Page 14 - 和富慈善基金李宗德小學 Stories of Excellence

12 Beacons of Light

First and Second Prizes in some prestigious
competitions in China, as well as the Third Place
in an international cheerleading competition in
Japan.

“When we feel sad

Pushing the Boundaries and even want to cry, we
still have to show the most
With my skills acquired during gymnastics beautiful and professional
training, I have also developed keen interest
in Competitive Cheerleading since Primary 2. aspect to our audience and
Cheerleading is quite different from gymnastics, judges.”
and requires very good team work and spirit. If
one member fails to perform what is assigned We all make mistakes and injuries are inevitable.
to him or her, the overall effect will be very When we feel sad and even want to cry, we still
pronounced in front of the audience and judges. have to wear a smile on our faces, showing the

most beautiful and professional aspect to our
Apart from the basic skill set of gymnastics, audience and judges. Through repeated training
cheerleading also requires high skills on and practice, we have eventually managed to
tumbling. Furthermore, cheerleaders are usually perform to the expectations of our coaches.
required to stack themselves up in two or more
layers to enhance visual effects. As I am fairly
light-weighted, I am usually assigned to be on
the top layer during performance. However, I am
acrophobic (afraid of heights), hence all actions
and performances of mine require exceptional
bravery and focus.

I was so honoured to be a regular member of
the school's cheerleading team. Our school
team has won many awards, such as the
Championship in several local competitions, the