On the sidelines in Messalonskee, Maine, there's no two, four, six, eight. Just one.
Kaitlyn Berthiaume is the lone cheerleader on her high school squad.
"A lot of the girls on the team last year weren't able to do it this year for personal reasons or they just didn't want to," she said.
But Kaitlyn wanted to cheer. So she decided to go it alone.
"I love it. I love the sport," Kaitlyn says. "So I was like, 'Hey, I'll do it. I don't care if I'm standing there by myself."
Whether home or away, you can find Kaitlyn standing proud in her uniform, the lone cheerleader leading the Messalonskee crowd.
There are a few things she misses about being on a big team.
"I love stunting, you can't really stunt with one person," she says.
But there are advantages to cheering solo on the sidelines. She was unanimously elected captain and she's never out of sync.
"There's no one to compare me to so if I mess up, it's just me, no one can know."
Kaitlyn gets lots of attention at practice because the coaching staff outnumbers her 2-1. Coach Maila and Coach Annie lead Kaitlyn through stretches and workouts during practice. On game nights, they belt out cheers with Kaitlyn and offer support when she needs it.
"What we were shocked about was how the community was going to perceive her," says coach Maila Couture. "We've gotten a lot of positive feedback. Coach Annie and I definitely want her to know that she has a much big influence than she realizes."
By standing alone and shaking her pom-poms, Kaitlyn is showing young cheerleaders it's okay to take a risk, even if it makes you nervous.
"I am nervous all the time!" says Kaitlyn. "I shake, I sweat, but I get out there and I just smile, and I fake it until I make it."