West Rowan takes top cheering honors

The West Rowan High School varsity competition cheerleading squad took first place in its division at the Tiger Spring Loaded Classic at Mount Pleasant High School.

Squad members are Kresen Bates, Natalie Burns, Whitney Corriher, Secily Gamble, Mary Allison Horton, Sydney Humphrey, Megan Knox, Donita Manley, Ashley Miller, Olivia Peterson, Dara Reasbeck, Dani Shelton, Chelsea Sullivan, Jennifer Wherritt and Amber Vaughn. They are coached by Kristi Miller.

Whitney Corriher also competed as an individual and was the Individual Grand Champion.

The squad will compete again at the first All-Rowan County Cheerleading Competition, which will be sponsored by and held at the J. F. Hurley Family YMCA in Salisbury on Feb. 10.

Certified tutor

Joanna G. Potts, 19, of Salisbury, is one of 14 Southeastern University students who work as tutors in the Academic Assistance Center and was recently honored for becoming certified through the National Tutoring Association.

Potts is an English major at the university in Lakeland, Fla.

The certification recognizes the students as trained tutors equipped with the knowledge and skills to better assist the students who seek their services. The training process helped the tutors understand the differences in learning preferences and how to accommodate those preferences. They also learned methods of making students feel more comfortable with the tutoring process.

UNC-Asheville list

Five local students have been named to the fall semester academic lists at the University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Samantha Hackett of Kannapolis was named to the chancellor’s list for achieving a 4.0 grade-point average.

Nicholas Mauriello of Cleveland, Lindsay Wootten of Salisbury and Amanda Phillips and Deanna Shamel, both of Mocksville, were named to the dean’s list for achieving a 3.5 or higher grade-point average.