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Oh, Powerhouse… where do I even begin?

Four years. Two on White Team and two on Red Team. White Team gave me my start and some of my best memories. Red Team gave me growth and resilience. My first year on Red tested me, but I wouldn’t trade what it taught me. Came back my second year with unfinished business and left with my redemption.

I learned to trust my voice when rooms got loud. I learned that support isn’t always where you expect it, but the real ones showed up every time. Cause the ones who really saw me, held me down. And I held myself down too.

To my White Team sisters and brothers, thank you for the foundation. You gave me confidence when I was still learning who I was.

To my Red Team sisters and brothers, thank you for reminding me why I started. The long practices, the bus rides, the tears, all of it shaped me.

To Mission Impossible (M.I.), I love y’all so much. Y’all saw me through the highs and the lows and never let me forget who I am. That bond is forever.

To my coaches who believed in me even when I doubted myself, you saw a fighter before I knew I was one.

I didn’t just cheer for four years. I grew up. I unlearned shrinking. I learned that my light makes some people uncomfortable, and I refuse to dim it ever again.

Forever grateful, Church Mouse aka Stealth Mode officially signing out 💋

#wssu26 #wssu1892

📸: @joefilmedit taken in Winston-Salem State University by @ariiilashae

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6 months ago

Not just graduating... continuing the legacy 🎓

On May 15th, I will be graduating from Thee Winston-Salem State University, and I just want to take a moment to thank GOD. Thank you for the wisdom, strength, and patience I needed to make it through this journey. Every step I took was ordered, every challenge had a purpose, and every extra year prepared me for what’s next.

WSSU runs deep in my blood. My dad played football here. My mom cheered here on the same sidelines. This campus is where their love story started, and now it’s where I get to add my chapter to our family’s Ram story. To earn my degree from the same yard that shaped them is more than full circle, it’s legacy.

It took me 5 years because growth isn’t always on a 4 year timeline. I came in as a Biology major thinking I had it all figured out. Switching to Psychology felt like falling behind at the time, but really it was finding where I belonged. Psychology taught me how to listen, how to understand, and how much the mental game matters on the field and in life. That’s why I’m chasing sports psychology. I want to be the voice that helps athletes protect their minds like they protect their bodies.

Now I’m stepping into this next chapter focused, grateful, and ready. I know the road ahead won’t always be easy, but I’m built for it. Whether it’s grad school, working with teams, or creating spaces for healing in our community, just know I’m coming with passion, purpose, and that Ram pride my parents passed down to me.

Delayed but not denied. This is only the beginning... Co’26

B.A. in Psychology loading ⏳🎓❤️🤍
Future Sports Psychologist in the making

#DelayedNotDenied #WSSULegacy #SportsPsychology #wssu26 #wssu1892 📸: @joefilmedit by @ariiilashae

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6 months ago

𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓭𝓮𝓽𝓪𝓲𝓵𝓼… legacy was upheld 💫

📸: @joefilmedit
🧵: @sewelgin taken in Baltimore, Maryland by @ariiilashae

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8 months ago

To Powerhouse: Thank You! 💄❤️ by @ariiilashae

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2 years ago

X O X O 💋 taken in Baltimore, Maryland by @ariiilashae

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2 years ago

Just in case you forgot! 😘

💄: @jrecee
📸: @joefilmedit
🎬: @ohhesbougiee by @ariiilashae

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2 years ago

21 Wishes 🎂✨

💄: @jrecee
📸: @joefilmedit
🎬: @ohhesbougiee by @ariiilashae

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2 years ago

She ain’t done yet ✨

📸: @cd.captures
🛍️: @ohhesbougiee
💇🏾‍♀️: @pytmoh by @ariiilashae

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3 years ago

Baby, this is 20!! ✨ by @ariiilashae

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3 years ago

Year two in the books! 🤍❤️ #rubymade taken in Winston-Salem State University by @ariiilashae

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4 years ago

Hardly seen, Always noticed😉 taken in The Millennium Center by @ariiilashae

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4 years ago

H E R‼️ taken in Winston-Salem State University by @ariiilashae

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4 years ago