GJHS Cheer finishes 13th at state

Tiger Cheer ate at state

Miah Hines and Marie Calkins • December 12, 2023

GJHS Cheer throws a stunt on the state mat during class 4A competition.

Out of 26 class 4A teams, GJHS Cheer placed 13th at state.

The 2023 CHSAA State Spirit competition took place in Denver in the Denver Coliseum. The Colorado High School State Spirit Championships were held Dec. 7-9.

“I feel like [state] could have gone a lot better than it did but overall it was a great routine,” said GJHS senior Ava Martinez.

Last year, the Tiger cheer team placed 3rd at the state competition.

The team has three seniors including Estefani Soto, Ava Rinaldi and Martinez coached by Teaa Warinner.

After a decline in placement from last year’s state competition, the team has high hopes for next year.

“I think it’ll push next year’s team to get a higher placement and to work harder,” said Martinez.

GJHS Cheer preps for state competition with team bonding time.

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Miah Hines, Editor in Chief

Miah is a senior and this is her second year on the orange and black. She joined after taking reporting two years ago, and is excited to bring new stories and news to the orange and black as editor in chief. Miah enjoys the outdoors, music and hopes to go to college to study journalism.

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Marie Calkins is a senior at GJHS and the Editor in Chief of the Orange & Black student newspaper. She loves playing soccer, snowboarding, hiking, and music. She first joined the Orange & Black her sophomore year.

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