It was a warm sunny day with a slight breeze and the bell just rang for lunchtime. As usual, Hope and I went to her house to eat. After we finished our chili dogs my phone buzzed in my pocket. I took it out and read, “ONE NEW MSG” from “Nichole Lozano”. The message was urgent and said, “CALL ME!” in capital letters. We had 5 minutes until the bell rang for class to start again so I knew she was already in the office. I told Hope to take me back to school now so I could see what the big fuss was…
When I walked into the office she was standing at the desk with a HUGE smile on her face. At least I knew something terrible did not happen. She asked me if I had talked to my mom and I told her yes and that she was going to check me out to get my car looked at around three o’clock.
She looked at me and said, “Not about that!”
I told her that was all we discussed and she said, “Well lately I did a student profile on you and you’re cheerleading for UCA (Universal Cheerleading Association). I sent in photos’ and a letter about you and your skills…”
My mind went blank. I just looked at her and said, “What’s your point?”
She grabbed me and said, “THEY WANT YOU TO TRY OUT!!! You can earn a spot in six places out of 15 girls!”
I froze. I had no words, just an extensive smile across my face. This is EVERY cheerleader’s dream, especially mine! I could not believe this was happening. I have gone to a UCA summer camp for the passed four years and of course I stood out there imagining how awesome it would be if I was an instructor. But, I assumed every girl (or boy) at that camp had the same thoughts flowing through their minds.
After I came out of my shock comatose, I looked at Nichole and said when do we start? She told me that I had a week to put together a video to submit. I needed jumps, a cheer, a dance, basing, back spotting, and of course… flying. We started that night at practice. It was pretty complicated since we had competition the same weekend that my video was due. But, we worked around it. I stayed late and worked super hard to get everything perfect for this squad. At one point, I even deleted part of my tryout video off of the Ipad. Oops! My team was a huge help, they cheered me on, clapped for me, and most importantly brought up my self esteem.
The video was due no later than Sunday night, January 29th, at midnight. We e-mailed it at 10 pm that night, and the next morning posted it on youtube. We don’t know when I will find out but I hope it is soon. No matter what happens I know that I was very lucky to get this opportunity and I thank God every day for giving it to me.
Congratulations! It's cool to see how we seniors have have worked hard and improved in our "respective"(Mr. Phaturos)areas whether it's in academics or in sports. This is an example of how you have put in the time and effort for years and now you are reaping the rewards. Your writing skills have improved so much that now you can tell a great story, also your cheer leading isn't bad either ;)
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