Pictured above are the combined Whitehouse High School cheer squads. The bottom row are the freshman squad, with JV in the middle and varsity in the back. Pictured left to right are (bottom) Katelin Linville, Ali Connor, Samantha DuVall, Haylie Dyess, Alyssa Montanyea, Mallory Beard, Mallory Phelps, Haley Hood, (middle) Savannah Hulsey, Leslie Seal, Hayley Phelps, Diedre Atkins, Brittany Matthews, Reanna Boone, Hallie Stewart, (back) Callie Birdsong, Courtney Carter, Alyssa Smith, Melissa Tillery, Michele Stewart, Connor Pittinger, Olivia Sweeney, Alexis Dinger, Kelsey Mundt, Samantha Kennemer, Christina Varela and Brooke Marcum. Not pictured are varsity mascot Meagan Broussard and JV mascot Clarissa Hughes. Whitehouse High School varsity, junior varsity and freshman cheerleaders made a great showing at a cheer camp in Grapevine on July 19-22.

The Universal Cheerleaders Association camp, held at Great Wolf Lodge, attracted 38 squads from Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma with more than 500 cheerleaders taking part in training and competition.

UCA All-American Cheerleaders, left to right, are : freshman Samantha DuVall and seniors Melissa Tillery, Samantha Kennemer and Alyssa Smith. Whitehouse seniors Samantha Kennemer, Alyssa Smith and Melissa Tiller y and freshman Samantha DuVall were selected as UCA All American Cheerleaders. Only 10 percent of each camp receives this honor.

Sophomore, junior and senior All-Americans will have the opportunity to perform in the London Parade before one million spectators lining the parade route. The dates are Dec. 26, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011.

Junior high All-Americans will have the opportunity to perform in the Houston Thanksgiving Day Parade.The dates are Nov. 23-26.

Highlights of the Whitehouse squads’ overall participation included:

-- Alyssa Smith and Connor Pittinger were selected by the UCA staff on day one as members of an elite group called “Pin It Forward.”

UCA describes Pin It Forward as part of the national “America Needs Cheerleaders” campagin. UCA created this program to promote all of the values developed through cheerleading like leadership, spirit, commitment, kindness and motivation.

As part of Pin it Forward, during the camp each UCA instructor passed out a card with two pins to two cheerleaders who they thought possessed those skills on day one. On day two, those cheerleaders passed their extra pin onto another cheerleader from a different school possessing those traits. At the end of the camp, all of the cheerleaders who had received a pin were recognized.

-- All three squads received spirit sticks all four days for showing leadership, spirit, positive attitudes, and a positive work ethic. They also earned superior ratings for the camp cheer and extreme routine (incorporation of camp dance, cheer, tumbling, and stunting) and were selected as most improved squad in their respected divisions.

-- Varsity mascot Meagan Broussard received a superior rating and a spirit stick. JV mascot, Clarissa Hughes received a spirit stick.

Paige Cates is the WHS cheerleader sponsor.