Friday, July 26, 2024
  Community

By News and Internal Communications

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – JULY 26, 2024 – UTRGV Spirit Program holds a range of clinics and workshops, and this summer is expanding to host its first comprehensive summer program for children.

UTRGV Spirit Program’s Kids Spirit Camp is a three-day event tailored to provide a fun, educational and immersive experience that covers the different aspects of spirit, cheerleading and dance.

The camp is open to children age 6 to 11, and will run from Aug. 5 – 7 at the University Ballroom on the UTRGV Edinburg Campus. The camp registration fee is $150.

Sel Gomez, head coach of the UTRGV Spirit Program, said hosting the camp is an opportunity to share the program’s expertise and passion for cheerleading, dance and spirit with young aspiring athletes.

“It allows us to engage with the community, inspire the next generation and showcase what the UTRGV Spirit Program is all about. It also helps us build relationships and create a supportive environment for learning and growth,” she said. “We are most looking forward to seeing the excitement and enthusiasm on the campers' faces as they learn and grow throughout the camp.”

Gomez said she, along with Spirit Program members and staff, are hoping campers take away a sense of accomplishment, confidence, new skills and “a deeper love for cheerleading and dance.”

The camp is taking registrations; only 75 spots are available.

For further information or accommodations, email spirit@utrgv.edu.



ABOUT UTRGV

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was created by the Texas Legislature in 2013 as the first major public university of the 21st century in Texas. This transformative initiative provided the opportunity to expand educational opportunities in the Rio Grande Valley, including a new School of Medicine, and made it possible for residents of the region to benefit from the Permanent University Fund – a public endowment contributing support to the University of Texas System and other institutions.

UTRGV has campuses and off-campus research and teaching sites throughout the Rio Grande Valley including in Boca Chica Beach, Brownsville (formerly The University of Texas at Brownsville campus), Edinburg (formerly The University of Texas-Pan American campus), Harlingen, McAllen, Port Isabel, Rio Grande City, and South Padre Island. UTRGV, a comprehensive academic institution, enrolled its first class in the fall of 2015, and the School of Medicine welcomed its first class in the summer of 2016.