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Watch the full championship performance from the George Washington high school cheerleading team

On Day 1 of the competition, they sat in sixth place. It all came down to a Sunday performance that would make up 75% of their score.

Coaches Veronica Hayes, left, and Michele Sorkin-Socki cheer on their team while they perform their second and final routine for the judges and crowd at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas on Sunday Jan. 22, 2023. The George Washington High School cheer team became the first Philadelphia School District cheerleaders in history to qualify for nationals.
Coaches Veronica Hayes, left, and Michele Sorkin-Socki cheer on their team while they perform their second and final routine for the judges and crowd at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas on Sunday Jan. 22, 2023. The George Washington High School cheer team became the first Philadelphia School District cheerleaders in history to qualify for nationals.Read moreHeather Khalifa / Staff Photographer