While the local high school cheerleading squads have been intact since the summer and each has worked hard throughout the fall, occasionally competing as they geared up for the “real” season, the winter months are when the heat rises within the competition schedule. And this winter, Pinelands Regional, Barnegat and Southern Regional each have teams preparing for the big dance in Orlando, Fla. – the Universal Cheerleaders Association’s National High School Championships, scheduled for Feb.