The Trigg County High School has a good history with the Johnson sisters with one of them an actual history lover.
Miley Johnson is a sophomore at TCHS and is one of three siblings to cheer for the Wildcats. Older sister Chloe graduated last year and younger sister Stevie also cheers.
“It’s a unique dynamic when siblings are on a team together and all three have different personalities and skills but all three are amazing cheerleaders in this program,” said Trigg County cheer coach Katie Reed.
Miley began cheering in middle school and loves every minute of it.
“I love the feeling when you hit a stunt. I love the athleticism of it. I’ve recently felt even more in love since we started competing. It is just my favorite thing,” she said. “I just love the competition.”
Trigg County returned to competitive cheer last season and qualified this year for UCA Nationals this weekend in Orlando, Florida. It will be Trigg’s first-ever trip to the national competition.
Johnson’s role in the stunts comes at the base.
“I used to be a backspot, but this year I started basing in my stunt group with Lizzie (Butts), Rachel (Price), and Emalee Craig,” she said. “We hold the flyer’s feet in the stunt and hold their weight, pulling them up through the stunt.”
Off the mat, Miley pulls down straight A’s in the classroom. Math used to be her favorite subject but a new one has entered the favorite’s race in high school.
“I’m falling in love with history right now. I like old things and looking at the history of the United States, specifically learning about how we came to be,” Miley said.
She’s also a member of the Beta Club, Interact, and FFA and has competed at the state competition with the hopes of becoming an FFA officer.
“FFA is a very good organization, but it’s been difficult to balance with cheer. But I do hope to run for an office someday,” she said.
After high school, Miley plans to go into the cosmetology field and specialize as a nail technician.
“I may also go into esthetician work or any other kind of things in that field,” she said, thinking she may stay in the area to do her chosen field.
However, that choice is still years away and that’s fine with her coach.
“She is an amazingly talented and driven individual. Her progression in her skill level and athleticism and leadership abilities all impress me daily,” Reed said. “She’s a sophomore and leads like a senior. Her passion for the sport of cheerleading and commitment to the team are what I look for as a coach and an anchor to build a team around. She puts in the extra work when it is not mandatory. She also has a gift to be very adaptable in having fun and making others laugh one minute but then she can switch to a focused competitive mode the next.”
