Some may say side line cheerleading isn't a sport and some say it is. High school cheerleading taught me a lot. Though I only cheered my junior and senior year, I will never forget the memories made. The seasons were never ending from football to basketball and competitive in-between. Most of us cheered for one or both seasons and also did the competitive team. We all had one goal and that was to win and be number one. These 5 things will trigger a lot of memories from high school cheerleading.

1. Friday Night Lights

No feeling describes friday night lights. Fridays in the fall would be incomplete without dinners after school and cheering under the lights. Football season goes in a blink of an eye, and your last game cheering under the lights is a whirl wind of emotions.

2. Never Ending Basketball Season

Cheering basketball season is a love/hate relationship. We spend most practices making up dances for half time. Many nervs come when its time to perform in front of the crowd at half time but you wouldn't trade that feeling you get for nothing.

3. Cheer Camp

Cheer camp is one of a kind, 8 hours of cheering, dancing and smiling. Everyone wants to bring home trophies at the end of the three days. You make many new friends from other schools and get closer with people on your team. Cheer camp is also for seniors pulling silly pranks on the underclassman.

4. Bus Rides To Away Games

If your bus rides to away games were anything like mine then you were singing and dancing the whole way there. Also we would make up cheers for our football and basketball team and sing them over the intercom to the boys bus.

5. Team Bonding

Getting to know and become close with you team creates many memories. Team bonding for my team included hanging out after school getting food, getting ready and practicing routines before games. How could I forget making signs, banners and teepeeing the senior boys houses before season started.