned several awards at the UDA dance camp in Memphis. Photo special to the Journal
Mountain Brook High School varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders attended a Universal Cheerleaders Association camp at the Beach Club in Gulf Shores June 3-6. The squads are coached by Holly and Shane “Chief” Martin. The two squads won the Leadership Award, voted on other teams at the camp. The varsity team won first place in home pom and third in extreme routine. Individual awards went to varsity cheerleaders Sarah Reed, first place in the varsity Jump Off competition; Lily Bowron and Sarah Reed, All Stars; and Mary Carolyn Garcia and Maggie Green, the Pin It Forward award. The JV team won first place in extreme routine and cheer and second in home pom. Winning individual honors were Kara Gravlee, second place in the Jump Off competition; Mary Katherine Monson, Mary Seldon Andrews, Mary Katherine Moore, Paley Smith, Mary Pat Rodrigues and Lucy Wolter, All Stars; and Mary Farley Stevens and Mary Katherine Moore, the Pin It Forward award.
The Hoover High School cheerleaders won awards at a recent cheerleading camp at the University of Alabama. The freshman squad won first place in home pom, cheer and extreme routine competitions. All American Cheerleaders from the freshman squad are Abby Elsea, Brook Beasley and Emily Vines. The junior varsity team won first place in home pom, cheer and extreme routine competitions. All America Cheerleaders from the JV squad are Cassidy Sims, Meagan Burgess, Mary Kathryn Fort, Morgan Diggs, Sarah Pratt and Tori Matthews. The varsity squad won first place in home pom, cheer and extreme routine competitions. All American Cheerleaders from the varsity squad are Victoria Lawson, Alison Smith and Shep Lotz. The school’s mascot, Trey Allen, was named Camp Champ and All American Mascot. All Hoover teams received multiple blue superior ribbons during evaluations. The entire program earned the Leadership Award, selected by camp participants. The Spain Park High School varsity Dazzlers and junior varsity dance teams earned several awards at a Universal Dance Association camp in Memphis. The varsity team won third place for its home routine, an overall team superior trophy and the team Full Out and 110 Percent awards. Three seniors received staff bids, and four dancers received All American awards. The varsity team won 40 individual superior awards and 18 individual drill down awards. The junior varsity team won second place for its home routine, an overall team superior trophy and a team drill down award. Four dancers received All American awards and 16 drill down awards. The junior varsity team earned 18 individual superior awards.
Buccanettes Earn Dance Awards
Hoover High School’s Buccanette dance team members include, front from left: Morgan Todd, Mickenzie Keith, Stephanie Irving, Elizabeth Taylor, cocaptain Madeline Keeney, captain Jaslyn Jackson, Olivia Butler, co-captain Kathryn Dinsmore and Kaylyn Williams. Back: Mary Beth McClung, Carlena Wyatt, Cathleen Thomas, Jackie Smith, Jamie Burleson and Danner Bagby. Photo special to the Journal
The Hoover High School varsity dance team, the Buccanettes, earned several awards at a Universal Dance Association camp in June at Mississippi State University. The team won the Leadership Award, first place, in the home routine competition and a superior rating for its overall performance and participation at camp. All team members received superior blue ribbons for dances
learned and performed during camp. Morgan Todd was second runner-up in the Drill-Down Queen competition. Earning All-American honors were all nine seniors: captain Jaslyn Jackson, co-captains Kathryn Dinsmore and Madeline Keeney, Morgan Todd, Mickenzie Keith, Stephanie Irving, Elizabeth Taylor, Olivia Butler and Kaylyn Williams. The team coach is Charity Jones.
VHHS Cheerleaders Win Awards
Vestavia Hills High School varsity cheerleaders include, from left, front: Meredith Thomley, Sarah Elizabeth Hyde, co-captain Marilyn Gray, captain Greer Burkett, co-captain Madison Escue, Riley Logsdon, McClain Wheeler. Middle row: Alex Tankersley, Elizabeth Caputo, Francie Puglia, Caroline Smith, Abby Graham, Hannah Dean, Nicole Pierluisi. Back: Anna Cate Parker, Sara Douglas Lowrey, Caroline Parrish, Devon Askins, Emma Hinkle, Photo special to the Journal Caitlin Curtis and Emilee Benos. The Vestavia Hills High School varsity cheerleading squad recently won several awards at the Universal Cheerleaders Association camp in Panama City Beach, Fla. Vestavia won the Leadership Award, voted on by the cheer teams attending camp and UCA staff members. It is given to the team that exemplifies the most sportsmanship and unity as a squad. Vestavia also won first place in home pom and extreme routine and second place in the cheer division. Winning individual awards were senior Meredith Thomley, first place in the jump off competition, and Greer Burkett, Caroline Smith, Thomley and
Sarah Elizabeth Hyde, who received pins recognizing their character and positive attitudes. Winning All-American honors were Burkett, Marilyn Gray, Thomley, Riley Logsdon, Francie Puglia and Hyde. Each received an invitation to march in the 2013 New Year’s Day Parade in London and to perform during the pregame festivities in the 2013 Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Seniors receiving invitations to serve as UCA instructors for the summer of 2013 included Gray, Thomley, Burkett, Madison Escue and Hyde. Team sponsors are Melissa Caffey, Kim Whitten and Stacey Pugh.