A high school cheer team in Manhattan has qualified for Nationals in Florida, but they're hoping a little help will lift their fundraising efforts to get there.
Last year, they made history as the first campus team in Manhattan to qualify for a national cheer competition in Orlando, Florida. This year, they've earned another chance and are ready to prove they're not a one-hit wonder.
But the biggest hurdle in their way is the price tag. Cheer is not recognized in the city as a sport and receives little to no sports funding."It's kinda disheartening because I feel like if we get down to the soul purpose of why cheerleaders don't get funding in New York State, it's mainly because of misogyny and a lot of people I speak to have misconceptions about cheerleading," cheerleader Grace Ayodele said.
For any doubters, all they need to do is look at the strength, discipline, perseverance, skill and trust the cheerleaders put into this."Nationals or competitions in general are pretty stressful so for our team, in order to feel ready not only physically, there needs to be mental preparation," coach Giana Quinterno said. "So that's working on our communication within the team, it's working on developing leadership. Honestly dealing with stress.
"There have been times where I haven't felt very motivated to sit there and go through a whole practice and Gianna will talk to me and use it as an outlet to get my feelings out kind of," Alois said. "Like all the stress or sadness and anger I have, to just leave it all on the mat and to express myself through cheer."
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