Whatever The Cost

"Melinda will do anything to make it onto the cheerleading team."

I heard the words, as if from far away. As if, I was no longer standing in front of them. Their voices took on an echo-like quality, and I didn’t quite register what they were saying. Their mouths were moving...

Cheerleaders’ New Coach, Part I

"Mr. Crete gets a new student teacher who quickly becomes "just one of the girls!""

Mr. Crete’s new student teacher was Jessica Calhoun, a former all state cheerleader from the next county.  Jessica was an excellent English major, and she was an outstanding teacher-in-training.  However, her real talents were as a cheer coach who could...