Q&A with Head Coach Aleta Balcer Question: What have you done over the summer to bring the squad’s performances to an even higher level this year? Answer: During camp, we brought back an instructor from the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA). We have used them in previous years, and this year we focused on teaching more...Read More

Even before Anneliese Pham was in first grade, she developed an interest in movement-performing sports such as dance and tumbling. The sophomore’s enthusiasm has not waned since then. In addition to continuing to pursue those activities, Anneliese has parlayed that experience into cheerleading. In her second year with the Foxes squad, Anneliese already has gained...Read More

The Fox Chapel Area High School varsity cheerleading squad will host a Little Foxes Cheer Camp on October 11, 12, and 14. Campers will learn cheers, dances, and jumps, and have the opportunity to cheer at the Fox Chapel-Penn Hills football game on October 15. More information can be found here.Read More

In the six years that Aleta Balcer has overseen the middle and high school cheerleading programs, she must have heard the rallying chant, “Goooo Foxes!” a million times. It never gets old, though. It’s a job she relishes and one that has turned into a labor of love. When Coach Balcer first took over the...Read More

Cheerleading tryouts at Dorseyville Middle School and Fox Chapel Area High School will be held as follows: DMS (Current 6th- & 7th-Graders)  WHEN:  April 26-29 from 6-8 p.m. (Mandatory Tryout Clinic) & April 30 from 6-8 p.m. (Tryouts) WHERE:  DMS Main Gym CONTACT:  Coaches Carlyn Becker & Kenzie Kost at [email protected] for more information To view the...Read More