Coupeville Sports

Jovanah Foote

Foote and Sylvia Hurlburt (John Fisken photo)

A new high school sports year approaches and the Coupeville High School cheer squad is hard at work.

To get you ready, we present a series of features on Wolf cheerleaders, with the headline to each article paying tribute to 2009’s “Fired Up!,” the best cheerleader movie ever made.

Yeah, you heard me the first time, “Bring it On.” I said it and I meant it.

Sylvia Hurlburt is gonna be so happy.

Her partner in crime on the CHS cheer squad, fellow junior Jovanah Foote, is finally getting her moment in the spotlight, with a little coaxing from Hurlburt.

And Foote deserves it.

A whip-smart, athletic young woman, she’s been toiling in the cheer trenches for years, having started in junior cheer when she was at Coupeville Elementary.

Now she’s one of the ones out front, leading the way for the Wolves and helping teach the next generation of cheerleaders when they work with the CES girls.

Foote brings years of gymnastic experience to the floor with her when she cheers and she’s a two-season member of the Wolf squad, working hard through both football and basketball season.

“You have to be strong and athletic to be a cheerleader,” Foote said. “It’s the same with football, volleyball, basketball and any other sport.

“We throw girls up in the air and have to catch them; that takes a lot of strength, otherwise we’ll drop them,” she added. “Cheerleading takes up a lot of time, energy and practice, just like any other sport, so it should be considered a sport.”

An avid reader, she enjoys spending time with her friends, whether in the cheer arena or outside of it.

“What I enjoy most about cheer is how well the team gets along,” Foote said. “And the stunting and the football games — that’s the best part!”