community service

Cheer leading has alway been a huge part of my life. At Montclair State I am a member of the cheer leading squad. As a team we like to get involved in the community as well. For the past two month every Wednesday me and three other girls from the team volunteer in Rutherford High School to help coach cheer leading. We basically go to the school for about two hours and teach them different stunts in cheer leading. We did not know how it was going to be until we got there the first week. We had to start from the beginning. There is 12 girls on the squad and only 2 have every cheered before. It was a challenge to have to start from the basic but I loved to get involved and help them learn it. Each week you can see the girl growing as a team and really coming together. Two months later the girls are looking better and there goal as a team is to competed at a local competition. I feel the girls really wanted to be and that is what makes the experience great. The competition season has just started so i have another 4 months with these girls. I feel helping out in a community unlike the one i was brought up in helps we widen my view on life and teaching. I hope to one day teach in an urban school and just by volunteering it helps you take the first step to success.