Northwood Jr. High School's Spirit Squad walked away with first-place honors at the Lakeside Conference Poms Competition on Dec. 5 at Lake Bluff Middle School.

The 12-member squad  presented an entertaining and exciting routine for the packed crowd. Out of five squads, Northwood was judged the best and received a plaque. They continued on the following weekend with another crowd-pleasing routine at the Hawthorn Invitational Poms Competition at Vernon Hills High School.

Team members include (from left to right) in the front row: Makayla Thompson, Alivia Cohen, Mirianne Chirrica, Tania Flores, Breya Whitefield and Tianna Woods.
Back Row: Coach Sara Stoller, Ruth Libowsky, Evetta Kats, Julie Zats, Julia Ramos, Lupita Estela, Samantha Cervantes, Coach Carly Solomon. Not pictured: Samantha Kossof.