Ingrid Palsgrove - Millikan Cheer Advisor
Hi there! My name is Ingrid Palsgrove and I’m the cheer advisor of this amazing program at Millikan High School. I’m so excited to be working with such a talented group of athletes and feel privileged to work with 50 teenage girls and their parents. As the cheer advisor I have the honor to be a part of making memories that will last my students a lifetime, who could ask for a better job?!
My cheerleading background begins at Millikan High School, so you can say I’m more than invested in Millikan cheer, I’m passionate about this program. As a Millikan ram, I participated on the varsity gymnastics team as well as the varsity cheer squad and fell in love with the sport that has continued to occupy my life since then!
After high school I went on to cheer at Cal State Long Beach as a member of the coed cheer squad, and I also cheered for a professional/all star team Cheer Empire. During college I began coaching gymnastic classes as well as coaching high school cheer squads and I learned that sharing my passion for the sport and working with high school teens was my calling in life.
I feel it is so important to continue to educate myself and stay current with cheerleading practices and safety guidelines, I’m AACAA and NFHS certified, and have taken coaching courses with UCA, USA and COA. I feel that safety is a top priority and creating a cheer program that has a foundation based on creating healthy trained athletes that set an example for others in their school spirit, their leadership, and commitment to their studies is what Millikan Cheerleading is all about.
“Live it, breathe it, Love it!”
Travis Ledbetter - Millikan Varsity Coach
Travis is a Millikan Cheer alumni. He is two time World finalist and a seven time USA National Champion. Last year Travis became a member of the world famous PACE Empire International Level 6 coed team. He also cheered for the current World Champion All Stars. Travis was the head coach for the Dynasty All Stars in Irvine, CA for two years. He has taught tumbling classes at all star gyms all over Southern CA, and at summer camps throughout the country. Travis is currently a senior accounting and marketing major at CSULB, where he cheered for four years and was the captain for two years. During his free time Travis likes to hang with friends, barbeque, and go to the movies. He is a huge MMA fan, so he likes to practice Brazilian jiu jitsu.
Shayla Sanders - Millikan Junior Varsity Coach
Shayla Sanders has 10 years of cheerleading and 2 years Hip Hop dance experience. She has cheered/ danced at El Toro High School, Stealth All Stars, Saddleback College, Orange Crush All Star cheerleading, Orange Crush Hip Hop, and South Coast Crush Hip Hop. This will also be Shayla's 3rd summer on the U.S. Spiritleader's Staff. Shayla has also worked in the entertainment Business. She has been a backup dancer for Toni Basil (Hey Mikey!), in a national Sprint Back to School Commercial, Girl Next Door music video, and a cheerleader in the CBS show Without a Trace. Shayla is currently in her 3rd year at California State University, Fullerton. She is Double Majoring in Communications: Public Relations and Afro- Ethnic Studies and Someday plans to be a Publicist. In her spare time, Shayla enjoys doing volunteer work for organizations like Safe Rides, going to concerts, reading Nicholas Sparks, hanging out with friends, and traveling. She also spends a lot of time with her dogs Biggie smalls and Faith evens.