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18 cheers for Ashlyn Miller!!

Posted in Cheer, Happy birthday, tagged , , , , , on February 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Ashlyn Miller

Ashlyn Miller (John Fisken photos)

Miller unleashes the javelin during her junior track season.

Miller unleashes the javelin during her junior track season.

Hanging out with lil' sis Mattea.

Hanging out with lil’ sis Mattea.

All cheerleaders smile.

Few radiate the warmth that Coupeville High School senior Ashlyn Miller does, however.

Through rain, wind or fog on the football sideline, her spirit never flagged.

Her voice never wavered, her spirit never broke, and, most of all, she sent a genuine sense of happiness out to everyone who surrounded her.

That’s a personality trait that carries over in her non-cheer life, as well.

As part of a dynamic duo with younger sister Mattea, Ashlyn is one of the best and brightest the Wolves have to offer the world.

Alaska’s loss is Coupeville’s gain.

As she celebrates her 18th birthday today, a week away from what I anticipate will be the start of her final high school track season (she was a sprinter/thrower/relay whiz as a junior), here’s best wishes to a truly talented, radiant young woman.

Happy birthday, Miss Miller! Never stop being awesome.

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Who’s got spirit? They do!!

Posted in Boys Tennis, Cheer, Happy birthday, tagged , , , , on February 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Ciera St Onge (John Fisken photos)

Ciera St Onge (John Fisken photos)

Aiden

   Aiden Crimmins (right, in glasses and robe) hangs out with his fellow sophomores, who are bringing back the student cheering section.

They are twin titans of school spirit.

Coupeville High School senior Ciera St Onge and sophomore Aiden Crimmins share a birthday and a willingness to put themselves out in front of the crowd.

St Onge has been at the forefront of the Wolf cheer team for several years, bringing a sparkle in her eye and a skip in her step to her work on the sidelines.

Vivacious and full of life, she is a ball of fire, whether it’s football or basketball season.

Crimmins, who is looking a little like Clark Kent these days, turns into Superman when it’s time to help lead the student cheering section.

He and his fellow sophomores, guys like Jimmy Myers, Uriel Liquidano and Jonathan Thurston, have revived the art of wearing costumes and verbally harassing rival free-throw shooters.

After a bit of a down period, as a once-proud, jam-packed CHS student section dwindled down to one guy looking at his phone, it’s nice to see the thrill back.

Both St Onge and Crimmins have bought in, completely, to supporting their classmates and their school.

That both are also highly intelligent, super friendly people who succeed at everything they do, is a given.

On this, their joint birthday, let’s all take a moment to cheer for THEM and for all they do.

Can I get a C-I-E-R-A and an A-I-D-E-N?

What does that spell?

Awesome! Yep, that’s what it spells.

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One final cheer!!

Posted in Cheer, tagged , , , , , on February 10, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Wolf senior cheerleaders (l to r) Elizabeth Bishop, Ciera St Onge, Camilla Rische and Cassidy Rydell. (ohn Fisken photos)

   Wolf senior cheerleaders (l to r) Elizabeth Bishop, Ciera St Onge, Camilla Rische and Cassidy Rydell. (John Fisken photos)

Rydell

Rydell

Bishop

Bishop

St Onge

St Onge

Rische

Rische

One final bit of team unity.

One final bit of team unity.

They were small in numbers, but big in spirit.

When Coupeville High School sports went inside for the winter, the number of Wolf cheerleaders crashed from 25-30 girls down to 5-7.

That didn’t make them any less loud or proud, however, as they filled the CHS gym with their vocal work during basketball season.

Monday night’s boys’ hoops game against Klahowya brought an end to their work days in their home gym, but, before the cheerleaders wrapped up the season, they stopped to honor their four seniors.

Popping up at mid-court to document the moment was travelin’ photo man John Fisken, who provides us with the pics that reside above.

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Are you not excited?!?!

Posted in Cheer, tagged , , , , on January 31, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Sylvia (John Fisken photos)

   Sylvia Hurlburt may not be in uniform (she was busy snapping photos of her own) but the cheerleader is always strong in this one. (John Fisken photos)

camilla

“You get up and cheer or I will come up there!!” Camilla Rische lays down the law.

Robin

Robin Cedillo’s energy could light up a medium-sized city by itself.

Jovanah

Jovanah Foote, strength and grace.

CHS cheer coach Cheridan Eck approves this message.

CHS cheer coach Cheridan Eck approves this message.

Cheerleaders have a special gene.

There is something deep inside them that fuels great passion and spirit and drives them to send those feelings out into the world.

Doubt it?

Take a gander at these five photos from Friday night’s Coupeville/Klahowya girls’ basketball game and be proven wrong.

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The spirit is strong in this one!!

Posted in Cheer, Happy birthday, tagged , , , , , , on January 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Camilla Rische

Camilla Rische

There are rumors that, on the day of her birth, Camilla Rische’s first word was “rah” and not “wah.”

For, if a person can be born to be a cheerleader, surely she was.

Through rain or shine, sleet or howling wind, out on the football field or inside a cozy gym, Miss Rische is the very definition of “loud ‘n proud” come to life.

In more ways than one.

She is fiercely loyal to the Wolves, a vibrant, boisterous young woman whose voice rises above the din.

She’s not there on the sideline just to stand around. The girl has work to get done.

But she’s also fiercely loyal to her family, starting with younger brothers Grey Rische and Jared Helmstadter.

The first time I ever spoke to her was when I was talking to her grandmother in the stands before a basketball game.

We were discussing Jared, as I was about to write a story about his amazing journey from being a preemie to becoming a rampaging force of nature on the basketball court.

Camilla, rocking back and forth in her seat, suddenly leaned forward and, in a voice that carried the same weight as Marlon Brando in The Godfather, informed me of the correct spelling of Helmstadter.

“H-e-l-m-s-t-a-gets complicated here-d-t-e-r!”

Long pause, eyebrow cocked…

“So get it right!!”

Long pause, then an explosion of giggles as she sat back in her seat.

That is Camilla.

Full of life, irrepressible, joyous, ready to smack you upside the head, sweet smile intact, if you mess with her family.

She is one-of-a-kind and Wolf Nation has benefited greatly from her presence the past few years.

As she celebrates a birthday today, we want to wish her all the best. May your day shine as brightly as you do, Miss Rische.

And, if you notice, I spelled Helmstadter correctly. So, there’s that, too.

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