04/14/2026
C-Hawk Cheerleading RISE Awards
This year we added the RISE Awards to our line-up of awards at our cheer banquet. It's an idea that has always been kind of scratching the inside of my brain, and this year it all suddenly came together.
I asked all of the girls to privately send me a positive word(s), phrase, or other positive affirmations of every one of the girls they cheered with this year. Something that summarizes their strengths, what they admire about them, what they'll remember the most about cheering with them, etc. I told them to take their time thinking about it and to keep it secret. Once I had all of them, I compiled all of the descriptions for every girl, and an individualized award was created using those descriptions/positive comments. The name of the award would reflect their personality, character, who they are and what they bring to their team.
Each of the girls received their own copy of their award in the form of a poster. The name of their award - unique to them and only them - is displayed at the top, and the positive affirmations from their teammates are spread out throughout the poster.
I may have put them together, but these awards are created for the girls, by the girls, for the purpose of identifying each other's strengths. Sometimes, we don't always know our own strengths, even though others may see them so clearly.
So here they are... the RISE Awards 💙💛
