Gallery: Lancer Cheer Pre-Tryout Clinic

By Molly Miller, Lili Vottero, Lydia Coe, and Charlotte Emley

March 31, 2022

Since March 7th, new and returning cheerleaders have had clinics to prepare themselves for tryouts. These clinics started have been every day from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m before and after spring break. Every night they do a combination of tumbling, jumps, learning the Fight Song, kicks, and cheers. Upcoming Freshmen have attended these to help the tryout process go smoother. Freshman, junior varsity, and varsity coaches have been running the clinics and helping the girls. These clinics will be continuing till March 30th until the tryout which is on Thursday, March 31. The teams come out that night around 8:30 p.m.

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Freshman Addie O’Roark posses while practicing the Lancers Fight Song. Photo by Molly Miller
Sophomores Taylor Uresti and Hannah Simonsen share a laugh while dancing during warmups. Photo by Molly Miller
Freshmen Emma Aubuchon, Zoe Chaney, and Carmen Giele pose in their row while learning new parts to the fight song. Photo by Molly Miller
Freshman Blakely Faulkner and Lili Vottero dance with the group to the Cotton Eyed Joe for warm ups as they proceed laugh and smile. Photo by Molly Miller
Eighth grader Jane Rasmussen practices her jumps to show to coaches during tryout week. Photo by Molly Miller
Eight grader Millie Craven kicks her legs and claps her hands while learning the fight song cheer. Photo by Molly Miller
Junior Evan Jantsch teaches the Fight Song dance to the incoming freshman count by count. Photo by Lili Vottero
Juniors Greta Dickerson, Gia Sorce, Evan Jantsch, and Kira Stevens lead the stretches before they start doing their jumps. Photo by Lili Vottero
In coming freshman Jane Rasmussen gets ready to start tumbling by doing a cartwheel. Photo By Lili Vottero

Incoming freshman, Jane Rasmussen, works out her motions for the Fight Song. Photo by Lydia Coe
Junior Sophia Synder, freshman Gia Tuso, and freshman Ashley Freund practice being in sync during the Fight Song. Photo by Lydia Coe
Junior Ellie Covell practices hitting sharp motions during the Fight Song. Photo by Lydia Coe
Junior Sophia Snyder kicks during the Fight School. Photo by Lydia Coe
Incoming freshman steps into a low v while practicing the fight song they will perform during tryouts. Photo by Charlotte Emley
Incoming freshman Lily Jane Morrise pops her foot and holds a diagonal during a ripple in the fight song. Photo by Charlotte Emley
Junior Sam Herpich stretches out her over splits using a stunt stand during free time. Photo by Charlotte Emley
Junior Evan Janscht holds up a heart to Junior Emily Winter who is standing on the opposite side of the mat. They just finished practicing the fight song and getting ready to do jumps and tumbling. Photo by Charlotte Emley

About the Contributors

Molly Miller, Print Photo Editor

Entering into her fourth and final year, senior Molly Miller is ecstatic to be a Head Print Photo Editor for the Harbinger. When she’s not editing in Photoshop in the backroom, Molly is hanging out with friends, cleaning her room, or going for a walk around Prairie Village listening to Zach Bryan or Megan Moroney.

Lili Vottero

Lili Vottero is going into her second semester of The Harbinger as a Sophomore. She is an assistant Photographer and is so excited for this year! Lili is part of the SME Lancer Dancers and is enjoying it so much. When Lili isn’t taking pictures she loves to dance, hangout with friends and family. She’s so excited to see what The Harbinger brings this year!

Lydia Coe, Staff Photographer

Senior Lydia Coe is entering her second semester on staff as a photographer, and is excited to apply her new skills that she has learned in Dallas. Some other things Lydia is a part of are SHARE, DECA, National Honors Society, National Charity League and one of the new managers of East’s coffee shop, Columbia Brew. In her free time, you would catch her nannying, hanging out with friends, listening to music, going on walks or hosting at the South Plaza Mission Taco Joint. Lydia is very excited to see what this new semester holds.

Charlotte Emley, Staff Photographer

Senior Charlotte Emley is starting her second year on The Harbinger as a staff photographer. When Charlotte isn’t running around shooting events and editing photos, she enjoys hanging out with friends, going to Power Life and is on the Shawnee Mission East swim team. She is very excited to be a senior on staff and see all she accomplishes.