Competition Cheerleading

The Varsity Competition Cheerleading team cheers at local, state, and national competitions. The team consists of students ranging from 9th to 12th grade. These student-athletes maintain good grades, participate in community service events, and promote school spirit in our school and district.

The main contact for the Competition Cheerleading team is Coach Szoke. The assistant coaches are Coach Panaro, Coach Giudice, and Coach Thomas.

Varsity Team Members:

Seniors: Mya Acosta, Rayna Cooper*, Ayva Garcia*, Dayanira Obesso, Victoria Petras, Isabella Rappo, Kianna Rodriguez, and Maher Verma*

Juniors: Jenna Berard, Sofia Matos, Amiya Myers, Nikolas Ruiz-Pirela, and Destiny Thomas

Sophomores: Sohee Bhatt, Gabriellie De Almeida, Mia Dixon, Aishmin Kaur, Dhruti Patel, Suhaila Rogers, and Sofia Sanchez

Freshman: Genesis Isaac

*denotes Varsity Comp Captain

NJCDCA State Championship Results:

2026:

1st place State Champion - Varsity Intermediate Cheer/Dance

2025:

1st place State Champion - Varsity Non-Tumble Cheer/Dance

3rd place - Medium Varsity Game Day

5th place - JV Cheer/Dance

2024:

1st place State Champion - Medium Varsity Game Day

1st place State Champion - Varsity Intermediate Cheer/Dance

3rd place - JV Cheer/Dance

2023:

1st place State Champion - COED Varsity Game Day

4th place - Coed Varsity Intermediate

2022:

2nd place - Small Varsity Intermediate

2021:

3rd place - Small Varsity Advanced

Important Information:

September-October:

-Practices vary based on the week. Please see calendar below.

November-February:

Tuesdays (Performance) 3-5pm
Wednesdays (Game Day) 3-5pm
Thursdays (Performance) 3-5pm
Fridays (Performance & Game Day) 3-5pm @ Cypress

Competition Schedule 2025-2026:

-Edison Fall Cheer Classic (NJCDCA) 11/24

Varsity Game Day - 1st

-NCA Regionals (NCA) 12/6

Varsity Game Day - 3rd

Varsity Performance - 3rd

-NJCDCA Game Day State Competition 12/14

Varsity Game Day- *did not compete due to weather*

Game Day Groups - *did not compete due to weather*

-Woodbridge Competition (NJCDCA) 1/4

Varsity Game Day - 2nd place

Varsity Performance - 1st place

-Hopatcong (UCA) 1/10

Varsity Game Day - 1st place

Varsity Performance - 1st place

-Hackettstown (UCA) 1/11

Varsity Game Day - 1st place

Varsity Performance - 1st place

-NCA Nationals 1/22-1/26

Varsity Game Day - 21st

Varsity Performance - 3rd

-Mustang Mania (home comp-exhibition) 1/31

-GMC Performance Competition (NJCDCA) 2/6

Varsity Performance - 2nd

-Howell (NJCDCA) 2/14

Varsity Performance - 2nd

-Edison Competition (NJCDCA) 2/15

Varsity Performance - 1st

-NJCDCA Performance State Competition 2/22

Varsity Performance - 1st

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