Transcript North Shore High School Cheerleading

North Shore Senior
High School Cheerleading
Sponsors
Jason Nybakken – Varsity Sponsor/
Program Coordinator
Arlonda McGruder– Junior Varsity Sponsor
Brandi Couch – Freshmen Sponsor
Squad Structure
Varsity
–18 members (Juniors and Seniors)
Junior Varsity
–12 members (Sophomores only)
Freshmen Squad
–12 members (Freshmen only)
Mission
1. Support school athletic teams.
2. Boost school spirit.
3. Develop good positive crowd
involvement.
4. Maintain a healthy lifestyle by eating
healthy and maintaining physical
fitness.
Expectations
1. Hard work and dedication to improve as an
individual and as a team.
2. Display impeccable behavior during games,
practices, and all school functions.
3. Show commitment to the squad by arriving to
all games, practices and school functions on
time and staying for the duration of each event.
4. Exhibit teamwork by cooperating with squad
members and solving disputes peacefully.
Estimated Expenses
• Cheerleading expenses are estimated at $700.
• All cheerleading fees must be paid before
May 30th. Failure to pay Cheerleading fees in
a timely manner will result in dismissal from
the squad.
• We are not permitted to purchase clothing,
etc. unless there is a positive balance in the
student activity account.
Varsity and JV Meeting Timeline
Date
Tues
March
20th
Mon,
April 2nd
Mon, May
12th
Mon, May
21st
Function
Amount
1st Parent/ Squad Meeting @ $200
6pm
Uniform Fitting, Booster
Club Meeting @ 6:00pm
Booster Club Meeting @
6:30pm
Payment due
$200
$200
Remaining
balance after
adjustments
(approx. $100)
FRESHMEN SQUAD
Date
Function
Thurs
1st Parent/ Squad Meeting
March
and FITTING @ 5:30pm
29th
Tues
Payment Due
May 22nd
Amount
$300
$400
(remaining
balance after
adjustments)
Other meetings/practices to be announced.
Summer Practice/Camp
Date
July 9-12th
July 16-26th
Function
Conditioning/Development Practice
(Varsity and JV)
MANDATORY Camp Practices (Mon-Thurs)
Freshman practice July 23-26th
July 31st-Aug Mandatory Camp at Texas A&M
3rd
August 14-17th Practices for 1st game (afternoons)
(Varsity and JV)
Other practices may be added at the discretion of the coach.
Practices During School
• Freshmen – have a cheerleading period.
Some after school practices will be
scheduled as needed.
• JV – practices are Tues/Wed on game
weeks and Tues/Thurs on off weeks
3:30-5:30pm
• Varsity – practices every Tues/Thurs
3:30-5:30pm
Time Commitment
• Jobs, other sports and school activities
cannot interfere with practices or games.
• Because of the vast time commitment
involved in Cheerleading, it is not possible
for Cheerleaders to be a member of the
teams whose practices, games or meets
conflict with their responsibilities as a
cheerleader. Freshmen are permitted to
play other sports, but this is not encouraged.
Booster Club
• Varsity and Junior Varsity squads will have
a booster club to assist with raising funds
for banquet, senior scholarships and other
expenses. Meetings are the 1st Monday of
each month at 6:30pm.
• The Freshmen squad will raise money for
an end of year celebration through a school
fundraiser. There will be no booster club
for Freshmen squad.
Tryouts Timeline
CLINIC
• Mon-Wed
Feb 27th-29th
3:00-4:30 (Varsity)
4:30-5:30 (Sub-varsity)
TRYOUTS
• Thursday, March 1st
3:15 Varsity tryout
Sub-Varsity to follow
Tryout Procedure
Physical Tryout Score
100 pts
Grade Point Average
50 pts
Teacher Evaluation Avg.
30 pts
Discipline Record
20 pts
Total Score Possible
200 pts
Tryout Score
Judge 1
Judge 2
Judge 3
90
80
95
265/3 = 88.3
Tryout Score = 88
Grades
• First semester of the 2011-2012 school year.
• Five-point curve for Pre-AP/AP/Advanced classes.
For example: A student with a GPA of 88 would receive a
score of 45 points.
GPA
Score
GPA
Score
90-100
50 pts
75-79
35 pts
85-89
45 pts
70-74
30 pts
80-84
40 pts
below 70
0 pts
Teacher Evaluations
• Five of your current teachers (3 must teach core subjects)
• Teachers must turn in forms through interoffice mail or
email.
Example:
Teacher 1 (Math)
2 (English)
3 (Science)
4 (History)
5 (Elective)
21 pts
23 pts
20 pts
19 pts
17 pts
100/5 = 20 pts
Discipline Record
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Candidates with a clean discipline record (no d-halls, ISS or
suspension) will receive 20 points.
The following deductions will be applied based on a
candidate’s discipline record for the 2011-2012 year
(through Friday February 24th):
D-hall/TTO
2 points per incident
ISS
5 points per incident
Suspension
10 points per incident
Citation/CFS
20 points per incident
Total Composite Score
• TOTAL COMPOSITE SCORE – The scores will be
added together to create the Total Composite Score.
• For example (using scores from previous pages)
TRYOUT SCORE
GRADE AVERAGE
TEACHER EVALUATIONS
DISCIPLINE RECORD
TOTAL SCORE
88
45
20
20
173
What to Wear
Clinic
• Comfortable athletic clothing
• Tennis/cheer shoes
Tryout Day
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Hair pulled back in a ponytail.
Plain white t-shirt (no logos, no writing)
Shorts (any color)
Tennis/cheer shoes
NO jewelry (earrings, tongue rings, nose rings,
or any other kind of rings)
• No tattoos showing.
Tryout Night
• Parents are not permitted to be in the dressing room
during tryouts and must wait in the cafeteria.
• Results will not be released until the end of the day
Friday via envelope to each candidate.
• Candidates must open envelopes off-campus and are
not permitted to return to discuss results.
• Parents may schedule a meeting with the principal to
discuss tryout results. Only the scores of your
son/daughter can be reviewed or discussed.
Physical Form/Emergency Card
• All candidates must have a valid
physical on the day of clinic and
tryouts to participate.
• If you have a valid physical on file
(examined after March 1, 2011) with
the school, indicate this on the
cheerleader permission form.
INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Write the NAME and GRADE of the
candidate on the TAB OF THE FOLDER.
2.
On the outside of the folder, write the
NAMES (First and Last) of the 5 teachers (3
CORE SUBJECTS, 2 Electives) you will be
submitting evaluations to.
8th Graders: Write your school on the
outside of the folder as well.
3.
INSTRUCTIONS
4. Fill out the following forms completely.
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Permission Form
GPISD Extra-Curricular Activities Form
5. Put these COMPLETED FORMS inside the folder.
6. Hand in your folder to the appropriate
sponsor AND sign up for tryouts on
the sign up sheet.
INSTRUCTIONS
New physical forms will be available soon
from your athletic trainer. You must
have a valid physical on file BEFORE
tryout clinic.
DO NOT HAND IN INCOMPLETE FORMS.
YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE
PROCESSED.