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SPARTAN CHEER COACHES

VARSITY HEAD COACH ANNEMARIE EDWARDS

Coach Annemarie Edwards’ is in her 17th year of teaching and second year of coaching in Paulding County. She has been at SPHS since the school opened. She teaches AP Government, AP Psychology, and American Government. Coach Edwards attended Florida State University where she earned her Bachelors and Masters degrees in International Affairs andWalden University, where she earned her Ed.S. in Teacher Leadership. Coach Edwards has beenmarried for 21 years to her husband, Stephen Segrest and they have three children, Graham (SPHS Varsity Competition

Cheer), Elijah (7th grade Junior Spartan football) and Anneliese (SSA Soccer).

JUNIOR VARSITY HEAD COACH SHANNON TOLER

HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION COACH SHARDAE FLOURNOY

Born in Nashville, TN but a Native to Georgia, I raised in a structured but spiritual home. I have been re- cording customized cheer raps for the last 6 years withmany of the well-known All Star cheer teams nationally and in Chile. Recently I was able to hear my recordings on ESPN; what a blast that was! I have been coaching since I was sixteen. My love for children has been withinme for as long as I can re- member; perhaps it stems from coming from a large family. One of the most rewarding parts of coaching is watching an athlete’s face light up after working hard on a skill then finally accomplishing that skill. Anoth- er reward is when they exit the stage after perform- ing and come running towards me with open arms and happy hearts because they did so well, not indi- vidually but as a team. Moments like this are precious and why I love to coach.

Coach Toler has spent her life either cheering or coaching cheerleading! She has spent numerous years as part of the Spartan Cheer Program and worn many different hats whichmakes her in invaluable resource. Coach Toler is our Junior Varsity Coach! Shannon is a full time teacher in the Paulding County School District. She is the proudmomof Hannah, Hay- lie, Gracie (7th grade cheerleader), Brianna, and the infamous Luke! We are very excited to have Coach Toler as part of the Spartan Cheer Program!!!