I can explain every detail about my happy memory because it is so close to my heart. December 21st, 2013, was one of the best days of my life. This memory took place in Hot Springs, Arkansas. All the cheerleaders were experiencing an event that they had look forward to all year long. We were at the State Cheerleading Competition.
On Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. the bus headed out for the adventure. The bus was packed to the max; every seat was full. About two hours into the trip, we stopped for a short break, but didn't stay long. We finally arrived at our destination around 11:30 a.m. After a lunch break at Subway, we headed to the hotel. At 3:00 p.m. we called practice. This was the last practice we would have before the actual competition. We didn't have a perfect practice, but it was definitely needed.
After practice we went back to our fancy hotel and got cleaned up. We were going to go to Outback Steakhouse. We had a great time there and created several memories. Once we got back to the hotel, we explored. There were several teams there so everywhere you went there were cheerleaders. Lights were out at 11:00 p.m. so we could rise up early.
While most people were sleeping the cheerleaders were getting competition ready. We had the hotel breakfast at 7:00 a.m. It took us a good two hours to finish getting ready. At 9:00 a.m. we headed across the street to the competition arena. We took the warm-up mat around 9:30 a.m. We had an okay practice, but we were not hitting everything perfect. You could feel the fear pouring out of us. We had one shot to do the best we could. Pea Ridge was the first 4A team on the mat. We had to set the bar high for the other teams. Right before we went out on the competition mats, a team on the warm-up mats had a bad injury which proves how dangerous cheerleading is.
9:56 a.m. was the time, the time to prove ourselves. We had shed blood, sweat, and tears to get to this point. We were nervous about our performance, but we knew under pressure we would do our best. Right as the music began, I knew we were going to do fantastic, and we did just that. Everything had hit perfectly; we could not be any prouder. Two minutes and thirty seconds flew by fast.
As the day went on the other teams performed. They all did well and it was going to be anyone's trophy. We knew we were probably near the top of the list, but we weren't sure. When it was time for awards, the excitement was flowing. As they got closer and closer to the 4A champions, Pea Ridge was nervous. "The first runners up are... Maumelle." So now it was either we had won or we had lost. "The 4A Grand Champion is... Pea Ridge." As they said the words every cheerleader jumped for joy. We had won the State competition; we were going to get rings. The picture that we took with the trophy was definitely a sight with all our tears. We were so proud of ourselves because we knew we had earned the title, the rings, and the trophy!
On Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. the bus headed out for the adventure. The bus was packed to the max; every seat was full. About two hours into the trip, we stopped for a short break, but didn't stay long. We finally arrived at our destination around 11:30 a.m. After a lunch break at Subway, we headed to the hotel. At 3:00 p.m. we called practice. This was the last practice we would have before the actual competition. We didn't have a perfect practice, but it was definitely needed.
After practice we went back to our fancy hotel and got cleaned up. We were going to go to Outback Steakhouse. We had a great time there and created several memories. Once we got back to the hotel, we explored. There were several teams there so everywhere you went there were cheerleaders. Lights were out at 11:00 p.m. so we could rise up early.
While most people were sleeping the cheerleaders were getting competition ready. We had the hotel breakfast at 7:00 a.m. It took us a good two hours to finish getting ready. At 9:00 a.m. we headed across the street to the competition arena. We took the warm-up mat around 9:30 a.m. We had an okay practice, but we were not hitting everything perfect. You could feel the fear pouring out of us. We had one shot to do the best we could. Pea Ridge was the first 4A team on the mat. We had to set the bar high for the other teams. Right before we went out on the competition mats, a team on the warm-up mats had a bad injury which proves how dangerous cheerleading is.
9:56 a.m. was the time, the time to prove ourselves. We had shed blood, sweat, and tears to get to this point. We were nervous about our performance, but we knew under pressure we would do our best. Right as the music began, I knew we were going to do fantastic, and we did just that. Everything had hit perfectly; we could not be any prouder. Two minutes and thirty seconds flew by fast.
As the day went on the other teams performed. They all did well and it was going to be anyone's trophy. We knew we were probably near the top of the list, but we weren't sure. When it was time for awards, the excitement was flowing. As they got closer and closer to the 4A champions, Pea Ridge was nervous. "The first runners up are... Maumelle." So now it was either we had won or we had lost. "The 4A Grand Champion is... Pea Ridge." As they said the words every cheerleader jumped for joy. We had won the State competition; we were going to get rings. The picture that we took with the trophy was definitely a sight with all our tears. We were so proud of ourselves because we knew we had earned the title, the rings, and the trophy!