Cheerleading

Levels: Varsity/ Middle School
Home Court: Calvary Day School

Varsity
 

Head Coach - Jami Veler

Jami Veler joined the CDS coaching staff in the fall of 2019 as assistant coach and is currently the head coach for the Varsity cheerleaders.

Jami began cheering at 8 years old and developed a lifelong love of the sport. She cheered for 9 years and was a member of an accomplished competitive cheer team at Greater Beckley Christian School. Her high school team won several conference, regional, and state first place titles, as well as an invitational national champion title. Jami was head cheerleader her junior and senior years, all-conference her freshman, junior, and senior years, and captain of the all-conference team her junior and senior years. Jami coached the Varsity cheerleaders at Greater Beckley Christian School while she was in college. She served as a coach and President of Jr. Elk Cheerleaders from 2010 – 2018. She founded and coached a competitive rec division of Jr. Elk Cheerleaders. The competitive team won several titles including National Champion and School and Rec Grand Champion.    

Jami has a wealth of experience coaching both competitive and school cheerleading. She has a passion for the sport and a love for the girls she works with. Her life verse is Proverbs 21:21 “Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity, and honor.”

Assistant Coach- 

MS Head Coach - Kena Bowman

My name is Kena Bowman and I am in my 3rd year helping coach the middle school cheer team at CDS. I also coached one year at a middle school in Davie County. Cheerleading has always been something I had a great deal of love for. I loved being a cheerleader during my own middle school (junior high) and high school years. When my daughter decided to try all star cheerleading at 5, I was thrilled to share in her experiences. As she has grown and excelled, my love for this sport has only become stronger. Besides coaching CDS middle school cheer, I spend my mornings teach 4 and 5 year old preschoolers in our CDS Preschool. It is a job that I enjoy immensely and seeing the students learn and grow academically, in addition to seeing them grow in their love of Jesus is such a blessing in my life. My husband, Robert, daughter, Ella and I love being a part the Calvary Day School family.

MS Assistant Coach - Jennifer Wall