| The EHS Varsity Cheer and Song Squads are our most advanced performers. We have assembled our most talented, athletic and technically correct girls to compete against other Nationally ranked schools during our competition season which lasts from December to April. Our Varsity Squads travel to the EHS away games as well as providing performances at the majority of school assemblies and functions. EHS is proud to have the multiple time National Champions Varsity and JV Squads! Watch us this year as we try to take back the titles! The EHS JV Cheer and Song Squads are our foundation to building winning competition squads. EHS draws upon these squad's talented members in supporting our long lists of championships. The JV Cheer and Song Squads perform at EHS home games, participate at school functions and compete at local, state and national competitions. |
| Shelly Altman Head Varsity Coach |
| Daniel Altman Head JV Coach |
| Heather Fong Head Varsity Song Coach |
| We Are... Esperanza!!! |
| Shelly Altman has over 15 years of experience in both cheerleading and cheer instruction. She has extensive experience in performing, teaching and coaching cheerleading and is certified by the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators (AACCA) and is also an Accredited Interscholastic Spirit Coach of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). She received her bachelor's degree in Communications/Public Relations from California State University Fullerton in 2009. Aside from her head coaching duties with Esperanza, Shelly also holds down a full time job as the Customer Relations Manager for Toyota of Riverside and is a Team Coach for Pacific Coast Magic All Stars. Her cheer experience includes:
Shelly's leadership has taken her cheer squads to the next level by introducing them to advance level stunts and competition and specializes in transforming novice cheerleaders into advanced tumblers and performers. |
| Heather is an experienced coach, dance teacher, and choreographer. She has been dancing for over 24 years and has been teaching for 14 years! She has had the opportunity to study all styles of dance through her studio training growing up in the bay area. Heather is a graduate of San Diego State University with her degree in Child Development. While attending, she was also captain of their nationally ranked dance team. She was also a featured dancer for the 2009 NFL Pro Bowl in Hawaii featuring Enrique Iglesias and Ciara. Currently, this is her 9th year with the United Spirit Association as a Songleading instructor and 7th as a Head Instructor. She has also been a part of USA's Program Development team, creating the material that is taught at camps during the summer. Heather has also been judging for the USA for the past 7 years both at the regional and national level for high school, college, and all-star teams. Her dance/song experience includes: Esperanza High School Song
Heather is very passionate about teaching and is dedicated to working hard to bring out the best in each team member. This is Heather's 1st year coaching the Varsity Song team. She has always been such a big fan of Esperanza's program having taught them at camp for the past 5 years and is excited for an amazing season! |
| Daniel is married to fellow EHS coach Shelly Altman. He has been an athlete all his life first excelling in wrestling, football and tennis before he tried his hand in Cheerleading. In 2005 he became the first male cheerleader for El Dorado High School. Daniel currently cheers for Pacific Coast Magic All Stars where he also coaches tumbling and stunting. He cheered for Maximum All Stars before moving to California All Stars where he won the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP in 2009 on their Large Senior Coed Level 5 Team. He has been featured in Bring it On 5 the movie and in an All Star Cheerleading Video Game. |
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