Local teacher hoping to cheer for the Eagles
Kimberly Davidow
WFMZ.com
4/9/2012
SOUTH HEIDELBERG TWP., Pa. – One woman from our area is in the running to become a Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader. She’s made it all the way to the final round of tryouts.
Jamielee Panghulan said she has many goals she wants to accomplish in her lifetime. With her background in dance, Panghulan, 22, of Sinking Spring, said she has already achieved what hundreds of dancers dream of.
“I’ve danced at the R-Phils for about four years and I decided to try out for the Eagles. I went, tried out for my first time… I made it,” said Panghulan. “I didn’t expect that at all coming into it.”
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Like most free agents, many cheerleaders have one-year contracts, so Panghulan is trying out again. She said she has made the cut to the final round on Tues., Apr. 24.
The former Eagles cheerleader said her biggest fans are in the classroom. Panghulan works fulltime as an early elementary school teacher at Spring Rose ChildCare in South Heidelberg Township.
“I work here from 7 to 4 and then I leave straight here to go to Philly to practice every Tuesday and Wednesday. I don’t get home until 11, 12,” said Panghulan.
Before Jamielee became an Eagles cheerleader, she’d never been to an Eagles game, but like most fans, she is hooked.
This time around, Panghulan said the audition process is leaving her with butterflies in her stomach, because out of the 600 who try out, only 38 cheerleaders make the team.
“I think you always have to be prepared for rejection. I mean, if I don’t make the squad, yes, I’ll be upset, but I’m just going to give it my all,” said Panghulan.
