Millikan Cheer
Millikan Varsity Cheer at a recent football game
October 24, 2022
It’s football season, which means that the Millikan cheerleaders will be at Millikan football games to support the team! They also participate in cheer competitions which happen in January. During the games, cheerleaders perform their dances, salutes, and tumbling. They feed off the energy of the audience in the stands, which gives them the confidence to go all out.
“I’m most looking forward to homecoming week. I’m really excited for the football game, carnival, and dance,” says MBA freshman Chloe Vergara, a member of the Junior Varsity Cheer team.
Before all their incredible performances, they work extremely hard at practice and perfecting their stunts and rehearsing all of their dances. Practice happens every blue day during sixth period in the small gym. Both bases (cheerleaders who hold up a flyer) and fliers (cheerleaders who are held up in the air) must stay in shape, just like any other sport. Despite having to work very hard, they still have a lot of fun picking up new skills.
There is a google classroom students can join to tryout for cheer next year. Cheerleaders will put up flyers around the school at the end of the year for more details about 2023-2024 tryouts. Anyone interested in keeping up with this year’s cheer events such as the Madd walk and the Millikan alumni celebration should follow Millikan Cheer’s Instagram account!
Kylan Harvey • Dec 30, 2022 at 10:12 am
On October 24, Kymora Khem wrote an article titled “ Millikan Cheer”. The Millikan cheerleaders are an integral part of the football season, performing at games and participating in cheer competitions. They work hard at practice, rehearsing their dances and perfecting their stunts, and draw energy from the audience in the stands to help fuel their performances. It’s clear that the cheerleaders take their roles seriously and work hard to stay in shape, just like any other athlete. However, they also seem to have a lot of fun learning new skills and working together as a team. One thing I really appreciated about the article is the mention of the google classroom and flyers around the school that provide information about tryouts for next year’s cheer team. This shows that the cheerleaders are actively looking for new members and are open to anyone who is interested in joining. It’s also great that they have an Instagram account where people can stay up-to-date on events like the Madd walk and the Millikan alumni celebration. This helps to foster a sense of community and connection among cheer team members and fans.
Monique Thomas • Dec 9, 2022 at 12:50 pm
Monique Thomas
AP English Language Period 4
12/9/22
Dear Corydon Editor,
On October 24, the article titled, “Millikan Cheer ” was written by Kymora Khem. The article talks about all the hard work put in through lots of practice to hit their routines and stunts. I appreciated that Khem was clear that cheer is just as difficult as any other sport like Football or Basketball. Performing at Football games is just half of their sport. Millikan Cheer also competes in their own competition this season in January. The Millikan Mob ” (student section) is the best and most hype student section in Long Beach. This definitely helps the Cheer team out a lot, performing to an exciting crowd. Khem talks about how the Cheer team feeds off of the energy of the people in the stands so I am so happy that we have good energy. Millikan Cheer makes Millikan the community we know and love. They make our Football games enthusiastic and I always have a memorable experience. I love that Khem is bringing more awareness to the Millikan Cheer Team; they deserve it all! Cheer practices all year round, training for competitions, learning new cheers and performing at sports games. This means they have to make sure they stay in shape for Cheerleading. They even practice during the summer break. I think our Cheer team is really great and I can’t wait to see what they do in their competitions! This was a great informative article that I really enjoyed. I can’t wait to see our girls perform next year at our Football games! Thank you Kymora Khem for putting together these facts and writing this great article.
Sincerely,
Monique Thomas Grade 11
Jackson Harney • Nov 17, 2022 at 6:29 pm
It is a great article promoting the very needed cheerleading team! As you said, it feeds off of the energy of the Millikan Mob, but it might even go both ways. The student section loves the cheer team, and participates in the many chants that they lead. As a member of the football team, I notice the cheer team a lot, and it seems like such a good group. I remember early in the season, the freshman or JV cheer team was performing at the freshman football game, and the varsity cheer team came out to support them. I thought that was very wholesome and kind of them to do. It really creates a good community and makes everyone feel included, as well as probably boosts the moods of some of the younger cheerleaders. You mentioned that the team has to stay in shape, and I was wondering what that included. I assume the girls that are tossed and do tricks need a pretty strong core. Anyways, it was a really informative article, and good luck with your next cheer season next year!
Leonardo Mayorga • Nov 17, 2022 at 1:38 pm
On October 24, Kymora Khem wrote an article titled “Millikan Cheer”. The article talks about cheerleading and its importance to Millikan and the football program. The article mentions that the Cheer team works very hard, practicing every blue day during sixth period to stay in shape and be ready to support our Millikan Football team. This article taught me about the different cheerleading positions when performing stunts. I learned that “bases” are the cheerleaders who hold up another cheerleader, known as the “flier”. I learned that, like every other sport, cheerleading is very demanding on both the body and mind, requiring long hours of practice in order to perfect dance routines and stunts. I also learned that cheerleading is very important to creating a joyful and exciting environment during football games. The article mentioned that cheerleaders feed off of the energy from the audience in the stands and I can also say, from personal experience of being at some of those football games, that the audience feeds off of the cheerleaders enthusiasm as well. Overall I think that this was a very well written article that taught me a lot about cheerleading and all the impacts it can have in creating a great, enthusiastic community during all of those football games.
Ryan Cuffaro • Nov 17, 2022 at 9:42 am
On October 24, Kymora Khem wrote an article titled “Millikan Cheer.” This article talks about what events the cheerleaders attend and how they support Millikan’s sports teams. I wanted to read this article because I attend Millikan’s football games and see the cheerleaders so I was interested in what the article would say about them. Something that I didn’t know before reading the article was that the cheerleaders feed off the energy of the audience in the stands which helps boost their confidence and performance during the game. This makes me wonder if all of the cheerleaders agree with that or do some feel nervous when performing. I also like how you included their practice schedule in the article so that readers can get an understanding of what it’s like to be on the team. It shows the dedication that the cheerleaders have to make sure they perform the best that they can. I also thought it was cool that you gave information about trying out for cheer because there might be some girls that were interested in joining but just didn’t know how. A question I have is what is the determining factor on whether a person is on Junior Varsity or Varsity cheer? This article was very interesting and well written, thank you for writing this article.
Ryan Cuffaro • Nov 17, 2022 at 9:33 am
On October 24, Kymora Khem wrote an article titled “Millikan Cheer.” This article talks about what events the cheerleaders attend and how they support Millikan’s sports teams. I wanted to read this article because I attend Millikan’s football games and see the cheerleaders so I was interested in what the article would say about them. Something that I didn’t know before reading the article was that the cheerleaders feed off the energy of the audience in the stands which helps boost their confidence and performance during the game. This makes me wonder if all of the cheerleaders agree with that or do some feel nervous when performing? I also like how you included their practice schedule in the article so that readers can get an understanding of what it’s like to be on the team. It shows the dedication that the cheerleaders have to make sure they perform the best that they can. I also thought it was cool that you gave information about trying out for cheer because there might be some girls that were interested in joining but just didn’t know how. A question I have is what is the determining factor on whether a person is on Junior Varsity or Varsity cheer? This article was very interesting and well written, thank you for writing this article.
Riley Cabarles • Nov 16, 2022 at 11:28 am
Dear Corydon Editor,
On October 24, Kymora Khem wrote an article titled “Millikan Cheer”. The article mentions the hard work and hours of practice to perfect their dances. I really enjoyed how Khem made it known that cheer leading isn’t easy and how Cheer puts in as much work as any other sport such as Football, Soccer, and Basketball. Khem also stated that the Millikan Cheer team doesn’t just perform at Football games, they also compete in competitions which happen this January. With the Millkan student section, “Millikan Mob ” being one of the best student sections in Long Beach should give the Cheer team the confidence to go all out. I also noticed the cheer team doesn’t just train or practice during the school year, they always practice their routines in the summer. With football season coming to an end does the cheer team take a break before practicing for their competition or do they non-stop practice until January? I also enjoyed watching the Cheer team cheering on the Millikan Football Team every Friday. Even though it was freezing cold these last two games, they pushed through and continued to perform their routine with little to no mistakes. Thank you for introducing me to the Cheer Team
Sincerely,
Riley Cabarles Grade 11
Joaquin Shin • Nov 16, 2022 at 11:19 am
On October 24, Kymora Khem wrote an article titled “Millikan Cheer” detailing the cheer team’s recent involvement in our football season. It was a great article that taught me things I hadn’t previously known about cheerleading. I didn’t know that the performance and energy of the cheerleaders can be enhanced by the school spirit of the audience at games, and how much of a difference that makes not only for the experience of the audience, but also for the energy and morale of our hardworking football team. Another thing I didn’t realize was how physically demanding throwing and catching someone in the air can be, not only that but also the mental exertion of commiting stunts and dances to memory. After reading this article, I have a lot more respect for our cheerleading team for the hard work and dedication they put into making school events much more enjoyable and memorable.
Emely Martinez • Nov 16, 2022 at 10:03 am
November 16, 2022
Dear Corydon Editor,
On October 24th, Kymora Khem wrote an article titled “Millikan Cheer”. This article talks about Millikan High School’s cheer program. This article has informed me about how Millikan Cheer works, how they feel during cheer season, what they do to prepare, and when their important occasions will occur. Millikan Cheer has shown to be the most dedicated group due to the fact that they are at every single football game no matter the weather, no matter the place, and no matter the score. Another topic this article informed me about is how Millikan Cheer is always happy to have new teammates join no matter what. Do you believe that Millikan Cheer has a chance at scoring high during their competitions in January and why? Is anything new going to happen for Millikan Cheer? Did any of them explain how they felt being on the cheer team? This article was very informative for me because I had no idea that Millikan Cheer competed in competitions like that nor did I know that they had practice almost every day of the week, but now that I do know all of this, I will keep this in mind the next time I watch them perform.
SIncerely,
Emely Martinez, Grade 11
Bhree Walker (junior) • Nov 16, 2022 at 9:37 am
I really agree with this article because not a lot of people notice the amount of practice that cheerleaders put into the sport. Some don’t even acknowledge that cheer is a sport. Cheerleaders also do a lot more than cheering, like stunting and competitions (as you mentioned). Cheering is really fun, and though it takes a lot of practice, memorization, and hard work, it really is worth it. A lot of people ask me what it takes to be in JV cheer and the only requirements are dedication and hard work. You can learn tumbling skills and jumping for tryouts, but I didn’t have too much experience when I joined. A question I have is what do you like about cheer? What does it take to be in Millikan cheer? I think anyone can be in Millikan cheer as long as they can commit. Committing is hard sometimes because sometimes games are moved, postponed, or canceled, and cheerleaders have to make sure the schedules are clear for those games. There are a couple of times where we have had two games in one afternoon, or two games back to back. Thank you for writing this informative article about the cheer team.
Madeleine • Nov 16, 2022 at 9:32 am
On October 24, Kymora Khem wrote an article titled “Millikan Cheer”. The article talks about how it’s football season so the cheerleaders are out there to support the team and also it talks about how they feed off the energy the crowd gives. Another point they make is how extremely hard they work so that in their performances everything is perfect. I think it was very important how you talked about how hard they have to work to make everything perfect because I feel like sometimes other people don’t understand how hard it can be. I think another thing that could be added is talking more about how it’s a family and just explaining the environment for someone that might want to try out next year. Also, another thing for the future is when they go to competitions, in an article talk about those and get the girl’s insights on how everything went, I think that would be a really good article and I would love to read it. Some questions I have are how many girls do cheer outside of school and do they find it hard balancing cheer, school, and social life? I think another thing that could have been added to this or another one is hearing some of the seniors talk about what cheer at this school has meant for them and what their feelings toward this being their last years. Overall it was a good article.