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MICHELLE NIGRO For Emerson College senior and Swampscott native Michelle Nigro, cheering for the Pats is just one item on her laundry list of activities. The broadcast jour- nalism major fills her time with classes, internships at Boston news channels, a part-time job at a Swampscott insurance agency, sorority activities, and her work as creative director of the Emer- son Sports Network. Nigro also participates in the occasional pageant "to boost my public speaking and interview skills," the 21-year-old says. Throw in cheer practices and game days—where the squad has to be at Gillette five hours before the game—and it would be easy for all those commitments to meld into complete chaos. But Nigro has gotten multitasking down pat (excuse the pun). "The hard- est aspect of being a Patriots cheerleader is time management. The key is to stay organized and know what my priorities are for class, school, and cheering," she says. Spending her time wisely often means that Nigro misses out on some of her favorite activities, like going to the beach. In fact, Nigro says that she can count on two hands the number of times that she made it to the beach this past summer, a pastime many New Englanders treat as a regular weekend ritual during the season. But being ef- ficient with her time is well worth it for the experience of being a Pats cheerleader. "It's an amaz- ing feeling to be on the field with 70,000 of New England's best fans cheering for your favorite team," Nigro says. A DAY IN THE LIFE Clockwise from top, Emerson student Nigro makes her way to class in Boston; preparing a camera for an interview; reading up on advertising; on the grounds of Swampscott High School, her alma mater; and working out at Paradise Gym in Swampscott. 160