Five of the Parker High School varsity cheerleading squad left for Orlando, Florida on December 29 to dance at the half-time show of the Capital One Bowl. The girls were chosen to go to Florida by trying out at cheer camp over the summer. Besides Coach Lynn Weilbrenner, Angie and Greg Brudos and Joe and Charlene Van De Weil accompanied the five cheerleaders.

The five cheerleaders who went were juniors Thyra Brudos, Tanya Brudos, Tonya Rhodes, Amanda Guyan, and Brittney Van De Weil. “The experience (in Florida) was fun! We got to dance in front of thousands of people and meet the Wisconsin Badgers football players,” said Tanya Brudos. When asked about what the best part of the trip was, Tonya Rhodes stated, “Going to Universal and Disney and meeting some of the Badger players, especially John Stocco.”

The girls got autographs and pictures of the Wisconsin Badgers when they were at Disney World. Being at Barry Alvarez’s last game, Amanda Guyan said, “It was great, the team played so well for him. At the end of the game he started crying and a few teammates poured water on him.” Being in the hot, sunny weather was not the only best part of the trip.

“The best part of the trip was when we looked out the tunnels on the field and saw all of the people surrounding you, looking down and cheering,” said Brittney Van De Weil.