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Burki Signs Letter of Intent to Cheer at Doane

Burki Signs Letter of Intent to Cheer at Doane
Zeke Burki (center) signed a letter of intent to pursue cheerleading at Doane University. Those at the table with him are, from the left: front - Andrea Jaquez, JCC cheerleading sponsor, Lucas Burki, Zeke, Amanda Burki, and Amber Baehr, JCC cheerleading sponsor; back - Doane University head cheer coach Ashley Lyon.

“I am excited to take cheerleading to the college level,” said Ezekiel (Zeke) Burki, a senior at Johnson County Central Schools who signed a letter of intent to continue cheerleading at Doane University on Wednesday, April 22. Burki has been in cheerleading for all four years of high school.
“I enjoy participating and encouraging others to do well at their sport,” said Zeke.
Burki decided to pursue cheerleading at Doane University “because I enjoyed cheering with other cheerleaders during my high school career and wanted to continue to do so on a more competitive level.”
Burki said he decided to attend Doane University because of its amazing cheerleading history and great accommodations for students. Burki was recruited by Doane and received a scholarship to be part of their cheerleading team.
“I hope that we will be able to work together to achieve many awards,” said Zeke as one of his goals as a cheerleader at Doane. “Johnson County Central's cheerleaders have gotten 2nd for both Class C game day and for all class unified at the state competition, along with other awards at competitions.”
Now that he has signed a letter of intent, he will attend camps to better his cheerleading abilities over the summer as well as attend a cheer camp with the Doane cheer team in June.
“I wouldn’t be able to achieve everything that I have without the help of my teammates throughout the years,” Burki concluded.
Burki plans to major in Business Administration while attending Doane University.

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