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RHS Cheerleading Tryout Information Meeting
Monday, February 29, 2016
Pick up a Handout & Please sign in!
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Introductions
Varsity Sponsor – Breana Murphy• Finishing 2nd year as RHS Varsity Sponsor
• Worked with the RHS Strutters for 1 ½ years
JV Sponsor – Sara Terry• Finishing 11th year as RHS Assistant Sponsor
• 20 years in cheerleading experience
Freshmen Sponsor – Jayme Hunt• Finishing 4th year as RHS Assistant Sponsor
• Worked with RHS Honor Guard for 3 years
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Application• Turn application in ASAP
– 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 6th.
• Physicals are required (more info ahead)
ALL pieces of the application are due
March 9th by 4:10 PM!
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Physicals
• All physicals must be turned in with your RHS Cheerleader Application (due March 9th)!
No Physical = No Tryouts!
• All Rank One medical forms must be submitted ONLINE by March 9th!
• Physician’s physical examination form must be turned in with your RHS Cheerleader Application (due March 9th)!
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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!
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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)
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Mock Tryouts• Mock Tryouts will be held Wednesday, March 23rd. 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
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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 24th 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.
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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!
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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.
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Tryout Scores• Judges’ Score – 80%
• Assistant Principal Referral – 20%– All categories out of 100 points
• Discipline – 10 points subtracted for every referral
• Attendance – 10 points subtracted for every unverifiedabsence
• 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!
Tumbling Spirit Jumps Cheer Chant Dance Total
12 13 20 20 10 25 100
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Tally SheetJudges’ 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: ___________
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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 24th.
• 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)
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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!
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Payment Information
• Vouchers for the 2016-2017 School Year:
– April 4th: CAMP DEPOSIT($100; non-refundable)
– April 28th: Remainder of Camp Fees (~$295)
– May 26th: Car Wash Tank, Cheer Bag, Bows
– June 18th: 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.
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Payment InformationThe 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)
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Payment InformationThe 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)
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Payment InformationThe 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 14th.
• 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.
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Payment InformationThe Good News
Cost Breakdown for Re-Sale ItemsItem 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
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Spring/Summer Practices• We will have “New Squad” practices
during April/May.– Tuesday’s & Thursday’s
• These dates will be set by the April 4th
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.
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Camp Information
• UCA Cheer Camp will be July 26th – 29th at
the University of Texas at Arlington.
– This is a Tuesday – Friday
• We will also have a UCA Stunt Clinic on
Wednesday, July 20th at Ryan High School. – More information about Summer Dates will be
provided at our parent meeting on April 4th!
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2016-2017 School Schedule
1st – Skinny Block (meets daily)
A – 2 B – 2
A – 3 B – 3
A – 4 B – 4
5th – Skinny Block (meets daily)
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2016-2017 Class Practices
• Our current Class Practices/Schedules are as follows:– JV/Freshmen > A4
– Varsity > 5th block
– After school until 5:30-6:00PM
• Next Year’s Class/Practice Schedule:– Freshmen/JV/Varsity > 5th block
– After school until 5:30-6:30PM (as needed)
– Before school from 7am – 8:15am (as needed)
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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
4th!
• 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 4th meeting.
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Random Information• Commitment
– Cheerleading is a HUGE commitment. It is very difficult to participate in more than one extra-curricular 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
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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
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Contact InformationVarsity – Breana Murphy
940.369.3213940.369.3277
JV - Sara Terry940.369.3299
9th – Jayme Hunt940.369.3045