2011 Cheer
Head Coach Mary Hart
Mary graduated from Neshaminy High School in 1997 where she cheered all three years of high school. She went on to attend La Salle University and continued to cheer there for 2 years. Upon graduating, Mary began teaching and coaching in the Neshaminy school District. This is her 11th year coaching cheerleading and teaching. Mary coached Poquessing middle school for one year. She then moved up to coach JV cheerleading at the high school for 4 years and this is her 5th year coaching Varsity cheerleading. Mary teaches 10th and 11th grade math at Neshaminy High School.
2011 Seniors
Becky Bradley
Date of Birth: May 27th, 1994
Nickname: Beckalee
Hobbies or Outside Interests: Making people laugh
Favorite Movie: Casper the friendly ghost, Hocus Pocus, The Sandlot, The Breakfast Club
Favorite Food: Anything Italian
Favorite Subject: English
What you intend to do after graduation: Go to Westchester to become a labor/delivery nurse
Most Influential People in Your Life: My parents, Oprah, Jim Carrey, Spiderman
Most Memorable Cheerleading Memory: Winning nationals in Florida, and cheering at football games
Advice to Underclassmen: Always push yourselves and have an IM A CHEERLEADER attitude.
Breana Farrell
Date of Birth: May 18th, 1994
Nickname: Bre
Hobbies or Outside Interests: lacrosse, reading, singing, dancing, piano
Favorite Movie: The Proposal
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Subject: Math
What you intend to do after graduation: Attend Temple to Study Radiography or Dentistry
Most Influential People in Your Life: My mom and Michelle Obama
Most Memorable Cheerleading Memory: Florida Nationals Sophomore Year
Advice to Underclassmen: Listen to Hart, work hard, and have fun!
Courtney Ferrara
Date of Birth: June 29th, 1994
Nickname: Gert
Hobbies or Outside Interests: Spending time with family and friends
Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans
Favorite Food: Mac and Cheese, chocolate, and ice cream
Favorite Subject: Math
What you intend to do after graduation: Hopefully, attend the University of Tennessee and major in business.
Most Influential People in Your Life: Definitely my parents and my peers
Most Memorable Cheerleading Memory: Nationals in Florida!
Advice to Underclassmen: Work hard and have fun! The time goes by way too fast.
Erin Gavaghan
Date of Birth: September 8th, 1994
Nickname: Er
Hobbies or Outside Interests: Gymnastics, cheerleading, friends and family
Favorite Movie: Mean Girls
Favorite Food: Everything in sight!
Favorite Subject: Math
What you intend to do after graduation: Go to West Chester, get my degree in math, get my masters, get married and have kids
Most Influential People in Your Life: My grandmom she is there at the snap of your finger and will put anyone before herself.
Most Memorable Cheerleading Memory: Ocean City Maryland Reach the Beach Nationals
Advice to Underclassmen: Adore every moment of cheer because you will look back in the summer and say how much you miss it!
Samantha Gordon
Date of Birth: July 16, 1994
Nickname: Sam
Hobbies or Outside Interests: Hanging out with my friends, swimming, and horseback riding.
Favorite Movie: Taken
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Subject: Science
What you intend to do after graduation: Go to college and going into the medical field.
Most Influential People in Your Life: My family. I know I can always count on them.
Most Memorable Cheerleading Memory: Going to the first football game. It was very different than my old school, all the lights, people and excitement.
Advice to Underclassmen: Try your hardest in school.
Becky Gormley
Date of Birth: June 29th, 1994
Nickname: Gorm
Hobbies or Outside Interests: Gymnastics
Favorite Movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Subject: Math
What you intend to do after graduation: Go to college
Most Influential People in Your Life: My mom and dad
Most Memorable Cheerleading Memory: Watching Riss pass out during tryouts!
Advice to Underclassmen: Don't be afraid to try something new!
Maggie Martin
Date of Birth: April 7, 1993
Nickname: Mags
Hobbies or Outside Interests: Art, hanging with friends
Favorite Movie: Stand by Me
Favorite Food: Crab Legs
Favorite Subject: Art
What you intend to do after graduation: Go to college
Most Influential People in Your Life: My parents
Most Memorable Cheerleading Memory: Winning nationals my sophomore year and all the friends I have made throughout my years cheering.
Advice to Underclassmen: Don't let others influence you; be an individual
Kaitlyn Mazur
Date of Birth: October 11, 1993
Nickname: Kate
Hobbies or Outside Interests: Tanning and hanging out with my friends
Favorite Movie: The Hangover
Favorite Food: Panera
Favorite Subject: Yearbook
What you intend to do after graduation: Go to college to major in elementary education.
Most Influential People in Your Life: My parents, sisters, and Naomi Fecca.
Most Memorable Cheerleading Memory: Cheering at football games with two right shoes on
Advice to Underclassmen: Don't let the small things get in the way of enjoying your senior year. Stay single!
Mackenzie Leigh McManus
Date of Birth: July 28, 1993
Nickname: Kenz and Babymac
Hobbies or Outside Interests: PAUL, eating, reading, shopping, and the beach!
Favorite Movie: Sweet Home Alabama, A Walk to Remember
Favorite Food: Chicken!
Favorite Subject: Math and Social Studies
What you intend to do after graduation: Attend college
Most Influential People in Your Life: My mom, my family and the DiDonatos
Most Memorable Cheerleading Memory: Meeting and spending time with all my friends
Advice to Underclassmen: Enjoy your time at the high school and always have fun!
Taylor Ramella
Date of Birth: May 4th, 1994
Hobbies or Outside Interests: Skiing and Snowboarding
Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo
Favorite Food: Pasta!!!!!!!
Favorite Subject: Science
What you intend to do after graduation: Go to college for early childhood development
Most Influential People in Your Life: My mom and dad
Most Memorable Cheerleading Memory: Winning Nationals while on JV
Advice to Underclassmen: Don't get on Hart's bad side!
Madelyn Rodway
Date of Birth: May 28, 1994
Nickname: Mady
Hobbies or Outside Interests: Art, music, and softball
Favorite Movie: Breakfast at Tiffanys
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Subject: Math
What you intend to do after graduation: Attend a good four year college and major in psychology.
Most Influential People in Your Life: My parents and Coach Sher
Most Memorable Cheerleading Memory: Cheering for the championship football game
Advice to Underclassmen: Never try to be someone you're not.
Marissa Silverman
Date of Birth: June 29th, 1994
Nickname: Riss
Hobbies or Outside Interests: Cheering, playing soccer and hanging out with friends
Favorite Movie: Remember The Titans
Favorite Food: Mashed potatoes
Favorite Subject: Social Studies
What you intend to do after graduation: Go to college to become a kindergarten teacher
Most Influential People in Your Life: My mom and Oprah
Most Memorable Cheerleading Memory: Passing out at tryouts!
Advice to Underclassmen: Don't go to the 3rd floor to the pool
Brittany Strack
Date of Birth: May 2nd, 1994
Nickname: Britt, Bean, Stracker
Hobbies or Outside Interests: Cheer!
Favorite Movie: Hangover, Never Back Down
Favorite Food: Spaghettios and Ribs
Favorite Subject: Social Studies
What you intend to do after graduation: Go to college and have a successful career
Most Influential People in Your Life: My mom and my dad and my oldest cousin Jess because she was the first to go to college in our family
Most Memorable Cheerleading Memory: Being undefeated my senior year on Penndel and meeting everyone in NHS cheer and having all the fun practices with them.
Advice to Underclassmen: To the sophomores, juniors and newest freshman on NHS cheer, Have fun and don't be afraid to be yourself trust me theres probably weirder people on the team! NHS cheer is one of the most fun and hardest working teams I have ever been on. You may not win all your competitions but who does? But what you do win is a great team and great coaches. Trudy Volinsky and Mary Hart are two of the best coaches of all time and no matter what you will always have them and your team to fall back on. Have fun and I wish you guys the best of luck. Love you guys forever! Go 'Skins!
Jessica Sweeney
Date of Birth: March 8, 1994
Nickname: J.Sween
Hobbies or Outside Interests: Hanging with friends
Favorite Movie: Miracle
Favorite Food: Mac and Cheese
Favorite Subject: Science
What you intend to do after graduation: Attend West Chester University - Undeclared Major
Most Influential People in Your Life: My parents and mom-mom
Most Memorable Cheerleading Memory: Destroying the hotel room at nationals and then having to hide the mess from Hart
Advice to Underclassmen: Don't base any of your decisions off of friends or boy/girlfriends. Base it off of what you want because in the end you will regret your decision to not follow what you originally wanted but to fall to what everyone else