By Matt Browning

The Southeast Buffaloes were voted the Wichita-Large School cheer squad of the year. Southeast has 23 members on its team.

“We all felt very honored to be given this opportunity,” senior Demia Terry. “We are very grateful.”

Junior Treazure Lewis said that being apart of the cheer squad means that you are partly responsible for the energy and environment on game days.

“People look to us at games whenever they are down,” Lewis said. “We try to get them pumped up.”

Terry agreed that cheer squads sometimes get overlooked for their involvement at sporting events.

“I honestly think we play a big part in the sporting events,” Terry said. “We have to be there no matter what. We are always there to support.”

Southeast went to state three years ago to compete against other top cheer squads and that is one memory that stood out to Terry.

“It was so much fun to see some of the top talent in the state,” Terry said. “It is not common to see other schools that are not in Wichita.”

Lewis said one of her favorite memories is how learning new routines they would perform at games and competitions.

“I love it whenever we get new skills,” Lewis said. “It creates team bonding.”