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Colton High School Cheer leading places four th in the C I F ’ s Tr a d i t i o n a l C h e e r C h a m p i o n s h i p s
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Colton High School Cheerleading competing at the California Interscholastic Federation’s 2023 Traditional Cheer Championships on January 21 at MLK High School in Riverside.
By Manny Sandoval
n January 21, Colton High School (CHS) Cheerleading placed fourth in the California Interscholastic Federation’s (CIF) 2023 Traditional Cheer Championships, which was held at MLK High School in Riverside. The team made history by
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“In 2018, the CIF finally started recognizing cheer as a sport. So I started coaching at CHS in 2019 and as we were going to compete in the CIF Championship during the 2019-2020 school year,
COVID-19 shut everything down. So this was the first year we were able to compete at the CIF level where out of seven teams, we placed fourth,” said Cheer Advisor and Coach Gevina Parra. Parra, who is a CHS alumnus herself, said she is proud of the team’s accomplishment, as they only began practicing for the championship on
November 15, 2022.
“Colton High School Cheerleading is a new freshman team and we didn’t have a lot of time to practice, as much time between November 15 and now was the holiday season. But still, they continued to condition, practice stunts, and routines on and off campus, with the Cheer, cont. next pg.
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registering for the D-3 Co-Ed Section, and becoming the first team from CHS and the district to participate and place in the competition.
he West Valley Water District (WVWD) Board of Directors today announced that the agency has earned the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting (PAFR Award) by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for the Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.
Last year, WVWD issued its first PAFR, a document that provides the public with easy-tounderstand information that describes WVWD’s organizational structure,
operations, finances and water sources. The GFOA, which encourages and assists federal, state and local governments in financial efficacy and transparency, sets strict standards for PAFRs. The organization also issues the PAFR award to government organizations that meet its stringent guidelines.
“This award for our first PAFR submission to the GFOA is a significant achievement for the West Valley Water District. It reflects our strong commitment to financial transparency and accountability,” said WVWD Board President Greg Young. “On behalf of the board, I commend WVWD cont. next pg.