By: Millicent Boemper
When I first found out that I was accepted into D’Evelyn, I was ecstatic. Twelve-year-old me was eager to attend a new school with new friends and a clean slate. I immediately jumped into every activity I could, from playing the clarinet in band and participating in the Girl’s Mentoring club to supporting my peers by serving as a representative on the Junior High Student Council. Once I reached High School, my interests pivoted completely. I decided that it was time to try something new. I have always had an interest in cheerleading, and I thought it would be a fun activity to try alongside my academics. I tried out for the team and immediately fell in love with the activity and knew I had to be a member. The sport is the embodiment of the leadership, school spirit, and talent at D’Evelyn and being able to represent the cheer team for the past four years has been an honor. Through the cheer team, I have made tons of connections within the student body, as well as with staff, coaches and members, and just as many connections outside of the school. I believe that without the cheer team at D’Evelyn, I would not have the interpersonal connections that I do today. These connections have led to many opportunities including performing at the National Cheerleading Competition in Disney World amongst many other competitions, cheering alongside our champion marching band in the 9News Denver Parade of Lights, supporting our athletes in and out of the game day environment, and planning our school’s annual Sadie Hawkins dance. These are just a few of the opportunities I have received through the cheer program at D’Evelyn. If you were to ask any student here, they would list a ton of unique events they have participated in through the school’s programs. There are many aspects to D’Evelyn, but my favorite part is the support. Every sport and activity is supported by the entirety of the student body and the staff has an immense amount of spirit in support of every student. As a leader of the cheer team, supporting my peers is extremely important to me. I believe that every sport and activity should be cheered on (even if I cannot be there to ruffle my poms at every event). I am thankful for this positive and encouraging environment that makes D’Evelyn such a special school, and the reason I continue to stay so involved is because of this support. D’Evelyn has the ability to maintain such supportive connections between students because of the special environment inside the student body. I can confidently say that although everyone has their own friend groups, there are not really “cliques” among the students. D’Evelyn has fairly small classes, and I credit this to why everyone is so friendly with one another. Also, teachers and staff encourage participation and collaboration with peers, and because of this, each student gets to know their classmates very well. I chose D’Evelyn in seventh grade knowing nothing about it, but I am so glad I did. The past six years at D’Evelyn have helped me to grow as a student, and as an athlete, but most importantly as a person. I am not going to ramble about the academics, because you already know about the advanced curriculum and bearing workload- which I know I will be even more thankful for as I head off to college this Fall. Instead I am going to reiterate that what makes D’Evelyn such a special school are the students and staff that keep the school going with constant school spirit and support. I am thankful for being able to represent D’Evelyn for the past six years, and I am truly proud to be a Jaguar. Millicent Boemper Class of 2022 Comments are closed.
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