Cheerleading is a team sport; the whole structure of it depends on the group as a single unit. What happens, though, when members of the team decide to be individual players? When the game they’re trying to play is called Drama, then there rises a problem.

From the beginning of the year to now, many of the squad members have left. Now, there are more reasons besides drama to conclude in the dropping numbers of members, but through a little digging, there has been a deeper root to the issue.

Drama. Ah, the root of most high school problems. It tears friend groups apart, and through the years it has squirmed its way between the cheer squad.

An anonymous tip confided that the reason cheer has lost most of its merit is due to the petty drama within the team. Here is some sage advice: knock it off. Don’t be afraid to let your voice be heard.

Cheerleaders, hear this out. If cheer is something you are serious about, then what is the point of letting mundane drama get in the way of it? Your sport relies on the team to make the routines work. Don’t let outside forces affect the way you act in a team.

Let cheerleading be a drama-free environment that people enjoy going to and participating in, not an obligation.