By Collette Dobeck Matthews
Hershey Elite has many athletes that attend the Northern Lebanon School District and
surrounding school districts. Hershey Elite All-Stars is a competition All-Star Elite cheer gym that
is home to athletes of all abilities and ages.
On Saturday and Sunday, February 25-26 six Hershey Elite Teams competed at the Chocolate
Town Nationals Cheer and Dance Competition that took Place at the Hershey Lodge. This
competition was a two day competition with most of the teams competing both days.
The teams that competed in the Chocolate Town Nationals are the Twisters, Tiny Teal,
Evolution, Divas, Perfection, and Fierce 4.
Team Twisters is a cheer team adapted to show off the skills of those with disabilities. These
young ladies and gentlemen work with their buddies to perform amazing routines and are
always the stars of the show. At Chocolate Town Nationals the Twisters performed on the big
mat for an exhibition performance and won the hearts of everyone watching.
Tiny Teal features the youngest members of the gym and even though they are little they are
mighty. This great group of boys and girls showed everyone at this competition that they are
made of a whole lot of sweetness and skill. They reminded everyone that Hershey is the
sweetest place to cheer.
Team Evolution is a Youth Level 1 Team and they have amazing tumbling skills which won them
the Award for Best Tumbling in the division at Chocolate Town.
The Little Divas are a Youth Level 2 Team whose focus and perseverance over the two days
raised their score from Third Place on day 1 to pull ahead and finish in Second Place on day 2
Perfection is a Senior Level 3 Team that fought hard and had tough competition. Their Routine
is full of power and difficult skills that scored them big to finish in Second Place.
Fierce 4 is a U17 Level 4 Team and always proves to be fierce competition for anyone they
compete against. They finished in the end with not only a First Place Award but also an Award
for Best Stunts in their division. This team already had a bid to attend the biggest competition of
the year, The AllStar World Championship in Orlando, but because of their awesome
performance their bid was upgraded to a paid bid.
Hershey Elite had a great outcome at the 2-day competition in Hershey. This weekend
Evolution, Divas, Perfection, and Fierce 4 will be competing in another 2-day competition at the
Journey to Kalahari Nationals in the Poconos. These teams are also the teams that won bids to
attend the AllStar World Championship. The other teams are hoping to Join Fierce 4 with an
upgrade to a paid bid. To follow their journeys or learn more about their cheer program you can
visit www.facebook.com/hersheyelite
