  {"id":27118,"date":"2011-09-08T09:37:51","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T13:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=27118"},"modified":"2019-06-17T15:13:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T19:13:46","slug":"showing-our-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/showing-our-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Showing Our Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the Spirit Program cheerleaders, dance squad, and mascots made more than 120 appearances last year, not including sporting events? They put their faces and their hearts into the game and the community. All with the single-minded purpose of passing on their passion for the Knights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been a 91勛圖厙 coach for 27 years and a cheerleader since the covered wagon days,\u201d Head Coach, Spirit Program, Linda Gooch laughed. \u201cMy father retired from the military in Orlando, so I finished high school here. 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