By ERIN HOPKINS

Staff Writer

The varsity cheerleaders will hold a Stunt Clinic from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Maxie Lambright Intramural Sports Center, located on Tech Drive. The squad will teach children and young adults cheers and stunts.

The clinic will cost $25 a person.

Jennifer Canterbury, coordinator of spirit groups, said the clinic is open to all children from kindergarten to high school as well as college.

Registration for the clinic is at noon that day. Anyone interested in participating will need to wear comfortable clothes and tennis shoes.

Participants will be grouped according to their ages.

"It was originally going to be for high school and college students who want to try out, but we decided to expand because there are probably a lot of kids in the community that want to [cheer]," Canterbury said.

Canterbury said the clinic is part of a fund-raiser to collect money for their trip to go to the football game in Honolulu, Hawaii on Nov. 6.

Melissa Pierrelee, captain of the squad and a senior general studies major, said this would be a great opportunity for anyone interested.

"We are taking what we do on a daily basis and teaching them those basic skills," Pierrelee said. "The way you learn how to do something is to actually do it."

Justin Swanson, captain of the squad and a senior business administration major, said the clinic has two advantages.

"It is a good way to promote Tech cheerleading and give the kids a taste of Tech, as well as just a fund-raiser," Swanson said.

Canterbury said the cheerleaders will teach basic partner stunts to the older children and simple cheers to the younger children.

"They are going to be teaching mainly partner stunting, because a lot of high schools don't have [men] cheerleaders, so a lot of people who cheer don't know how to do that," Canterbury said.

Pierrelee said the clinic is a good opportunity for people to get their foot in the door.

"This is not just a fund-raiser, but a good recruitment opportunity," Pierrelee said. "If we see someone who has talent, we want to encourage them to come to tryouts."

Pierrelee also said men are encouraged to come. Some of the cheerleaders are going to graduate soon, and positions will be available.