Ayanna Jeter
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.
Ayanna Jeter is new to CHS, but not to cheer.
She’ll be a freshman in the fall, one of just two, with Jessica Bester, who have turned out for the Wolf squad. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t bring experience to the sideline, though.
A veteran of the youth cheer programs in Oak Harbor, she first picked up the sport to spend more time with her friends.
“I started because I had friends that did it and it looked like a fun girly sport,” Jeter said.
And, it is a sport, regardless of whether Coupeville administrators want to classify it as one (they peg it as an activity currently).
“I would tell them that cheer is a sport because it does take practice and physical activity,” Jeter said. “There’s no I in this activity; it’s all about the team and care for one another and that’s a big part of a sport.”
The young gun looks up to her more-experienced teammates and draws support from them, as well.
“I enjoy how caring and welcoming the girls are and how we never stop till we get it right,” Jeter said.
Away from the cheer arena, she enjoys hanging out with her relatives.
“Apart from cheer, I really love spending time with my family and friends, and being at the beach in the warm sun,” Jeter said.
One member of her family, in particular, has had a huge influence on her and continues to help guide her through life.
“I would say mom has a big impact on me because no matter how hard practices are she tells me to keep going and do my very best, and to never give up on myself or cheer.”
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