Pop Warner Partners with Science Cheerleader

Partnership to help strengthen cheerleading programs and promote science education

By Pop Warner National Staff
September 6, 2012

LANGHORNE, Pa. - Pop Warner, the nation’s largest and oldest youth football, cheer and dance organization, today announced a multi-year partnership with Science Cheerleader, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based corporation that works with more than 200 current and former NFL and NBA cheerleaders to challenge stereotypes and encourage young cheerleaders to pursue careers in science and technology.

In November 2011, Pop Warner and Science Cheerleader successfully broke the Guinness World Record™ for the “World’s Largest Cheering Team.” Science Cheerleaders led 1,300 Pop Warner cheerleaders, ages five to fifteen, in a cheer choreographed by Science Cheerleader and 2011 Ms. United States, Laura Eilers, and Pop Warner National Cheer and Dance Commissioner, Lisa Moroski.

Both Pop Warner and Science Cheerleader marry sports with education, making the partnership a natural fit.   The two will collaborate to help educate and grow Pop Warner cheerleading programs nationwide and encourage Pop Warner’s youth to pursue science studies.

Additional elements of the partnership include:

• Pop Warner will promote member participation in Science Cheerleader Citizen Science activities and events, and Science Cheerleader will connect professional Science Cheerleaders with local Pop Warner programs.
• Science Cheerleader will donate $500.00 to the Pop Warner scholarship fund annually Science Cheerleader will have an active presence at the annual Pop Warner National Cheer and Dance Championship at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World.

“We look forward to strengthening our relationship with Science Cheerleader to develop a solid partnership for future endeavors that combine recreational cheerleading and science,” said Mary FitzGerald, Chief Operating Officer of Pop Warner.  “We hope that this partnership will help to grow our cheerleading programs nationwide and inspire our young athletes to realize their potential and pursue careers in science.”