Central Junior High cheerleaders attend NCA camp

The Central Junior High School cheerleaders attended National Cheerleaders Association Cheer Camp from July 21 to 24.

Bringing home several awards, the cheerleaders were awarded two red and two blue ribbons for cheers and chant performances, a bid to the NCA national competition, a certificate for safe stunting, the only certificate for technical excellence in tumbling, spirit stick, NCA Top Team trophy and all 19 cheerleaders were nominated for NCA All-American cheerleader.

The national competition, JAMFEST, will be at the end of January in Nashville, Tennessee, and all 19 girls are expected to attend, head cheerleading coach Laura Gunn said in an email. The squad does a fundraising competition to raise money to attend.