The cheerleading program, better known as the “Spirit Squad,” is bringing pom poms and school spirit out of retirement and back onto the sports fields to cheer on Fullerton College’s sports teams.
The spirit squad has been inactive at Fullerton College since 2021, after the Dance Team won the division championships at the Aloha Spirit Royale in Honolulu, Hawaii, in spring 2021.
Community enrollment service officer and former cheerleader Vicki Calhoun is bringing back the program to cheer on the Hornets.
Calhoun has been to over 25 high schools to recruit students in North Orange County to join the Spirit Squad at Fullerton College for the upcoming fall 2024 semester. The new cheer team will also include majorettes for the first time at Fullerton College.
“I went to a game and I saw that we didn’t have them. So, I got in contact with people who can make things happen. And I was hired to put it back,” said Calhoun.
At the tryouts a choreographer will teach the routine “Learning the cheer” over a four-day period April 22-25. Participants will be able to get familiar with what is expected of the team and learn how to become a cheerleader.
After the four-day training, the tryouts will be held on Friday, April 26, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in building 1200, room 1209. Twelve cheerleaders are expected to be on the team along with six majorettes.
“I want some girls that just have school spirit,” said Calhoun. “To be out there enjoying the game and getting the crowd to be a part of the camaraderie.”
The cheer program will first travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, for a three-day cheer camp over the summer. This camp will help the cheerleaders get familiar with the cheering practices for future events.
In the upcoming fall semester, the cheer program will begin to cheer on the Hornets at the football and basketball games. The cheerleaders will continue to cheer on various other sports teams that Fullerton College has to offer as well.
