As a lifelong Methuen resident, Coach Jacqui has been a symbol of Methuen Cheerleading for many years. She started cheering for MPW on the Mitey Mites and was a competitive athlete with the Rangers all the way through to her Varsity year in 2016! During her time as an athlete she obtained multiple top 5 placements at the National Championships and was a Little Scholar throughout her eligible years. She continued on to cheer for Methuen High School and compete with East Celebrity Elite.
Jacqui began coaching for MPW as soon as she graduated from the program. In 2017 & 2018, she coached our Tiny Mites but in 2019 joined the Varsity coaching staff that led the team to a National Grand Champion title later that year. This is where she met former Cheer Coordinator, Lauren Leopold, and they continue to work together today as an unstoppable duo. In 2023, she was hired as the Assistant Coach for the Methuen High School Varsity Cheer team, building a natural bridge between our Pop Warner athletes and the high school sports world! In 2024, she was officially named MPW Assistant Cheerleading Coordinator and spent the year learning how to lead the program to success before running for the Coordinator position. That same year her 2024 team went on to be MPW’s 4th National Champions. She is thrilled to be able to lead the program she grew up in and continue on the legacy of Methuen Rangers Cheerleading!
When she’s not coaching or coordinating, Jacqui is a Disney Vacation Specialist & Travel Advisor and the owner of Believe Bows! She spends her free time in the stands as a proud football auntie, cheering on her two beautiful nephews. MPW is a family affair for the Drapeau’s. You will frequently find Coach Jacqui’s boyfriend, Nathan, and her parents, Michele & Doug, helping out the program during competitions and fundraisers.
It’s her goal as a Coach and as Coordinator to show the young athletes of MPW that they can be anything they want to be and do anything they want to do in this world, they just have to BELIEVE! Age will always be just a number and don’t let society hold you back from following your dreams just because you don’t fit the mold. “I hope that my athletes know that Coach Jacqui is always their biggest cheerleader… I will forever be there to remind them to BELIEVE!” She learned this lesson herself from one of her biggest supporters, longtime MPW Cheer Coordinator, Lisa Francis.