October 28, 2025 — Athletic fields and courts around Cobb Schools are fertile grounds for witnessing outstanding performances. Rarely, though, can an individual display their talent on every surface. Such is the case with Audrey Moss, the Lassiter High School junior, who skillfully utilizes timing and execution to earn the results that Trojans fans have come to expect.
More Than a Game
Audrey elicits roars from the crowd in attendance and garners vast praise on social media afterward. This results from putting herself in the correct position and creating angles for success. The speed of the contest doesn’t faze her. She is patient and anticipates action. Her preparation and hard work are evident. Moreover, she accomplishes it all without ever putting on the maroon and gold of a Lassiter uniform. She is Moss Media, the teenage content creator who has significantly impacted her school’s spirit through innovative video recaps on social media.
“I just love capturing the moments,” Audrey said with her ever-present smile. “I love the energy. I'm always asking people if they want to be in the video, and I'm getting the stands and mascots to help me cheer.”
A Dream Interrupted
Cheerleading, in fact, is the sport Audrey had envisioned her high school years would most involve. Rising through the Garrison Mill Elementary and Mabry Middle School pipeline, she dreamt of stunting and tumbling for the Lassiter varsity squad on Friday nights. Every year, beginning in kindergarten, she spent Saturday mornings participating in sideline cheer for the feeder programs. Then, in the eighth grade, Audrey began having fainting spells, tremors, and kidney function issues. A pause was put on Cheer, in both senses of the word. After extensive doctor visits and medical testing, Audrey was diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). This involuntary nervous system disorder occurs when an improper amount of blood flow reaches the heart after simple tasks, like rising to stand. This spikes the heartbeat rate and causes various symptoms. The harsh reality was that Audrey’s cheerleading days were likely over.
Audrey’s mom, Erin, remembers vividly when the ultimate decision was made. It was the spring at the end of Audrey’s eighth-grade year. They had attended the information meeting for the upcoming high school cheerleading tryouts with a small measure of hope.
“Without a word said,” Erin recalled, “I could see the struggle and sadness on her face. After the meeting, there were tears, and she realized it wasn’t realistic for her to continue cheering. It was an extremely difficult decision for Audrey to make.”
“I was very upset at first,” Audrey added, “but then I just came to the conclusion that I should try something new. You know, high school is a fresh start. I could find something new to do.”
Sideline Setback to Sideline Spotlight
That “something new” wasn’t entirely new, after all. It had been ignited during Audrey’s cheerleading pause as an eighth grader. Fully intending to remain a squad member, she had started videoing her teammates’ sideline routines on her phone. She would then edit them and share them on her socials. Entering high school, she poured herself into this creative outlet. As a freshman, she continued to video the middle school cheer squads and eventually started running the junior program’s official social media page. This caught the attention of Lassiter Head Cheerleading Coach Jenna Fischer.
“Coach Fisher saw my work,” Audrey recalled, “and she asked me if I wanted to come out to one of the varsity games, and I almost didn't go.”
Erin sat in the car with Audrey as she wavered.
“She had one last cry that she wasn't out there cheerleading,” Erin said sadly, “but she held her head high and pushed through and went and did it. That night after the game, she walked back to the car with a smile beaming and all sadness gone. It was the moment I knew things were changing and her light was shining bright again.”
Coach Fischer recognized that light and provided Audrey with an opportunity to be a consistent part of the action, contributing to the energy of the crowd.
“After creating material for Cheer for Friday Night Lights,” Coach Fischer noted, “it turned into media for Lassiter Football, Band, and showing all the great things we do on Friday nights. Being a former cheerleader, she knows the sports and the cool visions to capture to help highlight the awesome sideline moments.”
Ironically, Audrey had found her voice again by using her vision. Others began noticing her work and gift for capturing the game's energy.
Turning Heads on Campus
“It was awesome to see the eyes she was bringing in to see Lassiter Athletics,” remembered Lassiter Athletic Director Scott Kelly. “We knew we needed her to do more for us.”
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Katie Griffin-Seguin is a Marketing Teacher at Lassiter. She, too, was impressed by what she was seeing, especially considering that much of Audrey’s content creation ability had been self-taught.
“Her videos started popping up and I thought, ‘I need to meet this student,’” Griffin-Seguin recalled. “Audrey has a natural sense of the key moments and the eye to catch those moments. It’s second nature to her and one of the most difficult things to teach. Her videos have become a major part of the social media culture for Lassiter.”
A Village Behind the Vision
Audrey’s parents are quick to credit the Lassiter staff for the help they have provided their daughter.
“I’m amazed at how supportive they have been at Lassiter to empower her,” said Audrey’s dad, Bryan. “It has made a world of difference in her life path.”
Mom Erin is also thankful for how they genuinely care for her daughter.
“Audrey wears a medical band,” Erin explained, “and the staff at Lassiter watches out for her. They recognize symptoms when they're coming on. They keep snacks and ice packs. As a mom, it gives me reassurance. I know that she is safe when she's at school. It's really been a blessing.”
Audrey is now in her third year, strolling the sidelines, capturing images, and creating content for multiple Lassiter sports programs. She has become known on campus as “Moss Media.” Students clamor to be included in her videos.
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“To me, Moss Media represents school spirit through storytelling,” senior basketball player Ella Wunder offered. “She turns events and memories into something we can all look back on and feel proud of. Audrey’s videos make Lassiter come alive. They highlight the best parts of our school and help everyone feel included in the excitement.”
Will Griffis, senior basketball player, feels similarly.
“Moss Media is exciting videos with cool edits and upbeat music,” said Lassiter senior basketball player Will Griffis. “I think seeing those clips keeps the student body updated and gets them excited about going to events. The fact that she highlights so many different groups in her videos unifies the school.”
Even Lassiter coaches recognize the benefit of having her produce great content for the school.
“Audrey’s creative talent is pretty remarkable,” complimented Lassiter Women’s Soccer Head Coach Dr. Robbie Galvin. “She shows up to everything at Lassiter and makes highlight videos for athletics, clubs, organizations, and school activities. So many students have been featured and have benefited from her videos. These highlight videos are ESPN-level quality, too. They capture the entire
experience.”
Mrs. Griffin-Seguin, Audrey’s Marketing teacher, knows there’s something behind Audrey’s success.
“Her passion for her craft and for Lassiter shines in her work,” explained Griffin-Seguin. “She cares deeply about the school and the quality of her work. I’m just glad that I’ll get to say that I once knew her and had the honor of being her teacher.”
Moss Media Goes Viral
Audrey’s love of sports and her ability to energize Lassiter’s animated student section are evident in her content. These are part of the reason so many within the Trojan community anxiously await her video releases. Her social media posts regularly reach hundreds of “likes” and receive views in the thousands.
“Last year, the football videos would get like 5,000 views,” Audrey said about the data analytics of her posts. “This year, many have reached 8,000 to 10,000.”
Her most-viewed post ever garnered over 48,000 views.
That is due in part to Audrey’s hard work. She often will stay up into the early morning hours after a game to perfect her next video production.
“What I have been most impressed with is that nobody is pushing her,” Audrey’s dad, Bryan, beamed. “She’s just carving her own path. We try to get her to slow down, but we wake up to an edit that she wants to share with us, and it’s fascinating.”
Balancing Act
While Audrey is diligent about her content's role in raising her school's spirits, Moss Media isn’t her sole identity. School-related activities alone fill her calendar. She regularly attends Fellowship of Christian Athletes meetings, volunteers with Trojan Buddies, and mentors freshmen as a Lassiter Ambassador. She collects service hours like they were trading cards. She is also a yearbook editor, a new member of the National Honor Society, and was even selected as a junior representative for Homecoming Court. If there is spare time at home, she enjoys writing and caring for all her pets, which include ducks and chickens. Still, even as she balances a packed schedule, those watching her work on the sidelines recognize a joy beyond cheering for her team.
Cheers All Around
Much like a cheerleading stunt, Audrey flipped the circumstances of her medical condition into something that brings cheer to an even larger audience than she could have imagined.
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“Being diagnosed with POTS and having to give up cheer was a little bit of a blessing in disguise,” Audrey said, when thinking about how her life had changed. “I didn't ever expect creating content to go this far. It never even crossed my mind that this could be a career or something I wanted to do. So, it's definitely helped me discover something.”
Discovering ways to convey the excitement of a moment has become Audrey’s new cheer stunt. It just happens to come through her camera and various editing apps instead of through a megaphone or pompoms.
h/t non-branded photos provided by the Moss family and Ed Turlington ET Images
