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Cheerleading provides students an opportunity to participate in a very unique sport. Whereas many sports require individuals to compete against other individuals, cheerleadering is a true team sport. The students involved learn both fitness and cooperation. They often surprise themselves at how outgoing they become. Our cheerleaders also have the opportunity to travel to other states to compete and make lasting friendships while doing so.

We at Tennessee School for the Blind encourage both boys and girls to compete in cheerleading. Our training starts in October and ends in January. The students train four days a week after school hours. We also attend special training one day a week in order to prepare for our annual competition. The cheerleaders begin supporting the wrestlers at their matches the first week of December. They also compete in the North Central Association of Schools for the Blind (NCASB) cheerleading tournament in mid January. Our cheerleaders compete with other squads from their region including states such as Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and many more. The students compete as a complete squad and also an outstanding cheerleader from our school is named to compete in a separate competition.