Butler Senior High School holds 4th annual Cheer Classic
Dozens of middle and high schools from across Western Pennsylvania brought their cheerleading squads to Butler Senior High School for its fourth annual Butler Cheer Classic meet on Sunday.
Cheerleading squads from 29 school districts competed in 21 divisions during Sunday’s meet.
One Butler County school, North Catholic, took home first place in the Small Varsity Intermediate category.
The Butler Cheer Classic, held each year since 2023, serves as the largest annual fundraiser for the Butler cheerleading boosters. The boosters primary purpose is to fund the squad’s efforts to qualify for the upcoming UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship in February at Walt Disney World in Orlando.
Next weekend, on Nov. 15, the Butler cheerleaders will attempt to qualify for the national competition through the Allegheny Regional, held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
“This is our biggest fundraiser of the year,” said Butler cheerleading coach Kristin Karam. “Next weekend is the regional qualifier. We need to pay for plane flights and the hotel resort registration fee. So this competition is how we get there.”
