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Why this site? - Good question.

After dedicating four remarkable years as a parent of two GHHS cheerleaders, spending countless dollars and hours fundraising for Nationals, attending competitions all over the Southland and Florida; working with incredibly dedicated and selfless parents and coaches, and otherwise; having videoed almost every event and created and maintained a website (formerly this one!) for all the girls and families to visit and share pictures and memories as they progressed through their challenging and rewarding years of GHHS Cheer; having now ushered my youngest out of high school and into college; I figured I was finally done. DONE, you know, as in:

Bye-Bye, now.
Finito.
Sayonara.
Ta-Ta.
Ciao.
Aloha and Adios!
It's SO oVer.

Yet, while perusing the thousands of photos and and extensive miles of videotape of those four years, and what they represent, I thought back to my high school experience and how very little of it was captured and saved, or if it was, how inaccessible it has obviously been to me (remember, this was before digital technology and the internet; heck, before dirt, too!).

What happened to the teammates I practiced, competed, socialized, and played with? Where are they now? What are they doing, what have they accomplished? I thought I'd like to know. Would've been nice to keep tabs on each other and maybe share the memories and, perhaps, strengthen and rekindle old relationships.

Looking at the these faces, the moments so infinitely varied, encompassing the whole range of human emotion and experience, and looking now at what GHHS Cheer has become and where it is now heading, I realized those four years were not just special because, of course, I was involved, no, but really special because of all those that got involved. The girls themselves, the parents, the coaches, the administration and yes, the ever-faithful alumni, friends and loyal supporters of what was an incredible Cheer program during those years.
So, this site is both a eulogy and a celebration of those four remarkable years as well as a place for everyone to check in and keep updated on the continuing paths of the girls, parents, and friends of four very special seasons of GHHS Cheer:

• Team Extreme of 1999/2000
• The Survivors of 2000/2001
• Hang Ten of 2001/2002
• and the Breakfast Club of 2002/2003

The last great years of Granada Cheer.

Here you will find both the yin and the yang of those years; in the images, in contributions of alumni, in the irreverent bite of Cheermunster's Corner, in your contributions, and ultimately, in your own heart and mind.

Like those four years, and in life in general, it is simply what you make of it.

Nothing less.

Nothing more.

This was something special.

The Last Great Years of Granada Cheer.