Cheerleading

Kate Henderson, Family Engagement Coordinator and staff coach for varsity MPC cheer.

Shelley Ray brings to MPCS 12+ years of experience as a teacher and varsity competition cheerleading head coach at South Forsyth High School and Lambert High School. Coach Ray spent the first eight years of her coaching and teaching career at South Forsyth, followed by a three-year tenure at Lambert, where she started the competitive cheerleading program during the school’s inaugural year. She led her programs to nine top-four finishes in the state, including two State runner-up awards and two State championship titles. At MPC her teams have earned two of their 12 State titles.

Coach Ray was named the Georgia Athletic Coaching Association Region Coach of the Year while at South Forsyth and was inducted into the South Forsyth Athletic Hall of Fame, along with her back-to-back State championship teams. Coach Ray coached cheerleaders that went on to cheer for the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Florida State University, Clemson University, the University of South Carolina, and Georgia Southern University. Coach Ray graduated from North Georgia College & State University with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and a master’s degree in education. She is married to Vince Ray, with whom she has two children, Landry ’22 and VJ ’27, who attend Mount Paran Christian School.