Nantucket Youth Cheerleaders Shine At Patriots Preseason Game

Niamh Devine, 9, and Frankie Meriwether, 7, just began their cheerleading careers in the spring through the Nantucket Community School’s newly developed cheerleading program in March, and last week had the opportunity of a lifetime to display their skills at the New England Patriots preseason game against the Washington Commanders in front of tens of thousands of fans as youth cheerleaders for the organization. They made the trip up to Gillette Stadium with their coach – Jazmine Kasperzyk, who is also an assistant cheer coach for the varsity cheerleading team, and their parents.

“I had seen a posting for the Patriots looking for youth cheerleaders to join them in ‘Patriots Junior Cheerleading Program,’” Kasperzyk said. “This program allows for youth cheerleaders to register and perform with the Patriots cheerleaders at the preseason game at Gillette Stadium. Two of our NCS cheerleaders registered for this. This is huge for Nantucket and huge for youth cheer. I’ve been working with these two NCS cheerleaders privately and in normal practice. This NCS youth cheerleading program is offered year-round as of March 2025.”

Below are some more photos of the girls taken throughout the course of their day in Foxborough. You can read more about the New England Patriots Youth Cheerleading Program here.