{"id":3186,"date":"2025-02-25T23:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T23:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seniortechcafe.com\/?p=3186"},"modified":"2025-02-25T23:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T23:23:56","slug":"97-year-old-rejoins-her-high-school-cheerleading-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seniortechcafe.com\/ro\/97-year-old-rejoins-her-high-school-cheerleading-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"97-Year-Old Rejoins Her High School Cheerleading Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most people slow down at 97\u2014but not Ilagene Doehring! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Merrill cheer team honors 97-year-old member\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qO95MoXZicI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She was one of Merrill High School\u2019s very first cheerleaders and even helped design the original uniforms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Decades later, her caretakers shared her story, and the school\u2019s current cheer squad decided to honor her. Not only did they give her a new uniform, but they performed cheers together\u2014and she even insisted on being lifted as a flyer! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this heartwarming moment that proves cheer spirit never fades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Merrill cheer team honors 97-year-old member\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qO95MoXZicI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Feature photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@wnemtv5\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@wnemtv5\" rel=\"noreferrer 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