Par Hills Little Vikings Host Annual Cheer Competition

Parsippany Hills High School was cheerleading competitors and fans  at the annual Little Vikings Cheerleading Invitational on Saturday.

 The competition was run by the Little Vikings Competition Cheerleading Team and Parent association. The annual event  drew nearly 45 teams from around New Jersey and New York.

The competition includes a range of teams from recreation programs, grammar schools, middle schools and high schools, with ages ranging from 6 to 18. Each team competed on a specially-installed spring competition floor and was scored by a panel of judges for various skills including jumps, stunts, tumbling and routine choreography. Top ranking teams in each division were awarded trophies and individual medals for their accomplishments.

The Little Viking Competition Cheerleading team is the recreation program for the Parsippany Troy-Hills area. The team, which consists of 24 girls, ages 10 to 14 years old, practice three days a week from October through March, perfecting and performing their two and a half minute routine all across New Jersey. This weekend, the team will head to the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton for the New Jersey State Cheerleading Competition.

The event, which is the sole program fundraiser for the Little Vikings, is nearly 15 hours long .

 Months of preparation resulted in a day of high energy and excitement on the main floor.

Parent volunteers managed the parking lot, admissions and food, in addition to scheduling vendors and conducting crowd control. The Little Viking Competition cheerleaders and their coaches helped keep the performances organized and on time.

The Little Vikings performed their routine for the large crowd in an exhibition, followed by exhibitions by the J.V. and Varsity Parsippany Hills High School competition cheerleaders.