By Cooper Chadwick
With a big restart this season for the Falcons cheer team, senior Jamiyah Franklin helps lead the way.
Last year the Falcons graduated a lot of seniors and now have a new coach, so Franklin felt the need to step up and help guide her team to success.
“Some goals I have for the season it’s to bring some new cheers to our team and try new stunts… I would really love to bring us all together as a team more,” Franklin said.
Other than a leader for the Falcons, Franklin is a skilled cheerleader but she is more recognized for her attitude.
“I’m a very cheerful person not only that, I’m kind to others and a role model that others could look up to and I believe with cheerleading rather you’re in uniform or not you are the face of your team so that is such a big part of it all. Not only that, I believe I’m a quick learner so when it comes to learning new skills I can get it done in a good time period and also teach others on my squad,” Franklin said.
Franklin also knows the importance of cheer to the environment of sports.
“Cheer is very important. We keep our players in great spirits while also keeping the crowd involved so they also can cheer our players on,” Franklin said.
During the offseason, Franklin spent a lot of her time working on new stunts to help her team.
“Stunting takes a lot of arm and leg power so I’ve stayed in the gym and just practiced more stunts we haven’t tried in general,” Franklin said.
