Wayne Valley Cheer Team Wraps Up Championship Season

WAYNE, NJ - The Wayne Valley High School Competition Cheer team wrapped up a season filled with a slew of awards, helping the Indians to maintain its reputation as one of the top programs in the state.

On Feb. 29, the team claimed its fourth straight New Jersey State Championship, which included titles in three separate categories - Co-ed All Music, Co-ed Cheer/Dance, and the Group III Cheer/ Dance Divisions.

Over the past two months, Wayne Valley dominated their opposition, finishing in first place at all six regular season competitions, and garnering overall champion honors at four of those competitions. The winning continued in the post season as the Indians emerged as Big North Conference Champions for the fourth consecutive year.

The squad then headed south to the Reach the Beach Nationals in Ocean City, Maryland where they posted the top overall score of the 200 plus teams at the event. This victory marked Wayne Valley’s seventh such title since 2012, and cemented their place on the national stage.

Off the mat, the team took part in numerous community service projects that included the following:

• Halloween costume donations for the children at St. Barnabas Pediatric Burn Unit.
• Holiday toy drive for Tackle Kids Cancer at Hackensack Children’s Hospital.
• Holiday toy drive for the children at St. Barnabas Pediatric Burn Unit.
• Holiday outreach program to pack meals for the hungry.
• Donation to American Heart Association in the name of Coach Jayne Shalkoski.
• Donation to Rare is Beautiful medical research fund.

For their charitable efforts and acts of kindness, the Indians were nominated for the NCA Go Be Great award, and were recognized as top ten finalists.

2020 Wayne Valley High School Competition Cheer

Coaches

Daniella Coffaro, Jennifer Pulizzano

Seniors

Ashley Caraballo, Zachary Cicchetti, Nikki Gromb, Brianna Kulick, Liz Sirugo, Courtney White

Juniors

Jess Fedo, Tyler Gerstenschlager, Marlee Gilman, Alexa Maher, Liyana Munoz, Sydney Ungerleider, Darla Zisa, Mariah Zuniga

Sophomores

Haley MacMullen, Tiffani Panebianco, Giana Pisciotta

Freshmen

Cami Dowson, Kayla Dudek, Kaitlyn Fedo, Giuliana Filippelli, Gabby Gencarelli, Ashley Goldberg, Julietta Lally, Gabby Sparano