Special-needs cheer squad prepares for national performance

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RIVERTON — At age 22, Jazzy Holman has quite the zest for life.

In high school, Jazzy served as president of the school’s spirit club, participated in student council and won a junior miss pageant.

Jazzy's happy and inspiring attitude even earned her the title “miss spirit."

That name would eventually explain Jazzy’s gravitation towards a particular sport after graduating high school: competitive cheerleading.

“Jazzy grew up with a lot of opportunities and had a great time,” Pam Holman said. “Then she graduated high school and the opportunities have dwindled since then.”

Thanks to Jazzy’s cheer coach at Elite Academy in Riverton, Jazzy found that missing piece to her life.

“We started the program four years ago. I had seen a special-needs team compete. I presented the idea to compete and she said let’s do it,” said Morgan Brian.

Brian takes her cheer squad to Anaheim, California, once a year to show off all their hard work.

“When they’re performing at the competitions it’s insane to … see all these people celebrate them rather than putting them aside.”

If you’d like to help the Elite Angels*
1. Visit www.gofundme.com/EliteAngels

2. Donate through their PayPal account at elholman9506@gmail.com

3. Send a check to: Share with Love Inc., P.O. Box 395, American Fork, UT 84003

In addition to working hard on their routine, the Elite Angels are also working toward raising donations for competition.

“We are selling these pom poms for a set of two. They are filled with candy,” said Jazzy. “We are having a contest to see if BYU is winning or Utah is winning. Right now Utah is winning. So go Utah! Come on BYU.”

The Elite Angels hope to raise $25,000 by the time they head to nationals at the end of March.

“I’m really proud of Jazzy. We adopted Jazzy when she was just four days old and it’s been a roller coaster ever since," Pam Holman said. "She’s got a really sassy, outgoing personality, and I’m just really proud of her that she always has this ‘I can do it' attitude. She’s overcome a lot of obstacles to be where she is today.”

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