United junior cheerleader takes part in Hawaii parade

The Alliance Review
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Racheael Rhodes, a junior at United High School in Salem, was selected to take part in a Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Hawaii.
Racheael Rhodes, a junior at United High School in Salem, was selected to take part in a Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Hawaii.

United Local High School junior Racheael Rhodes this month took part in the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Honolulu.

The event, which included the Varsity Spirit cheerleading group, ran Dec. 4-9.

Cheerleaders invited to perform are part of a select group of All-Americans identified at Varsity Spirit summer camps across the country. All-Americans are based on superior cheerleading or dance skills as well as leadership skills at camps operated by Universal Cheerleaders Association, Universal Dance Association, National Cheerleaders Association, National Dance Alliance, United Spirit Association and Urban Cheerleading Experience.

Only the top 12% of the cheerleaders and dancers from Varsity Spirit camps earn the chance to participate in a performance of this caliber.

Rhodes performed with Varsity Spirit All-Americans in an exclusive performance prior to the opening ceremony of the parade, and then during the Dec. 9 parade along the streets of Waikiki Beach.

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