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Mischki Soete retires after four years of coaching cheerleading

2/27/2019

 
By: Mikayla Maloney

Mischki Soete has been the head coach of cheerleading for the past three years. The first year Mrs. Soete coached with Diane Munsinger. Mischki told the cheerleaders this season she was retiring as coach and would not be there next year.

Mischki Soete stated, “I decided to try coaching because Diane Munsinger needed help after LuAnn left. I have always loved cheerleading and I enjoy working with high schoolers. Plus it would give me a chance to share in cheerleading with Grace.”

Mrs. Soete mentioned, “I will miss several things. I will miss the laughter when one of the cheerleaders messes up in a cheer, how they all dance around when a song comes on, or sing in practice to Russ's music. I will miss watching all of them laugh and joke around. The cheerleaders all may not have been friends outside of cheer, but somehow they bonded, laughed, and had each others’ backs when it was cheer season. I love that.”

Senior Miranda Durbin shared, “Mrs. Soete has always loved each of us in our own way. I’ll never forget laughing as a team with her, spending those valuable moments with her that we will never be able to relive or share with the future athletes.”

“Some of my favorite moments from coaching have to be cheering at the games. We would add a new cheer and the crowd would respond with cheers and screams, but the building floor cheers stood out the most. I remember the first time Grace and Diana went up. I knew we were all nervous, but everyone nailed their parts. I was so excited and proud of all of the cheerleaders.”

Mrs. Soete continued: “The two building cheers that stand out the most are the Superman and the stomping cheer, even over the pendulum. The gasp from the fans the first time we did the Superman was great! I was so proud of all the hard work and determination the squad showed. Then, Diana found the stomp floor routine and we all worked to make it fit for us Shamrocks. When we finally did the stomp, the student section went wild and the crowd cheered too.”

Senior Diana Ribera shared, “I'm sad that she's retiring. She was a fun coach to have. I'll miss that she encouraged me on builds even though I'd be nervous or scared to do it.”

Mrs. Soete finished, “What I have loved the most about these past four years was being a witness to all of this and having a small part in guiding and encouraging the squad. I admired watching and seeing that sense of ‘Shamrock Pride’ grow, as it should have, because the cheerleaders worked together to make our cheer season the best it could be. I will miss being around everyone. It could be crazy and stressful, but it was fun. I think being around all of them has kept me on my toes and kept me young at heart. Making the decision to leave after this season was a hard one. I just felt it was time. I want to be more available for my family and I want to help more at the NHES.”

“My entire cheerleading career has been something I will always remember, and I got to experience it all with my mom,” said senior Grace Soete.   

As you can see, Mischki Soete greatly affected the cheer squad in all her years of coaching. Mischki has shared many unforgettable moments with the team and she encouraged the squad to step out of their comfort zones and try something new. Mrs. Soete was a very supportive coach and will be missed tremendously by her cheer family.

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