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The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent

The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent

The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent

Senior cheerleader Skylen Kerbs works on hitting stunts without any balance checks during the first hour cheer-locker. Skylen has been a part of Perry cheer for four years, with three of those years on varsity.

Pom, cheer back to practice

Sabrina Digne, Sports Editor August 27, 2021

Last year, pom and cheer were able to continue on practicing as long as they wore masks and followed certain COVID precautions. They were still allowed on the sidelines of football and basketball games...

Pom and cheer competed on the stage pictured above at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Pom competed the 22nd and 23rd, cheer competed the 23rd and 24th.

Pom and cheer take on Nationals in Orlando

Sabrina Digne, Staff Reporter May 6, 2021

On Apr 22, pom and cheer traveled to Orlando, Florida to compete at Universal Cheer/Dance Association (UCA/UDA) Nationals which took place at the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) Wide...

Varsity show cheer takes the mat at state in March. Both pom and cheer will compete at nationals in Florida April 21-25

Pom, cheer practice extra hard for nationals after unexpected state championship

Sabrina Digne, Staff Reporter April 1, 2021

On Mar 6, both pom and cheer competed at the state championship. The cheer teams competing were show cheer and a five man stunt group, and the pom teams were jazz and varsity pom. For both teams, the results...

Pom members starting off camp last month. The girls spent 7 hours at camp working to perfect skills and routines.

Pom takes on UDA camp

Sabrina Digne, Staff Reporter September 21, 2020

Every year, the pom teams’ first week with its new members ends with a weekend-long camp. The camp works as a bonding experience for girls on the team but also works to drill and prepare them for the...

Pumas place 4th after controversial judgement

Pumas place 4th after controversial judgement

Jalyn Knight, Staff Reporter March 2, 2020

Once a year, high school cheerleading teams from all over the country gather at a single competition in Anaheim. After a great performance at State, the cheer team competed in Anaheim at one of the biggest...

Pom lines up for a quick photo before taking the floor

Spring sports, nationals over, pom catches a break

Kayla Gee, Staff Reporter April 24, 2018

Perry Pom took the floor on Mar. 31 at the USA dance nationals, in Anaheim, Calif. The team took runner up in the large pom category among eight teams that competed from throughout the country. This year’s...

Varsity cheerleading owned the competition with the all girls show cheer and the five man performance at state before nationals in Anaheim, California.

Cheer returns from nationals, placed 7th out of 44 teams

Kayla Gee, Staff Reporter March 6, 2018

Imagine stepping in front of stands filled with spectators and other competitors from every part of the nation. Hundreds of eyes are fixed but only a select few matter. In front of these eyes are score...

Sports Notebook: varsity cheer rises to nationals

Sports Notebook: varsity cheer rises to nationals

Kayla Gee, Staff Reporter February 13, 2018

Chase stadium’s freezing temperature heated up when the girls took the mat on Jan. 20 for the AIA state championships. Having an uneasy start of dropping flyer Haley Weisenhofer in the 5 man performance,...

Junior finds niche in sponsored BMX racing

Sawyer Del Fosse, Staff Reporter December 12, 2016

Throughout Perry there are students with diverse hobbies. One student in particular is breaking away from mainstream sports and is crushing his competition. Junior Riley House has been racing BMX since...

Perry Dance Concert. May 12, 2016. Photo by Elizabeth Jocque.

Podcast: Perry Wins Whaaat

Cassie Nielsen, Taylor Moorer, and Hayley Crosby May 20, 2016

This podcast discusses Perry's big wins of this year, Perry DECA's journey to nationals, the final dance concert of the year, and Choir's journey to Heritage Festival. DECA worked very hard to keep all...

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