AOTW ~ Anastasia Anthony

Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer

Anastasia Anthony is a leader and a huge part of the Hoover Varsity cheer squad. She is a junior that is very driven and her grades, discipline, and commitment to the squad reflect that. Anastasia has a 4.4 GPA and tries hard to maintain this by keeping herself in check and doing it for her mother and brother which motivates her to push and exceed her limits. She has two roles in the cheer squad which are the back spot and tumbler which are very important and tricky spots to be in. As the back spot, her main focus is to reassure the safety of the flyer making sure she makes it down safe. Also because she does the tumbling during the cheers, she uses her athletic ability to do flips and various other stunts. Anastasia has been cheering for 7 years and also is in All Star Cheer. Cheering is such a big part of her life because she wants to take her career even further into college cheer as well and enhance her skills as a cheer coach. Anastasia is a new student to Hoover as she comes from Helix but she has found a place she likes to call home and a family to be with all year long, that and being part of the cheerleaders.