Education

Results: Bellefonte Area sweeps in best cheer squad poll

The Bellefonte Varsity Cheerleaders won the Class 3A  District 6 Competitive Spirit Championships in 2021.
The Bellefonte Varsity Cheerleaders won the Class 3A District 6 Competitive Spirit Championships in 2021. Photo provided

With the fall semester starting next week for some Centre County students, we asked CentreDaily.com readers which local school district had the best cheer fans.

Bellefonte Area School District swept the poll with 70% of the vote, or 2,168 votes. The Bellefonte cheer squad is back-to-back District 6 champions, winning in 2021 and 2022.

Bald Eagle Area came in second with 15%, or 471 votes, followed by Philipbsurg-Osceola School district with 11%. More than 3,000 votes were casts in the nonscientific poll which was open from Aug. 11-14.

This story was originally published August 11, 2023 at 2:22 PM.

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Keely Doll
Centre Daily Times
Keely Doll is an education reporter and service journalist for the Centre Daily Times. She has previously worked for the Columbia Missourian and The Independent UK.
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