Personal Narrative: What I Learned To Join The Cheerleading

Upon coming to Augustana I was very excited to join the Cheerleading squad. However, I was also very nervous because I was informed that there would be tryouts. The tryouts were held on the first weekend of college and it was a very exhausting day. But I was delighted to find out just two days later that I had made it! Over the past four weeks that I have been involved in the practices I have learned so much and met many new friends. The three main things that I have learned since starting cheer are new chants, a dance routine, and lots and lots of new stunts. Chants are cheers with hand motions that we perform during the game. I am still in the process of mastering all of the new chants but with the help of my teammates and the instruction