Intense emotions stretch across varsity cheerleaders freshman Melina Morban (left), senior Arlinne Lucero and junior Mayelin Gonzalez’s faces as they perform for a packed audience in the high school gym on Monday, Feb. 6. Port Chester Schools cheer teams showcased their talents during a Sendoff to Nationals exhibition celebrating the varsity and junior varsity teams’ trip to the Universal Cheerleaders Association Nationals in Orlando, Fla. this weekend.
Port Chester is home of the RAMS! Modified cheer team eighth-grader Erandi Flores holds up an “S” sign to help spell out the name while elevated eighth-grader Sophia Bautista chants from behind her.
Sitting on the sidelines, varsity squad members root on the junior varsity team as they rambunctiously jog to their positions on the mat to perform their game day routine.
Junior varsity cheer members freshman Amy Navas (left), eighth grader Sophie Da Silva and sophomore Morgan Saunders get propelled high as they pose in their air for a stunt.
A proud and mighty Ram, junior varsity freshman Amy Navas holds up a sign reading one of the school’s colors while sitting on freshman Mariangel Osorio’s shoulders.
Varsity cheerleader Kelly Pascale, a freshman, trusts her squad enough to land into their arms after performing an elevated stunt.
Port Chester High School freshman Melina Morbin’s face says it all as she enthusiastically thrusts up a “go” sign to amp up the crowd during the varsity team’s routine.
In a skilled stunt, varsity senior Sophia Quartarolo takes a hoisted position as she supports freshman Kelly Pascale in doing a flip.
The modified cheer team, consisting of Port Chester Middle Schoolers, huddles up before strutting onto the mat to show the audience their trained moves.
Perfecting the form, modified cheer team members strike a pose. Eighth-grader Josselyn Pallashco acts as the base holding Madison Mollica, a seventh-grader, on her shoulders while seventh-grader Emelin Diaz (left) and eighth-grader Kylie Grant stand to the sides.
Port Chester Rams bleed blue and white! Cheerleading gear lays on the gymnasium floor as stunters watch other school teams perform.
Sophomore cheerleader Morgan Saunders stands in the forefront as the junior varsity team brings an energetic spirit to the crowd.
Waving a clever sign while suspended in the air, Port Chester High School freshman Charlotte Burke, a varsity flyer, shows the crowd how to cheer for the defense.
