#3 Titles don't matter.

Titles don't matter.

 Yesterday my cheer squad went to the State Championship Competition. We got 5^th place in Co-ed show cheer which is amazing, and then 9th in partner stunting. Needless to say, I was less than excited to hear that.

 I was beyond excited for 5^th place in show cheer! That means that we are the fifth best team in the state in our division which is pretty darn amazing if you ask me, but 9th in partner stunting? When they said that we got 9th I didn't know what to feel. I knew that my friend Andy who is the main base just had his heart torn out of his chest, but I didn't know if I should be angry because we deserved much better than 9th, sad because I knew how Andy and Violet must be feeling, or just pretend to be okay because that's what would look best for Holbrook. I went with the fake put on a smile choice because in the end, making Holbrook look good is what is going to matter most. We don't want to be known as the poor sports.

 Inside I was fuming. How the hell did we get ninth?! I felt like we did better than the 1st place team! I don't know if I am just being biased or not but I really felt that way. For the rest of the day yesterday all I could think about is how we deserved a better place, but after a long while I started to think about it deeper.

 Everyone that was there watched us, they loved us, and they know we got screwed over. They know who the best is, sure we didn't get the big ugly bronze plaque like the first place team, but in the end the plaque isn't what matters! We, and the people who witnessed our performance, know who the true winners are.

 The plaque is exactly what it is, a big ugly bronze plaque. There is nothing pretty about it. Yeah it may be the "official" state title but that’s all it will ever be is a title.

 Like I said before, everyone that saw it, whether in person or via internet, knows that we were truly amazing. All the other team has over us is a plaque! Nothing more than that! We should be proud of what we did yesterday morning. We should be proud of the months of effort that we put in, and we should be proud that people will remember Holbrook as a bad ass cheer team with a hard core partner stunt routine that many will remember forever.

 I could not be more proud of my team, I could not be more proud of Andy and Violet, I could not be more thankful for my amazing coach, and I could not be more proud to call Holbrook my home.

 So remember kids, all that matters is that we know in our hearts, we are truly #1 and that in the end, titles don't matter.