September 21, 2026

Cheer Team’s Lip-Sync Fundraiser Scores Spirit Points

Cheer Team’s Lip-Sync Fundraiser Scores Spirit Points

Memorial High’s varsity cheer squad swapped pom-pom routines for pop hits last Friday, staging a lip-sync showdown in the gym to raise money for new mats. Each routine was choreographed to favorites like “Levitating” and “Don’t Start Now,” complete with costume changes and foam fingers.

The event sold out in 10 minutes, raising over $2,500. Judges awarded spirit sticks for “Best Beat Drop” and “Most Theatrical Tumble,” while the crowd crowned the junior co-captains as “Lip-Sync Legends.”

Varsity coach Ramirez hailed it as “the most spirited fundraiser yet,” proving that Chase chants and chart-toppers make an unbeatable duo.

Annabelle Bransford

Hi, I’m Annabelle Bransford, Memorial High School’s unofficial satirist-in-residence and proud founder of The Daily Detention—a publication so edgy it’s been banned twice and resurrected three times, like a sassy phoenix with a flair for detention slips. I write satire because someone has to hold the line between cafeteria chaos and gym class tyranny. Whether I’m exposing the secret emotional feud between our Algebra teacher and Euclid, or investigating why the pep rally feels like an ancient ritual sacrifice, I try to speak truth to hallway power. Sure, I’ve been called “disruptive,” but mostly by people who wear lanyards unironically. My work has been read by at least two janitors, my entire AP English class, and one substitute teacher who thought it was a cry for help. I consider that range. When I’m not sharpening my wit, I’m dodging group projects, winning banned book club trivia, or mentoring the school's AI Isn’t Funny Club (membership: just me and 17 bots I’ve emotionally manipulated). I’m also a National Merit Semi-Finalist, certified eye-roller at Student Government meetings, and the only girl in school who’s been accused of “weaponizing irony.” My goals? Keep writing, keep laughing, and one day publish a satirical exposé called Yearbook Superlatives and Other Lies. If you want something sugarcoated, try the bake sale. If you want the truth with a punchline, I’m your girl. I've landed a sweet job at Bohiney Magazine, so don't bother me. EMAIL: annabelle@bohiney.com

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