Coach Megan’s love of cheer began at 5 when she attended a high school cheer camp! Since that day, she spent 12 years as an All-Star and school cheerleader here in Jacksonville, Florida and has experience with cheerleading at every level from all-girl to coed teams as well as collegiate level performance. After high school, she spent 2 years as a camp instructor for Cheerleading Technique Camps and 3 years as a USASF certified Deductions Analyst for the American Championships, traveling all over the United States to judge both all-star and school competitive cheerleading. Coach Megan has spent the last 2 years coaching 15U and 12U competitive youth teams with National and State titles. She’s excited to be a part of the sports family at Creekside and can’t wait to encourage and equip each athlete with the skills they need to progress in cheer and the confidence they need to go out into the world as leaders!
Creekside High School is excited to announce that Melissa Canaan will join the coaching staff to lead the Knights Cheerleading Program.
Coach Mel began cheering at the All-Star and school level when she was just five years old and has been coaching cheer teams for ten years. At 19, she took her first high school team to UCA Nationals to claim the school’s first finals finish, placing in the top five. Outside of school teams, Coach Mel coached teams to win Jamfest Super Nationals, Cheersport, and many other state titles. She has taken teams to Summit, qualifying for finals the past four years. Coach Mel is excited to be a part of the Creekside community. Her goal is for the athletes to progress and feel successful in creating a long-lasting love of cheerleading.
All Creekside students interested in trying out for the 2022-2023 Cheerleading team should attend an interest meeting after school Friday, April 8th, in the small cafeteria.
All incoming 9th-grade athletes (zoned for Creekside) interested in trying out for the team should attend an interest meeting on April 8th at 4:45 in the small cafeteria.
