Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Kip Winterowd, National Cheerleaders Association director of curriculum, gives cheerleaders a pep talk during cheer week at Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 2, 2015. This is the 3rd year in a row MCAS Iwakuni hosted the Far East Cheerleading tournament and 12 teams from the Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific participated in a week of learning and fun.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg/Released) - Kip Winterowd, National Cheerleaders Association director of curriculum, gives cheerleaders a pep talk during cheer week at Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 2, 2015. This is the 3rd year in a row MCAS Iwakuni hosted the Far East Cheerleading tournament and 12 teams from the Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific participated in a week of learning and fun.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg/Released)

Erika Bongo, a Kadena High School sophomore, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, smiles and thanks the National Cheerleading Association instructors after she was named the top all-American at the end of a five-day-cheerleading camp, Nov. 8, 2013. Bongo, said she didn’t have any idea she wanted to try out for all-American until the beginning of this year’s cheerleading season. - Erika Bongo, a Kadena High School sophomore, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, smiles and thanks the National Cheerleading Association instructors after she was named the top all-American at the end of a five-day-cheerleading camp, Nov. 8, 2013. Bongo, said she didn’t have any idea she wanted to try out for all-American until the beginning of this year’s cheerleading season.

A Hiroshima children xylophone band performer beats a Taiko drum to entertain attendees of this year’s soccer and cheerleading season closing ceremony hosted by the station’s Youth Sports program at Penny Lake fields here Oct. 29. Approximately 420 children ages 3-17 and their parents came out in support of the ceremony. Approximately 365 children signed up to play soccer this year while 55 children signed up for cheerleading. Call Youth Sports at 253-5777 for more information about youth sports. - A Hiroshima children xylophone band performer beats a Taiko drum to entertain attendees of this year’s soccer and cheerleading season closing ceremony hosted by the station’s Youth Sports program at Penny Lake fields here Oct. 29. Approximately 420 children ages 3-17 and their parents came out in support of the ceremony. Approximately 365 children signed up to play soccer this year while 55 children signed up for cheerleading. Call Youth Sports at 253-5777 for more information about youth sports.

Matthew C. Perry High School Samurai cheerleaders Karly Chambers, Patricia Mojica, Lydia Pierce and Destynee Santiago prepare for a stunt as part of their team routine during the final competition of the National Cheerleading Association cheerleading clinic held at the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium here Nov. 12. - Matthew C. Perry High School Samurai cheerleaders Karly Chambers, Patricia Mojica, Lydia Pierce and Destynee Santiago prepare for a stunt as part of their team routine during the final competition of the National Cheerleading Association cheerleading clinic held at the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium here Nov. 12.