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1st Grade Coaches

Addison Richardson is a freshman this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 8 yrs and her favorite part about cheer is stunting. After high school, she wants to study to become a dentist. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with her friends. An interesting fact about Addison is she has a chocolate lab!

Avery Post is a sophomore this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 7 years and her favorite part about cheer is stunting. After high school she wants to go to college to study to become a lawyer. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with her friends. An interesting fact about Avery is that she is gluten-free!

Grace Richardson is a sophomore this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 9 years and her favorite part about cheer is stunting. After high school, she wants to study to become a lawyer. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with friends and playing lacrosse. An interesting fact about Grace is she has a pool!

2nd Grade Blue Coaches

Ainsley McCoy is a junior this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 6 years and her favorite part about cheer is tumbling. After high school she wants to study to become a labor and delivery nurse. In her free time she enjoys tumbling, baking, and hanging out with friends. An interesting fact about Ainsley is her favorite color is pink!

Ella Terpstra is a junior this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 11 years and her favorite part about cheer is tumbling. After high school she wants to go to college to become a financial advisor. In her free time she enjoys working and hanging out with friends. An interesting fact about Ella is she LOVES the movie Tangled!

Emma Barnes is a junior this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 7 years and her favorite part about cheer is tumbling. After high school she wants to study cosmetology. In her free time she enjoys tumbling, work, and hanging out with her friends. An interesting fact about Emma is that she is ambidextrous!

2nd Grade Maize Coaches

Averie London is a junior this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 9 years and her favorite part about cheer is tumbling. After high school she wants to study business and marketing. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with her friends. An interesting fact about Averie is that she loves to travel!

Jiannee Griggs is a sophomore this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 11 years and her favorite part about cheer is tumbling. After high school, she wants to attend University of Michigan and become a dermatologist. In her free time she enjoys going to the beach or lake and hanging out with friends. An interesting fact about Jiannee is that she has a sister that is 10 yrs older than her who also cheered at HHS!

Kate Gorham is a sophomore this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 12 years and her favorite part about cheer is the bonds you make with your team and the chants. After high school she wants to become a Pediatric Oncologist (she is currently dual enrolled at GVSU). In her free time she enjoys furthering her education, nannying, reading, and working out. An interesting fact about Kate is she has done Rocket Cheer since she was little!

Olivia Kaluske is a senior this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 10 years and her favorite part about cheer is being able to build relationships with new teammates and gaining new friendships. After high school she wants to either attend college in Oregon, Florida, or Hawaii to study Marine Biology or to join the missionary program YWAM to travel to different countries and minister to young children. In her free time she enjoys taking long walks/hikes, listening to music, and going to the beach with her friends. An interesting fact about Olivia is that she has two chinchillas!

3rd Grade Blue Coaches

Ellie Oldebekking is a junior this year at HHS. She has been cheering since 3rd grade and her favorite part about cheer is stunting. After high school she wants to go to college for elementary education. In her free time she enjoys reading, biking, and swimming. An interesting fact about Ellie is she has been to two different countries!

Olivia Jones is a junior this year at HHS. She has been cheering since she was 7 yrs old and her favorite part about cheer is stunting. After high school she wants to study special education. In her free time she enjoys swimming and working in nursery. An interesting fact about Olivia is she loves to fly trapeze!

Taylor Parkins is a senior this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 8 years and her favorite part about cheer is stunting. After high school she wants to be a full time missionary. In her free time she enjoys baking, hanging out with friends, going to church, and doing anything outside. An interesting fact about Taylor is she is double jointed!

3rd Grade Maize Coaches

Gabby Post is a freshman this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 5 years and her favorite part about cheer is the team. After high school she wants to become a therapist. In her free time she enjoys doing track. An interesting fact about Gabby is she has a lot of dogs!

Olivia Raj is a sophomore this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 4 years and her favorite part about cheer is stunting and team bonding. After high school she wants to go to college, but isn't sure what she wants to do yet. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends and doing lacrosse in the spring. An interesting fact about Olivia is that she loves to travel and go new places!

Payton Schwallier is a freshman this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 9 years and her favorite part about cheer is team bonding and growing closer with the girls and coaches. After high school she wants to study psychology and become a therapist and to cheer in college. In her free time she enjoys doing hanging out with friends and going to her cottage. An interesting fact about Payton is she loves to travel.

4th Grade Coaches

Isabel Melville is a senior this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 11 years and her favorite part about cheer is meeting new people. After high school she wants to become a cosmetologist. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with friends. An interesting fact about Isabel is that she is a twin!

Jordan Warner (not pictured) is a senior this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 12 years and her favorite part about cheer is the friendships made. After high school she wants to go to study radiology. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with friends. An interesting fact about Jordan is that she was born on Christmas!

Kay Johnson is a senior this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 12 years and her favorite part about cheer is tumbling and forming bonds with people. After high school she wants to go into cosmetology. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with her friends. An interesting fact about Kay is she has been to Hawaii!

5th Grade Coaches

Ainsley McGee is a junior this year at HHS. She has been cheering since 2nd grade and her favorite part about cheer is stunting. After high school she wants to go to college, but isn't sure what for yet. . In her free time she enjoys traveling and shopping. An interesting fact about Ainsley is that she has houses in Mexico!

Kailah Tan is a senior this year at HHS. She has been cheering for five years and her favorite part about cheer is stunting and tumbling. After high school she wants to go to Michigan State University for Supply Chain Management. In her free time she enjoys shopping and traveling. An interesting fact about Kailah is that she went swimming with sharks and cliff jumping in the Philippines this summer!

Kendel Dyke is a junior this year at HHS. She has been cheering since kindergarten and her favorite part about cheer is stunting. After high school she wants to study to become a medic. In her free time she enjoys playing lacrosse and hanging out with friends. An interesting fact about Kendel is the she lives on a lake!

6th Grade Coaches

Faith Pavlovic is a sophomore this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 8 years and her favorite part about cheer is stunting. After high school she plans to go to college, but isn't sure what for yet. In her free time she enjoys doing track and field. An interesting fact about Faith is that she started cheer in the 2nd grade!

Kayla Vanderveen is a senior this year at HHS. She has been cheering since 1st grade and her favorite part about cheer is stunting and making friendships with her teammates. After high school shewants to study either psychology or become a labor and delivery nurse. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with friends, swimming, and going to the beach. An interesting fact about Kayla is that she shares a birthday with her older brother, but they are 3 yrs apart!

Valerie Stevens is a sophomore this year at HHS. She has been cheering for 3 years and her favorite part about cheer is tumbling. After high school she wants to go into the medical field. In her free time she enjoys playing soccer. An interesting fact about Valerie is that she did gymnastics for 10 years!

7th Grade Coach

Alyssa Ritz currently works as a Speech-Language Pathologist. She is an HHS alumnus and cheered for Hudsonville for 12 yrs and for 1 year on the all-girl competitive team at MSU. This is her 3rd year coaching for rockets, and she is also going to be coaching middle school competitive cheer. Her favorite part about cheer is stunting and the bonds formed with teammates. In her free time she enjoys going for hikes, reading books, and spending time with family and friends. An interesting fact about Alyssa is she has cheered on the bandshell in Daytona!

8th Grade Coach

Olivia Raymond is a freshman this year at Grand Valley State University. She is double majoring in political science and social studies with an emphasis on education so she can become a middle school history teacher. She is an HHS alumnus and cheered for Hudsonville for 6 years. This is her 2nd year coaching rockets. Her favorite part about cheer is the friendships you make. In her free time she enjoys playing lacrosse and spending time with her friends and family. An interesting fact about Olivia is she used to have two pet bunnies!