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Senior Heat 2008

Message from Christy Cowell-Rinkol
 

Meet The AACS Staff
Our staff will become your child’s mentor, teacher and friend.  All American
Cheer & Stunt is operated by professional cheerleading coaches.

The AACS instructors are enthusiastic and talent trained with cheerleading
skills and safety in mind. 

The majority of the staff has participated in a competitive All-star, college or professional cheer squads. 

 

Staff Members

Ben Hoffman
Ben has been a coach at AACS cheer on and off for the past 10 years.  His expertise is stunting.  If you want to learn how to coed stunt -Ben is a great person to teach you.  You can call the AACS office and arrange for privates.  Ben will be helping with team practices and rec classes at AACS cheer this season.

Ben is USASF certified in basket tosses, stunts , and tumbling levels 1-5.

Kayla Cowell
Kayla has been a Cheerleader for AACS since
the doors opened. She is the daughter to the Coach/Owner of AACS.

Kayla is an All Around Cheerleader. 

Kayla assists her mom in many ways in the gym from working in the office,teaching classes, and helping coaching the AACS cheer teams.

Kayla has received Best AA cheerleader, Best Leadership, and other awards while at AACS.
She was a cheerleader and Captain at Blue Valley North High School and earned the Rookie of the year award in 2006 and Best AA Cheerleader award in 2007. Kayla was also nominated for  NCA "All American"

In the summer of 2006 & 2007.  In 2008 she was named Top All American for the entire camp.   Kayla has been on the Worlds team the past 4 years. 
 
Kayla is USASFcertified coaching in basket tosses, stunts, and tumbling levels 1-5.

 
Karisa Cowell- Also known as "Peanut"
Karisa is also the daughter to the Coach / Owner of AACS.  Karisa is a very talented cheerleader displaying many advanced cheerleading skills.  She has received many 1st place honors in Individual and Group Partner stunt Categories at Competitions as well as voted as one of the gyms Best AA Cheerleader yr after yr.

She sets the standards and goals for many others in the gym. She is also an excellent tumbler achieving her double full and standing full and  two BHS’s to a double full on the floor.

Karisa cheered for her High school team and was Captain.  She was named the top All American at NCA camp.  Karisa helps with cheer parties, cheer teams  & other AACS classes. 

Karisa plays volleyball and was named first team All State.

Karisa is USASFcertified in coaching basket tosses, stunts, and tumbling levels 1-5.

Gil Santiago
This is Gil’s 2nd year at AACS.  Gil was a competitive All Star cheerleader in HS and cheered for Coffeyville College.  Gil is known for his outstanding tumbling skills and is a great All Around cheerleader too.  He is USASF certified and works with all teams in the gym as well as teaches tumbling classes too.

Gil works part time with AACS cheer teams and is working full time during the day.

Kelly Beck
This is Kelly’s first year with AACS.  She coached and owned her own Cheer gym in Oklahoma and recently moved to Lawrence,KS.  She has been coaching power tumbling and helping with tumbling classes in Topeka and Lawrence as well as filling in at AACS cheer on Tuesdays.  She works with our Tiny & Mini Star team and also helps with Explosion and recreational tumbling and cheer classes.  Kelly is starting power tumbling at AACS cheer.  Kelly is USASFcertified in tumbling Levels 1-5.

CJ Moore
This is Cj’s first year with AACS.  He coached at KGDC and Eagles with their cheer programs and also helped other cheer teams in the past.  He mostly helps spot stunts and tumbling and assist with different teams whereever he is needed.  He has a full time job during the day and works part time as he loves the sport of cheerleading.
 
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