When you join a sport, an after school activity, or anything that has to do with meeting up with a group of people, there is a bond that is made that is like no other friendship. Practice was where I met some of my life long friends, and I am forever grateful for them.

Joining the cheer team at Plymouth introduced me to very many of my now best friends, who I even live with now.

The first day of practice my freshman year, I knew nobody on the team. I only knew the officers of the club and saw some familiar faces, but knew no names. I am terrible at starting conversations so I was patiently waiting and hoping that someone would come up to me first.

My coach starts off practice with,

“Everyone grab a parter, we are going to be doing partner workouts for the first day of tryouts”

The only thing that I can remember thinking to myself is how nervous I was to have to go find someone to be my partner. Then this girl walks up to me,

“Hey! My name is Cheri, want to be partners?”

Ever since that first practice, Cheri and I have been inseparable. We lived together our sophomore year, and now again our senior year. I am so thankful that cheering has lead me to unbreakable bonds with so many different people. The flyer that I had my first year doing cheer in fifth grade is still one of my best friends to this day. I always wonder what would have happened if I never joined the team, and if I would have ever met any of these people some other way.