RHS Cheerleading Tryout Information Meeting Monday, February 29, 2016 Pick up a Handout & Please sign in!
Introductions Varsity Sponsor Breana Murphy Finishing 2 nd year as RHS Varsity Sponsor Worked with the RHS Strutters for 1 ½ years JV Sponsor Sara Terry Finishing 11 th year as RHS Assistant Sponsor 20 years in cheerleading experience Freshmen Sponsor Jayme Hunt Finishing 4 th year as RHS Assistant Sponsor Worked with RHS Honor Guard for 3 years
Turn application in ASAP Application Include a 4x6 (or greater) headshot Include a copy of your latest report card Home Access Center printouts are accepted but they must show all 3 Quarter grades! A blank CD (if you want a copy of the music) Turn office referral into your Assistant Principal ASAP They will return this to us! You need to get this to them by April 6 th. Physicals are required (more info ahead) ALL pieces of the application are due March 9 th by 4:10 PM!
Physicals All physicals must be turned in with your RHS Cheerleader Application (due March 9 th )! No Physical = No Tryouts! All Rank One medical forms must be submitted ONLINE by March 9 th! Physician s physical examination form must be turned in with your RHS Cheerleader Application (due March 9 th )!
Tryout Clinic Tryout Clinic will be held Monday Tuesday 3/21 3/22 from 4:30-6:30 in the RHS Main Gym. The applicants will go over cheerleading motions, jumps, and will have a chance to practice tumbling. They will also learn two chants, a cheer, and a dance (taught by the current Senior cheerleaders). No food will be allowed in the gym Bottled water only!
Tryout Clinic Attire Applicants are expected to wear suitable clothes to the clinics. Pants/shorts (not too short or too tight) T-shirt/tank top (following school dress code) NO JEWELRY ALLOWED! Cheerleading shoes or tennis shoes are required. Hair should be up in a pony tail WITH HAIR PINNED BACK (a.k.a. not in their face)
Mock Tryouts Mock Tryouts will be held Wednesday, March 23 rd. Applicants will perform just as they would for Thursday s tryouts. Senior cheerleaders will evaluate them based on the following criteria: Tumbling - Cheer/Chants Spirit - Dance Jumps Applicants will get evaluation forms from 1-2 of the evaluators. Applicants may leave after their mock tryout is complete. We will go in the following order for mock tryouts/tryouts: 1. Varsity 2. JV 3. Freshmen
Tryouts Tryouts will begin at 4:45 PM DO NOT BE LATE!! Warm up time will begin at 4:15 PM Attendance will be taken at 4:30 PM On March 24 th Varsity applicants will go first, followed by Junior Varsity applicants, and then Freshmen. Numbers will be assigned to applicants on the Tuesday of clinic. Candidates will wear this number for tryouts.
Tryout Attire Tryout attire is as follows: Navy blue shorts (not too tight/short) Plain white t-shirt (no v-necks) Tennis shoes or cheer shoes Hair in a pony tail (optional white ribbon) NO JEWELRY!
Tryout Procedures Applicants will enter the gym one at a time Tumble/Spirit to the middle 3 jumps (1 must be a toe touch) Walk to the side to wait for group members. After all three are in the gym Chant (senior cheerleader will call this) This chant will lead directly into the cheer. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate standing tumbling/jumps. Cheer Will contain jumps/standing tumbling. Dance Group will leave the gym As they leave, they will get an After Tryouts informational sheet from a senior cheerleader.
Judges Score 80% Tryout Scores Tumbling Spirit Jumps Cheer Chant Dance Total 12 13 20 20 10 25 100 Assistant Principal Referral 20% All categories out of 100 points Discipline 10 points subtracted for every referral Attendance 10 points subtracted for every unverified absence Tardies 10 points subtracted for every tardy Grades 10 points subtracted for every failing grade Regardless of if it s Pre-AP, AP, dual credit, etc A failing grade is a failing grade!
Tally Sheet Judges Scores Judge #1: Judge #2: Judges #3: Total: /3 = Average: X.80 = Referral Scores Office Referral Score: Attendance Score: Tardy Score: Grade Score: Total: /4 = Average: X.20 = TOTAL SCORE:
Miscellaneous Tryout Information Applicants will be required to stay in the commons until all applicants in their group have completed tryouts. This is in case of a call back situation. After each group is completed, applicants will be notified they are allowed to leave by THE SPONSORS!!! The numbers of the applicants who make the Freshmen, JV, and Varsity Squads will be posted on the cheer website following the conclusion of tryouts on March 24 th. The numbers of the applicants who make the Competition Squad will be posted on the cheer website later in the spring! (You must make a Freshmen, JV or Varsity Squad to be considered for the Competition Squad)
After Tryouts There will be a MANDATORY parent & cheerleader meeting for the new 2016-2017 squad. Monday, April 4, 2016 6:00 PM; Renaissance Hall At this meeting all new members and parents will be given more important dates for the 2016-2017 cheerleading team!
Payment Information Vouchers for the 2016-2017 School Year: April 4 th : CAMP DEPOSIT($100; non-refundable) April 28 th : Remainder of Camp Fees (~$295) May 26 th : Car Wash Tank, Cheer Bag, Bows June 18 th : Camp Clothes, Shoes, Bloomers, etc. Clothes will not be given out until full payment has been received! August: Turtle-neck, Leggings, Warm Ups (Varsity Head-bands), Varsity Jersey (new), Megaphone, Replacement Items, Pep Rally items, etc.
Payment Information The Bad News Varsity Returning Varsity Cheerleaders will be ordering: *New Jersey ($60) Fleece Headband ($20) Camp shirts ($70) Camp shorts ($55) Cheer Shoes ($85) *New bows ($30) New Varsity Cheerleaders will be ordering: Warm up jacket & pants ($155) Camp Shirts ($70) Camp Shorts ($75) Jersey ($60) Fleece Headband ($20) Skort Outfit ($50) Bloomers ($19 each) Cheer Bag ($45 & optional monogramming $10) Cheer Shoes ($85) White Leggings ($50) White Turtleneck ($35) Bows ($45)
Payment Information The Bad News JV/Freshmen Returning JV Cheerleaders will be ordering: Camp Shirts ($70) Camp Shorts ($75) Cheer Shoes ($85) New JV/Freshmen members will be ordering : Warm up jacket & pants ($155) Camp Shirts ($70) Camp Shorts ($75) Cheer Shoes ($85) Bows ($25) Skort Outfit ($50) Bloomers ($19 each) Cheer Bag ($45 & optional monogramming $10) White Leggings ($50) White Turtleneck ($35)
Payment Information The Good News Some members that are not returning for the 2016-2017 school year will be selling their items before/during the camp clothes/uniform fitting on May 14 th. The next slide has a cost breakdown of what might be available. Payment must be made to the seller at this date (so, bring your checkbook or cash!) Keep in mind, not all sizes will be available.
Payment Information The Good News Cost Breakdown for Re-Sale Items Item Original Cost Resale Value Warm Up Jacket $101.00 $51.00 Warm Up Pants $56.52 $29.00 Mesh Skort Top $29.50 $15.00 Mesh Skort Bottom $22.19 $12.00 Bloomers $18.00 $3.00 Turtlenecks $33.22 $17.00 Navy Varsity Nike Shorts $25.00 $12.00 Varsity Red Bow $7.00 $4.00 Varsity White Bow $7.00 $4.00 Pep Rally Tomorrow Shirt $10.00 $5.00
Spring/Summer Practices We will have New Squad practices during April/May. Tuesday s & Thursday s These dates will be set by the April 4 th parent meeting. All practices will be held after school 4:30 6:00PM Our Summer practices will start 1.5 weeks before our UCA Cheer Camp! *During practice, we will work out, work on stunts, jumps, and learn material for camp.
Camp Information UCA Cheer Camp will be July 26 th 29 th at the University of Texas at Arlington. This is a Tuesday Friday We will also have a UCA Stunt Clinic on Wednesday, July 20 th at Ryan High School. More information about Summer Dates will be provided at our parent meeting on April 4 th!
2016-2017 School Schedule 1 st Skinny Block (meets daily) A 2 B 2 A 3 B 3 A 4 B 4 5 th Skinny Block (meets daily)
2016-2017 Class Practices Our current Class Practices/Schedules are as follows: JV/Freshmen > A4 Varsity > 5 th block After school until 5:30-6:00PM Next Year s Class/Practice Schedule: Freshmen/JV/Varsity > 5 th block After school until 5:30-6:30PM (as needed) Before school from 7am 8:15am (as needed)
Competition Squad This squad will be made up of the highest scoring cheerleaders on all three squads (Freshmen, JV, and Varsity). We will only select this squad out of the cheerleaders who express interest at our first parent meeting on April 4 th! We will be competing at a UCA/NCA competition. This squad will practice, separately, in the Fall of 2016 and Winter/Spring 2017. We will hold a Competition Squad Meeting in May/July! More details will be given at our April 4 th meeting.
Random Information Commitment Cheerleading is a HUGE commitment. It is very difficult to participate in more than one extracurricular activity. Choose wisely! It is important to be FLEXIBLE! Sport s Playoff games Competition practices/performances Fundraising over the summer Car Washes Football Program Ad Sales New Fundraisers Summer Practices July/August
Random Information, cont. Constitution Respect/Attitudes Appropriate behaviors in & out of cheer Working as a team ATTENDANCE!! Make Up Workouts New Demerit/Merit System Tardies/Absences, insubordination, unexcused absences, practice/game attire Changes for the 2016-2017 cheer teams
Contact Information Varsity Breana Murphy 940.369.3213 940.369.3277 bpeden2@dentonisd.org JV - Sara Terry 940.369.3299 sterry@dentonisd.org 9 th Jayme Hunt 940.369.3045 jhunt@dentonisd.org