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CITY COMMISSION HONORS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS STRAWBERRY CREST CHEERLEADERS WIN SECOND NATIONAL TITLE DAVE HOOVER STAFF WRITER
After being called to order, as is its custom, the Regular Meeting of the City Commission on Monday, May 13,at 7:30 p.m. began with a prayer given by Maxie Miller, Jr. Pastor of New City Church in Plant City fol-
lowed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States. A proclamation was then given to congratulate and recognize the Strawberry Crest High School Cheerleading Team, who won their tenth State Title at the 2024 Competitive Cheerleading State Championship Small Varsity Coed Division IIA. This was the team’s tenth consecutive state title—which is a state record—it is
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notable that the cheerleading team set this record though the school has been in existence only 15 years. The cheerleading team then followed that win nine days later by winning the 2024 Universal Cheer Association’s National High School Cheerleading Championship in the Small Varsity Coed Division I. This is the team’s second national title.
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PCPD Officer Ferancisco Rosales was named PCPD’s 2024 Officer of the Year.
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CELEBRATING MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2024 FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024
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CELEBRATING MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2024 FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS
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