Bryan College Triangle

The Bryan cheer squad practices with a male-less team, but that could change in the near future / Triangle photo by Maddie K. Doucet

Justin M. Jones
Triangle Reporter

Two years after cheerleading rejoined Bryan athletics, the squad is looking to recruit two male cheerleaders.

Although unknown to many, the squad had already been given permission from the college to have guys on the team.

“It has been almost since the beginning that I could have guys [on the team],” said Head Coach Janice Perron. “It just didn’t come up until last spring.”

“From a cheerleader’s point of view, I believe that male cheerleaders would be a great addition to our squad,” freshman Christy Corwin said. “The level of stunts we could execute with the help of male cheerleaders would stun the crowd and would add an extra spark to our routines.”

In addition to “stunning the crowd”, the squad hopes having men on the team will help attract more members due to safety reasons.

“If there were guys on the team, more girls would probably want to join,” freshman Keshia Wilkey said. Read full story »

by Daniel Jackson
Staff Writer

One showed up in a cow suit. Five others arrived at midnight and left at the crack of dawn. Their faces were not recorded on camera, yet these Bryan students were volunteers for the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” show which filmed in Rossville, Ga.—possibly the biggest service project happening in the Chattanooga area last week.

Hundreds of volunteers gather at the finished Sharrock home on Feb. 19 for the big revealing during “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” in Rossville, Ga. Out of the 2,400 volunteers, six were from Bryan College./Triangle photo by Billy Findley

The show is about helping families who are struggling with financial and health issues and, essentially, those whose homes and lives are about ready to fall down.

The show documents crews coming in, knocking down the house and rebuilding a custom-designed house for the family—all in one week.

The climax of the show happens when the family, who has been whisked away during the chaos of the rennovation, is placed on the street with a bus obstructing their view of the finished house. With the cry of “MOVE THAT BUS!” the bus drives off allowing the family to get their first glimpse of their new home. Read full story »

by Anna Kat Thomas
Staff Writer

While many students sat in their dorm rooms, on Wednesday night at 6 p.m., others began to line up for Midnight Madness, which began, ironically, at 10 p.m.

By 8:30, at least 37 people could be seen waiting outside the gym in hopes of being one of the first 200 attendees to receive a free “Lion Pride” T-shirt.

Seniors Elise Bacon and Erika Gebel arrived at 6 p.m. claiming their traditional place at the front of the line.

“We have done this every year since freshman year,” said Bacon.

According to Gebel, 6 is actually late,—usually people begin to show up around 3.

Midnight Madness is an annual tradition, but this year something was added. The Bryan College cheerleaders made their debut. Read full story »

by Ericka Simpson and Tim Baldi
Staff Writers

Bryan College’s new cheerleading team has signed its first recruits, Courtney Knowles from Ocala, Fla., and Amy Newport from Spring City, Tenn.

Knowles signs for Bryan

Knowles, the first to officially sign on March 10, cheered since seventh grade and graduated from St. John Lutheran High School in Ocala. She will be transferring as a junior in the fall from Central Florida Community College also in Ocala.

She said she chose to attend Bryan because it is small and has a Christian atmosphere.

“I just really enjoyed it when I came and visited,” Knowles said.

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by Catherine Rogers
Staff Writer

Cheerleading returns to Bryan College next semester under the leadership of Coach Janice Perron after a five-year absence from basketball games and pep rallies. Read full story »