Tuesday, August 20, 2013
A whole lot of practice, blood, sweat and tears go into preparing for a high school football game. Not just from football players themselves, but from members of the marching band and cheering squads as well. These dedicated students practice their art and their sport throughout the week to give the fans in the stands the best performances that they can. With football starting all over the Atlanta area, today I am featuring the Northgate High School cheerleading squad in Newnan as a nod to all of the thousands of students in the metro area that make Friday night football what it is. The Northgate High School cheerleading squad is made up of 28 young women who know what a winning team means. For five years in a row, from 2007 through 2011, the squad has been named state champions for Class AAAA in the state of Georgia.
Cheerleaders from Northgate High School in Newnan set up for practice in the secondary gym on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Northgate cheerleading coach Sarah Frazier (left) talks with her athletes before the start of practice on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Members of the Northgate High School cheerleading squad stretch before practice in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Kendall Fohrman (right) listens with her squad to the pre practice meeting at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Northgate cheerleading coach Sarah Frazier talks with her athletes before the start of practice on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Northgate cheerleading coach Sarah Frazier (center) talks with her athletes before the start of practice on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Connor Stanley (right) performs different cheers with her squad during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Kayla Westbrook (center) performs different cheers with her squad during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Morgan Mulvany (left) performs different cheers with her squad during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Keely Webster (center) performs different cheers with her squad during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Rachel Trosclair performs different cheers with her squad during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Chelsea Spates (center) performs different cheers with her squad during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Sydney Greer (left) performs different cheers with her squad during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Taylor Mansukhani (right) performs different cheers with her squad during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Montana Cole (left) performs different cheers with her squad during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Natalie Dyer (center) is protected by her squad as she comes down from a stunt during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Sydney Greer (center), Natalie Dyer (right), Jada Ware and Rachel Trosclair (left) perform stunts in the air during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Jada Ware (center) is held in the air by Chelsea Spates (left) and Claire Propst during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Kinsie Carroll (left) catches Jada Ware during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Rachel Trosclair (center) is lifted into the air by Nicole Ball (left) and Korey Elliott during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Sydney Greer (left) and Jada Ware run through their routine with the rest of the varsity squad during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
The varsity cheerleading squad at Northgate High School in Newnan practice their routine on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Jarrod Hogan (left) spots McKinley Fohrman as she flips in the air during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Chelsea Spates flips in the air during cheerleading practice at Northgate High School in Newnan on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.