“When We Say Trinity, You Say Lions!”

By Samantha DePriest

The important role of a cheerleader is to support the football team and motivate our 12th man (our fans in the stand). They are one of most crucial components of our Friday Night Lights and help elevate the experience for our Lion Nation. Whether rain or shine, hot or cold, these girls always have smiles on their faces and bring such joy to our sidelines. They put in hours of hard work and practice while overcoming injuries to get every cheer perfect. We applaud our cheerleaders for all they do for our school community and are so grateful for the opportunity to shine the spotlight on them!

Trinity Christian School has four cheer squads including our 5th/6th grade, Middle School, JV, and Varsity cheerleader teams. These four teams help to create a strong sense of Lion pride. Each cheerleader serves as a connection between our fans and our football teams. Their energy and enthusiasm not only help our boys to play better and boost morale but they serve to unify our school with all they do in the days leading up to game night. Their connection with our Marching Lions is a special one as well and frequently you will hear them cheering for our talented musicians in addition to our student athletes. It truly takes a village to show “how we do it in Sharpsburg” as Varsity Football Head Coach Kenny Dallas often says.

5th/6th Grade Cheer Squad

Our 5th/6th grade cheer squad may be the youngest of the bunch but they sure are mighty. Head Coach Mrs. Robin Witherington shares, “We are so proud of these girls. They work so hard and are great performers. They have enjoyed cheering for the football players, their families and friends. I am so excited to see what the future hols for these TCS Lions cheerleaders. It’s a great time to be a Lion!”

Middle School Cheer Squad

“We’ve had such a great year! This is such a talented group of girls.  They have worked so hard and performed at such a high level this season.  While we’ve been focusing on sideline performances and cheering on the Lions,. We’ve also been working on a half-time routine that the girls are so excited to perform for the crowd this week.  We feel very blessed to get to be their coaches,” shares Cheer Coaches Cynthia Gregory and Heather Caruthers.

Our Middle School Cheer Squad is led by a leadership team with captains Liv Ballard and Bette Wise and co-captains Nolyn Filley and Gabriella Williams. Chaplains Ava Grace Knowles, Emma Fabean, Helena Willis, and 7th grade representative and Chaplain Gabbi Phillips.

JV Cheer Squad

“The JV Cheer squad is a great group of girls that work very hard to be the best they can be. As I always say to them “One more time”. I am very fortunate to be these girls coach.” shares our JV Cheer Squad head coach Marcel Ousley.

The JV cheer squad is led by team captain Payton Keroack and co-captains Abby McBurnett and Campbell McInvale. Many of the cheerleaders also serve the school on Student Council as well.

Varsity Cheer Squad

Our Varsity High School Cheer Squad Head Coach Gale Hickman shares, “What an amazing season the varsity cheer squad is having! We have a large squad of 28 girls this year and they have all come together and made a lot of amazing things happen. We also have two senior managers who have just worked great together and been awesome for our team.”

“As their coach, I couldn’t be more proud of their dedication to the team. I love how much work they put in to executing the stunts. They leave some days with bumps and bruises, but I can always count on them to be there and ready to go again the next day. We have had an emotional year with so many of the girls being close friends with Natalya and also having 17 seniors. I can’t express how much these seniors will be missed! I am so proud to have been their Coach.”

The Varsity Cheer squad is led by captains Emerson Reifscheider and Emily Harris, co-captains SaraBeth Odom and Allie Witherington, and dance captains Lauren Wilmoth and Emelia McBurnett.

Our cheerleaders would love for our fans in the stands to join in during Friday Night Lights and have shared two of the most favorite cheers below that require lots of crowd participation from our Lion Nation. Our next home game is Friday, October 27th against Troup County and the theme is Western wear. Let’s Go Lions!!