MOUNT VERNON – For the third year in a row the Mount Vernon High School cheerleaders won first place for varsity squads at the Dan Emmett Festival downtown Thursday evening. The cheer competition has been a big part of the festival for 12 years.
Squads were judged on their motion technique, voice projection, transitions, formation/spacing, flow/pace, jumps, dance, synchronization/timing, effective/appropriate words and skills, use of signs, pom-poms and megaphones, showmanship/presentation, choreography, and overall impression.
Mount Vernon Cheerleaders with the trophy their squad won for first place Thursday at the Dan Emmett Cheer Competition. Left to right Kianna Sunderman, Kendall Hinkle, Morgan Pryor, and Jada Kennerly. These four choreographed the dance that was part of the competition. Photo courtesy Monica Pryor.
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Editor’s note: In an earlier version of this story we misspelled the last name of Kianna Sunderman, we apologize for the error.
