Cheer team hosts annual Pee Wee fundraiser

To raise money for expenses, such as new equipment and gear, the cheer team held its annual Pee Wee cheer camp from Oct. 17-19.

According to senior captain Evelyn Ha, it is the team’s biggest fundraiser.

The cost to participate was $75 per person; with a total of 16 attendees this year, the team was able to make $1,200.

Throughout the three days, the attendees, ages 3 to 10, learned cheers, motions and jumps as well as a full routine to perform with the team during halftime at the home football game on Oct. 20. The kids were each given their own camp shirt and pom poms for the performance.

Not only does the camp provide a way for the team to fundraise, but it also allows them to work with children and “share their passions with others,” sophomore Emily Lubyanitsky said.

For Ha, it also brings back memories from when she participated in the camp years ago.

“My favorite thing is definitely just hanging out with the kids,” Ha said. “I did Pee Wee when I was in kindergarten, so I know how exciting it is for them.”