Freshman levels do get to perform a competition-style routine for exhibition in front of a packed house at our pom and cheerleading competitions. Junior Varsity teams compete at the Stevenson regionals for a score. Cheerleaders stand on the sidelines during a game and do cheers and chants to encourage their team. During timeouts and quarter breaks, cheerleaders run out onto the floor and perform cheers which include tumbling, jumps, stunts, and pyramids. Cheerleaders are also given the opportunity to dance when they do their competition-style routines.
Poms also provide spirit throughout the game.
During the game, timeouts, and quarter breaks, the poms sit in the bleachers and cheer with the cheerleaders. At half-time, the poms perform a routine to music. Stevenson was a leader in the state to have a co-ed cheerleading program. Our male cheerleaders are highly respected both inside the school and by other cheerleading programs, including nationally recognized college programs such as NIU and Missouri. Male cheerleaders perform cheers and chants and do jumps and co-ed stunting, which is really a lot of fun.