cheerleading

cheerleading board

  • Cheer Director: Chrissy Nascimento
  • Assistant Director: Debbie Buldo
  • Secretaries/ Field Managers: Laura Tempesta/ Lynda SanRoman
  • Treasurer: Brooke Russo
  • Liason to Boosters: Courtney Lopez
  • Board Member in Training: Christina Quinn
  • Advisor to Cheer Board: Amy Minervini

head coaches

  • Varsity: Chrissy Nascimento
  • JV: Courtney Lopez
  • Pee Wee: Kristin Cummings
  • Super Pee Wee: Lynda SanRoman
  • Clinic: Ali Regan
  • Pre-Clinic Green: Christina Quinn Erikson/ Sam Brander
  • Pre-Clinic Gold: Brooke Russo
  • Pom-Poms: Jen Nerantzoulis/ Jen Lijo

2025 Cheer Information



The Rockets Cheer program is open to Rockaway Township students entering Grades 1-8 this Fall.
Information about the Cheer Season…
- Cheerleaders are expected to purchase cheer gear from our online cheer store in May, site to be emailed.
- Cheer uniforms (skirt & vest) are on loan from Rockaway Rockets and returned at the end of season. Choreography Camp
- Choreography Camp is from Monday August 4 - Thursday August 7th for Grades 2-8 (PC Gold—Varsity) 5pm-8pm
- Cheerleaders are taught the season’s halftime routine, sideline cheers, dances, and stunts.
- There is a parent showcase on Thursday, August 7th at 7pm for family and friends to watch the cheerleaders perform their new routines.
- Attendance at choreography camp is required.
Practices
- Practices start Friday August 1st
- Times are 6-8pm Monday – Thursday (except Choreography Week) at Catherine A Dwyer Elementary School
- NOTE: For safety reasons, earrings are not allowed to be worn at practices or games. Pep Rally
- 2025 Pep Rally will be on August 29th (time TBA) Games
- Cheerleaders cheer at Rockaway Rockets football games on weekends in September, October & early November.
- Football game schedules are released at the end of August and are subject to change.
- Pom Poms (Grades K & 1) cheerleaders will cheer for Flag Football home games played at Peterson Field on Saturday mornings or afternoons. Flag football schedule will be released at the beginning of September.
- Consistent attendance at games is required. Attendance Policy
- Cheerleading is a team sport that requires consistent participation from every member. A cheerleader's absence from a practice or game negatively affects the team's ability to practice safely and inhibits the team from being able to perform their cheers, stunts, or routines in an optimal fashion.
- Excessive absences will place your child at a disadvantage in learning the routine, cheers or stunts and could limit her involvement in the halftime routine. For questions or more information, please contact us at rtrocketscheer@gmail.com.
The Cheer Board (CB) is responsible for hearing all issues concerning Cheerleading that cannot be resolved by the coaching staff or directly involves the coaching staff. The following steps must be followed in order to hear your issue. Any attempt to circumvent this process or go beyond the CB may cause unfavorable results. Most issues can be solved prior to reaching the CB through private discussion with the corresponding head coach or director. We urge you to take this approach prior to bringing this to the CB. Thank you.

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