Photo Credit: iMac
Jenna posing with her pelvis.
December 20, 2011
Jenna Bettencourt
My Pelvis. It was November 28, 2011 and it was just another normal day. We were recording for Huskies in the Hall like we always do and goofing around as usual. But then it got serious when I almost got hit in the head with a rock bigger than my head. It was funny and I was laughing but I seriously could have gotten hurt. I still find it funny though and it’s just great that we caught it on the camera. But looking back on it now I realize it was an omen. Later on that night at cheer practice we were goofing off again. I was thrown forward at least five feet in the air and landed directly on my hip. I immediately started screaming because I was never in so much pain in my life. At first I thought it was my hip and it was just jammed but when I tried to lay it flat the pain was unbearable. I was taken to the hospital and I was there for three hours. They gave me x-rays, crutches, and Vicodin. The x-rays showed that the lower part of my pelvis is chipped and cracked. I was in a wheelchair for a week and then on crutches. I was suppose to use the crutches for a month but I didn’t like them and they were annoying. So now I walk with a pimp limp. I’m not sure when I’ll be able to start cheering again but i hope eventually I’ll be able to get back where I ended.
Photo Credit: Rosie Chu
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November 8, 2010
Ninon Becquart
On November 7th, 2010, Washington High School hosted the regional cheer competition held by the United Spirit Association (USA). Washington cheerleaders performed at 10:15 AM in the Small Varsity Show Novice division and competed against Notre Dame, Los Altos, Saratoga, American and Wilcox. However, many other teams were competing as well, with 81 teams competing in total in over 35 divisions. The event itself lasted from 9 AM to 4 PM, and the judging for the first third of the divisions began at 11 a.m. During this judging, Washington cheerleaders as well as other teams awaited the judges’ decisions and sat anxiously in the center of the gym.
Washington cheerleaders performed the same routine that they had at their Santa Cruz competition earlier in the year; it was performed without dropping any stunts and set to the music of “O.M.G.” by Usher and Will.i.am and “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga. Like the Santa Cruz competition, the routine won them first place.
Although the team performed without any mistakes, cheerleader Jenna Bettencourt fainted immediately after the performance and had to be carried off by teammates. Other injuries included a cheerleader who suffered a sprain ankle and one that had suffered a hairline fracture earlier that week. Despite these obstacles, the Huskies managed to snatch another first place plaque to add to their collection.
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September 28, 2009
Edin Cristofi
Being a cheerleader at Washington High School is not an easy task. They cheer at all school football games, home or away, and they practice for future tournaments and competitions. The girls went all the way to Santa Cruz Sept. 26 to see if their practice had paid off. In past sixth years, the girls have owned this tournament’s title. And now, in their seventh year, they’ve done it again.
“It’s worth working really hard in practice, as long as you come out on top. Especially because it’s my senior year, I want to go out with a bang and win all the competitions we have on our schedule,” senior varsity squad captain Shay Mozzetti said.
