On Saturday, February 9, 2013, the Summit Hill Junior High Cheerleaders took top honors at the ICCA State Championships held in Springfield. Taking the state championiship was a goal that the team set for themselves in the beginning of the year and through hard work and dedication they achieved their goal. Being ICCA State Champions capped off a stellar year which also included taking first place at the IESA Championships.
A big thanks to all who have made this incredible season possible - the team, the parents, the school district, their coach, Lisa Carlton, their tumbling coach, Matteo Alfano, and their Choreographer, Chris White.
Members of the Cheerleading Squad are: (7th grade) Kayla Ballard, Marissa DeMeo, Kelly Hausner, Lauren Laird, Abby McMann, Brooke Mergenthaler, Bridget Millerick, Amber Pluzycki, Olivia Sterchele, Sydney Zilinskas; (8th grade) Abbey Devlin, Lexi Ehrhart, Taylor Vanderlaan, Kyra Krugman, Christa Mack, Hailey Maksymiak, Kaitlyn Moylan, Sam Myers, Julia Piper, Natalie Slobodnik, Maddie Smith, Bailey Sylvester, Lauren Williams.
