Grafton Middle School (GMS) Cheerleading
BRD Champions ‘24 ‘23 ‘22 ‘21 ‘19 ‘18 ‘17 ‘16
BRD Runner Up ‘26 ‘25 ‘21 ‘20 Your comments are welcome at any time.
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05/11/2026
Happy Birthday to our amazing cheerleaders celebrating MAY birthdays! 🎉📣
Wishing you a season filled with growth, teamwork, confidence, and unforgettable memories. Thank you for bringing energy, spirit, and positivity to the team. Keep shining bright and enjoy your special day — today we celebrate YOU! ♥️🤍💙✨🎂
05/10/2026
Happy Mother’s Day to all of our incredible GMS Cheer Moms! 🌸💖
As we begin a brand new season together, we want to thank you for being such an important part of this journey. Your support, encouragement, patience, and dedication mean so much to our team.
We are excited for the memories, growth, and successes this season will bring, and we’re grateful to have such amazing mothers cheering alongside us every step of the way.
Wishing each of you a beautiful Mother’s Day! 💐✨
05/03/2026
CONGRATULATIONS to our amazing 8th graders! We are so proud of each and every one of you. Keep sailing forward—cheer loudly, smile often, believe in yourselves, and always choose kindness!
❤️🤍💙
GHS Varsity: Haley and Leiyana
GHS JV: Anna, Bridget, Chloe, Laundyn, Lauren, and Marina.
04/20/2026
CONGRATULATIONS to our GMS 26-27 Cheer Team! We are PROUD of everyone that came out this season. 📣
Coach Reid | GMS Assistant Cheer Coach
Hey everyone! My name is Coach Reid. I am excited to start my second year as the Assistant Coach of the Grafton Middle School cheer team. I am mother, mentor, educator, and business owner. I completed my education at Saint Augustine’s University and Old Dominion University. I am passionate about serving others and creating community.
My official cheer coaching experience started in 2015. Previously, I coached my sisters in tumbling. I stepped into coaching helping out a lady from my church one day. I needed an outlet and wanted to give back. Since then I have coached at various levels and had great success. As a program Cheer Coordinator and Head Coach I have won multiple regional and national championships.
My favorite aspect of cheer is seeing the development of my student athletes. Growth sincerely excites me. Watching videos to see how our team has made progress reminds me that anything is possible with consistency and confidence. Most importantly it’s important that my girls and families know my faith in Christ is my foundation. Its the only way I can lead, create change and impact
Coach Garrett | GMS Head Cheer Coach
Hello! I am Coach Garrett; wife, mom of three, and Head Cheer Coach at GMS. I’m a proud graduate of Norfolk State University and Strayer University. I enjoy traveling, spending time with my family, cheerleading, mentorship, and engaging with my community.
Cheer Experience:
As a lifelong cheerleader and former cheer captain, I understand the importance of elevating my athletes and pushing with purpose. I do more than teach cheer and dance—I elevate athletes. I mentor with heart, and lead with respect. I see potential, demand greatness, and never let my athletes quit on themselves. Creating confidence, building resilience, and shaping leaders.
For the past eight years, I have served as a Cheer Coordinator/Commissioner and Head Coach at both youth and middle school levels. Under my leadership, my teams have earned 2 National Championships, 2 Bay Rivers District Championships, AYC local and regional titles, and CDE 1st and 2nd place top placements.
Favorite Thing About Cheer:
My favorite part of cheer is being my athletes’ number one fan on performance day on the field or the mat. That final moment, when they realize their full potential, hit their skills, and see that all their hard work paid off! It’s their moment!
04/18/2026
What an incredible tryout week it’s been! Just 35 days ago, we started this journey, and through conditioning and clinics, the growth we’ve seen has been truly inspiring.
As we head into evaluations tomorrow, we hope every athlete feels more confident, ready to step outside their comfort zone, and continues to fall in love with cheer.
With many of our team members transitioning to high school, this season is all about rebuilding. We have big plans ahead and can’t wait to get started.
We also want to give a special thank you and shoutout to our cheerleaders who come back to support us year after year. Even in high school, you always find your way home to help, and that means more than you know. Keep shining and sharing your love for cheer with our middle schoolers—you are always welcome here. You are our why and continue to inspire us every day. We’re honored to have coached you and to remain a part of your lives.
Our program is more than coaching; we mentor, build relationships, and truly care about our student-athletes. We support, we listen, and we are family.
Get a good night’s rest, smile bright tomorrow, and most importantly—enjoy every moment. 📣
04/16/2026
And that’s a Wrap; BUT let’s be clear, we didn’t just show up… we showed OUT.
This cheer squad brought positive attitude, energy, and presence like we had something to prove (because we did). Growth? Check. Fight? Always. Sass? Built in. And through it all, academics stayed a priority; handling business in the classroom and on the sidelines.
To our athletes: you leveled up, stayed focused, and made it loud and clear that you belong. Keep that confidence high and your standards even higher!
We’re really going to miss this team—this one meant something special.
Thank you to our cheer families and supporters who showed up, stayed loud, and had our backs all season long. And a huge shoutout to our team photographer for always catching memorable moments this season!
And to anyone who slept on us this season… hope you’re awake now.
We’re not done—we’re just getting started. Louder, sharper, stronger.
Stay fierce. Stay unbothered. Stay ready.
BuiltDifferent
Day 2 of Cheer Tryouts are complete and we are building BRICK BY BRICK.
The girls are improving, their confidence is glowing, and we are getting ready for another POWERHOUSE Season.