Registration open for Mini Cheer Camp

With about 55 campers already signed up, Albany High School cheerleaders are preparing for their annual Mini Cheer Camp, set for July 28–30 at the AHS gym. 

Incoming Pre-K through sixth grade students can still register, but organizers are encouraging sign-up as soon as possible so that participants can get a camp T-shirt.

“We’re excited to have more than 50 kids signed up,” said cheer sponsor Lauren Peacock. “If they haven’t signed up yet, cheer campers need to register as soon as possible to ensure they get a T-shirt.”

The three-day camp will run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. each day. Campers will learn basic cheers, chants and routines led by the high school cheerleaders and coaching staff. The $40 fee includes a camp T-shirt and instruction.

Each day will feature a themed dress-up event:

Day 1: Tie-dye with crazy hair

Day 2: Hawaiian Day

Day 3: Camp shirts

Participants will also perform during the annual Ice Cream Supper on Monday, Aug. 11, and cheer at the Lions’ home football opener against Stamford on Thursday, Aug. 29.

Families can register using the QR code included in camp flyers and linked with this article, or by contacting a cheerleader or coach directly.

Peacock and co-sponsor Ashley Bevel are encouraging families to sign up soon. “This is always a fun way for younger kids to get involved in the spirit of Albany Lion cheerleading,” Peacock said.