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Monday, January 7, 2013

Hoover High Grad Cheers For Notre Dame in National Championship Game

Erin Garfield will be on the sidelines for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as a cheerleader in Monday's BCS National Championship Game.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish tried to win their first national championship since 1988 against the Alabama Crimson Tide on Monday, and one Hoover High grad was right in the thick of it. Erin Garfield, a 2010 graduate, is a cheerleader for Notre Dame and was in Miami for the Discover BCS National Championship Game. Garfield, a junior, is a a premed biology major with a minor in poverty studies. North Canton Patch was able to catch up with Garfield before the big game to find out more about her experience at Notre Dame and talk about the big game. North Canton Patch: What made you choose Notre Dame? Erin Garfield: I chose Notre Dame because I wanted to attend a school that was known for its academics, but I also loved the family atmosphere …

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