The HHS Cheer Program

by Jasleen Donado

The Hayward High cheer program has lots to offer to many of its students, and has become more accessible than ever before. Just two years ago, only students that were Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors could participate in cheer, in fact there was only a Varsity team. As cheer is a rigorous sport that requires lots of time, dedication, and spirit from its cheerleaders, Coaches Ms. Sanchez and Ms. Ware had decided to give more opportunities to students that were more experienced in balancing high school life.

However, just a year ago the coaches decided to create another team, the JV squad with Ms. Carpenter as their coach. The JV team was created for incoming freshmen that wanted to know what it was like to cheer at Hayward High. This way, when this team would then become sophomores, they would already have an idea of what to expect cheering for the Varsity squad. The JV cheerleaders would be able to learn cheers, halftime routines, and how to balance attending community events and game days.

Fast forward to this school year in the fall, talks about creating a Frosh team were being heard around the school. Right before the informational meeting for Basketball season tryouts it was confirmed, Hayward High would now have a Frosh cheer team being ran by Coach Ware. This meant that there were now some changes for the JV team.

The JV squad would now have both freshman and sophomores and Varsity was only for upperclassmen. As this basketball season continues to develop, it is astounding to see how far Hayward High cheer has developed.

A sports program that only consisted of one team has now transformed itself into three different level teams! The coaches goals are to expand the program to as many students as possible who are interested in learning what it means to be a cheerleader. If anyone has any questions about the different programs always feel free to contact Ms. Sanchez (Varsity), Ms. Carpenter (JV), or Ms. Ware (Frosh)!