An eighth-grader cheered solo and took first place
Jorgia Walls performed alone at a Gwinnett cheer competition after the rest of her squad left the team, and she finished in first place.
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Jorgia Walls, an eighth-grader, performed by herself at a Gwinnett County cheer competition and took first place, NBC News reported. The rest of her squad had left the team, so she went on without them. The routine was a solo because her teammates were no longer on the squad, and the judges placed her first.
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Jorgia Walls is an eighth-grader who cheers. NBC News reported that the rest of her squad left the team, so she performed alone at a cheer competition in Gwinnett County, Georgia. She took first place. A solo routine means she did the whole performance by herself. Her teammates were no longer on the squad, and she still went out and competed.
- What is hard about performing alone when you have practiced with a team?
- How can a person keep going when the group they counted on changes?
- What does first place mean if the routine was not the one she first planned?
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