July 18, 2024
Eustis High Cheerleaders Grateful for New Mats Courtesy of Lake County Sheriff’s Office
By Kyle Coppola
Eustis High Cheerleaders Grateful for New Mats Courtesy of Lake County Sheriff’s Office
Yesterday, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office presented a check to Eustis High School to pay for new mats for the school’s cheer program, which continues to be among the top programs both athletically and academically in Lake County.
Sheriff Peyton Grinnell presented the check for $9,788.50. This has been a long time coming for Eustis High School. The older mats were not up to the standards they should be. The new EZ Flex Sports Mats were much needed for the program.
(Eustis Cheerleaders in January of 2024 – Photo Credit: Joe Ott Photography “Fan Zone”)
Eustis Cheer Coach Shaidira LaRae says, “We are so excited about our upcoming season! These mats will help us continue to excel our program at a top notch level. We are so grateful to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office for helping us buy our new mats.”
The Eustis High School cheerleader program has made waves by not only being among the most vocal and loud cheer teams in the area but also among the smartest. Last year, the team averaged a GPA of 3.5, which is among the highest in the team’s history.
(Much of the Eustis Varsity cheerleaders had GPA’s that averaged 3.5 which is among the highest in the team’s history.)
Eustis had over 14 seniors on the team last year who were accepted into colleges and universities. This is just another step in continuing the upward trajectory of the Eustis High School cheer program.
Rest assured, this group is among the loudest and proudest in our area. They certainly make their presence known at away games and especially at home games. Congratulations to a group that truly deserved this gift. We look forward to their upcoming 2024/25 cheer season!
Photo Credit – Joe Ott Photography “Fan Zone”
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
