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 | Katie Kidd, Cheer Director , Cheer and Tumble Coach, Choreographer, USASF Certified Level 5 In addition to doing recreational cheerleading & sports growing up, Katie cheered throughout middle & high school, and participated in allstar cheerleading as well. Katie has had 8 years of dance training, 4 years of gymnastics, and 2 years of tumbling. She has coached tumbling to kids from many area schools, and has choreographed routines for several area middle, high school & allstar teams. She organized and taught all the after school cheer programs for Botetourt County elementary schools. She was Cheerleading and Tumbling Director for BGA Jags for 5 years and certified with AACCA. She also participated on the SW VA Open Allstar Cheerleading Team. Teams she has coached have won many regional and National titles, and cheerleaders gone on to cheer for high school & college teams as well as coach. Katie is a graduate from Virginia Western Community College. Katie currently coaches the allstar teams and teaches tumbling and cheer classes. She is USASF safety Certified in all levels (levels 1-6 stunting, levels 1-5 tumbling & levels 1-6 tosses).
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 | Kristin Kidd-Duncan, Head Cheer & Tumble Coach, USASF Certified Level 5 Kristin, Katie's older sister, also participated in recreational cheerleading and sports, and cheered throughout her school years. She loves working with kids and also worked as a lifeguard each summer. In 2004, she received the American Red Cross Good Samaritan Award for heroism for saving a 5 year old boy from drowning, the highest award given to individuals by the Red Cross. Kristin went on to cheer at Radford University, where she graduated with a Bachelors degree in Education and teaches Elementary School art. She has coached tumbling and gymnastics as well as been a cheer coach for BGA Jags and Staunton River High School. She was a UCA All-American Cheerleader, McDonald's All-American cheerleader and a Christian Cup Invitational All-American Cheerleader. She also cheered for William Byrd and was on the SW Virgina Open Allstar cheerleading Team. She was 1st runner up in the Miss Roanoke Valley Pageant in 2005 where her talent was of course, cheerleading and tumbling! Kristin has choreographed some area high school's competition routines. Kristin currently coaches the allstar teams and teaches tumbling and cheer classes, and cheered on the Burnouts. She is USASF safety Certified in all levels (levels 1-6 stunting, levels 1-5 tumbling & levels 1-6 tosses).
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 | Kelly Cook, Cheer Coach, USASF Certified Level 2 Kelly is one of the founding members of Synergy Cheer of VA. Kelly began coaching youth sports in high school and continued in college with over 10 years of cheerleading experience. In high school she played basketball and ran track and was All District & State all 4 years of high school. She was All American in basketball her Junior year and ODAC Conference All American her last 3 years at Bridgewater College, where she graduated with a dual major in biology and psychology. She is Vice President of Synergy Cheer and USASF Certified in Levels 1-2.
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 | Emily Craft, Cheer and Tumble Coach, USASF Certified Level 4 Emily will begin her 6th year at Synergy Cheer and is a Senior at Hidden Valley High School. She was named Senior Best Cheerleader Individual National Champion in 2008-09 and has received a bid to the Nations Best Individual Championship in Las Vegas, NV twice, including this past year at Cheer Power NE Nationals. Emily was also a Coed Senior Level 4 National Champion along with her Inferno team mates at Cheer Power NE Nationals , as well as earning National Champion and Grand Champion with Inferno at Cheerfest this past year. Emily also cheered throughout her years at Hidden Valley Middle School where she served as Captain, and is starting her last year of cheering at Hidden Valley High School where she has cheered Varsity football, Varsity basketball and the Competition teams where she also currently serves as Captain. Emily was named 1st Team All District during her Junior year. Emily helps with cheer clinics, tumbling classes & some of our allstar teams and is exceptional with choreography where she helps with many individual routines. Emily previously coached Hot Shots and Upward youth cheerleading and Synergy Cheer Tiny & Mini teams. Emily will participate on Senior Blaze & Inferno this coming year. Emily is USASF safety certified to level 4.
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 | Jessie Anderton, Cheer and Tumble Coach, USASF Certified Level 4 Jessie has been with Synergy Cheer for 6 years and currently attends Jefferson College in Roanoke. She started out doing recreational cheerleading which she continued for 3 years. She went on to make the Hidden Valley Middle School Squad for 2 years and was named Captain during 8th grade. She participated in all star cheerleading with Star City Spirit during 2004-05 during which time they were Cheer Power National Champions. She went on to cheer for Synergy Cheer of VA for 4 years where she was named Coed Senior Level 4 National Champion along with her Inferno team mates at Cheer Power NE Nationals , as well as earning National Champion and Grand Champion with Inferno at Cheerfest this past year. During her Junior and Senior years she cheered for Varsity Football and the Competition teams at Hidden Valley HIgh School and was named 2nd team All District her senior year. She also cheered for Varsity Football and Basketball as well as the Competition team for Ferrum College during the 2008-09 Season and is currently pursuing a career as a Physicians Assistant. Jessie helps with tumbling classes and some of our allstar teams and is USASF certified to Level 4.
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 | Don Ayton, Cheer and Tumble Coach, USASF Certification Pending Don is beginning his 4th year at Synergy Cheer and is a Senior at Hidden Valley High School. Don started out with Synergy on a level 2 squad and quickly progressed to level 5 Senior Inferno with his exceptional talent and passion for cheer and tumbling. This past year he also cheered on the Northside High School Competition team who made it to VHSL States for the first time! He has since moved and will cheer Varsity Football and the Competition team for Hidden Valley High School this coming year. Don would like to cheer in college upon graduation. He was named National Champion in the Varsity Group Individual Competition where he earned a bid to Nations Best Individual Championship in Las Vegas, NV, as well as named Coed Level 4 National Champion along with his Inferno team mates at Cheer Power NE Nationals, as well as earning National Champion and Grand Champion with Inferno at Cheerfest this past year. Don is amazing with music production and choreography and does music and helps with choreography for individual routines and other special events for Synergy Cheer. He also helps out with cheer clinics & tumbling classes as well as some of our allstar teams and will participate on Senior Level 5 Inferno this coming year. Don is pending USASF certification. |

Synergy Cheer of VA, Inc Officers & Staff
President Paige Anderton
Vice President Kelly Cook
Secretary/WebMaster Jana Williams
Treasurer Jill Craft
Website Graphics Assistant Olivia Williams
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