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FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A student at South Florence High School made history this week at the school.
Eleanor "Ella" Love Rawlinson is the first cheerleader from South Florence High to ever sign a scholarship to cheer in college.
Dozens of family, friends and fellow students showed up Wednesday when Ella made it official on National Signing Day that she would be cheering on a scholarship at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina.
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Ella's fellow cheerleading squad shared the following statement on Facebook about her scholarship:
"Today was a big day for SF Cheer! Ella, the first SF cheerleader to ever sign with a college, signed with Presbyterian College. We are so proud of you and can’t wait to watch you cheer at the next level!"
Ella will be the 5th generation of her family to attend Presbyterian College Cheerleading.
Ella's parents, Kevin and Stephanie McLaughlin Rawlinson, and sister, Mary Catherine Rawlinson, said they couldn't be more proud of her accomplishments.
