Hello all!
Sorry for the delay in this message, I have been out of commission since Friday with some sort of ridiculous stomach virus that had me absolutely wiped out for 4 days. Yesterday I missed school because I actually had to get an IV of a liter of fluid! The Dr. told me its going around… so I pray you all aren’t subjected to it!
$ 450 is due by Friday. If I do not have the money due, your daughter will not attend camp and will be removed from the team. I will be here all day Friday. Please let me know what time you plan to drop it off if you are planning to so I can be ready. Between 8-10 AM please do not contact me as I will be in a meeting.
Coaches-
I have 2 Coaches who I hope to be able to say are officially approved very soon. In order to be cleared they must be District Board Approved and Live scanned, as well as certified in First Aid and CPR, and TB cleared… so it is quite a process. I would like to hold off on naming them until they are officially cleared. BUT I AM SO EXCITED!!!!! I appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter.
Practice-
We cannot use our gym all summer. This has caused problems in finding a place to practice, not only for cheer, but for every sport that uses the gym in the summer. Our location is TBD at the moment but practice will be Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-3 PM. Please let me know if this conflicts with anyone for Summer School, which is for remediation only again, and I don’t think it will impact much of the team. Both teams will practice both days. Practice will start on June 21st and 22nd and be every Tuesday and Wednesday until camp. Camp is August 1st-4th. There will be a 2 week break from the 5th- the 21st . Work week will be 3 days before my report date as a teacher. I hope to have the gym back by then! August 22, 23, and 24 will be longer days from 1-4 (location TBD.)
That looks nice and confusing…sorry! J I have attached a calendar to aid you (there are 3 pages you can turn the page in the bottom left corner.) PLEASE PRINT A COPY FOR YOURSELF AND FOR THE GIRLS’ CHEER BINDER. I will have extras when the girls come to get their clearance forms…
A note on practice- I know you will take vacations, and please do! I have scheduled practice Tuesday and Wednesday so we can all have Thurs-Monday to take long weekends. Please try and do this, though I realize it isn’t possible all the time, and some have arrangements with parents and family. ALWAYS tell me when you will be missing practice. A missed practice in the summer will only be 1 demerit. Any missed practice without notifying me will be 10 demerits, just like in season. Tardies will also count in the summer. If you are not early you are late! J I plan on taking my vacations on days we don’t have practice as well… Remember as long as there is practice I am here on my school vacation as well. It is a sacrifice I make for the girls and I would appreciate them being at practice. It is hard for me to conduct practice with people missing. As soon as one person is gone one entire stunt group will lose out on practice before camp and the school year. This goes for the whole year! Please have your girls read this as well!
Athletic Clearance-
Your daughter will need to obtain athletic clearance forms in my room tomorrow. I will have packets made by the end of 3rd period. Unfortunately I missed the on campus date for physicals which was at the end of May and I didn’t know it was happening. I am SO SORRY! This means you will need to schedule an appointment to see your own doctor and have them fill out the form for clearance. It should take no more than 10 minutes. Each girl will need to then turn in the ENTIRE COMPLETED PACKET OF FORMS to Coach Armstrong by June 21st or they cannot practice. Coach Armstrong will be in his office on campus (by the weight room) every week day from 8-12. All he will do is collect the forms and issue a clearance sheet, if not he will check you off and I will then know you are clear. Again I am sorry for any inconvenience I have caused you in this matter.
Cheers-
I will be making a copy of the Cheer DVD of all of our sideline cheers. It is the girls responsibility to learn these cheers throughout the summer. On day one of work week I will test them on all cheers as a team. Anyone who doesn’t know them will have until day 3 of work week to again be tested. If the cheers are still not known they will sit out the first football game. This is a non negotiable policy and applies to ALL members of cheer, returning or not, Varsity or JV. This way we can focus on our dance for camp and stunts for the year at practices in the summer.
Last words- A big thanks to Debbie McNicol, Revae Reynolds, and Tonya Carnevale for all of their help at the uniform fittings last week! I have never had a fitting run as smoothly as it did! Our uniform exchange turned out fabulously thanks to Tonya and our bill was paid in FULL at the time of order with the help of Revae and Debbie! And THANKS to all of you for being prompt in your arrival and for making this an easy fitting for the team!
Thanks so much! I will be busy winding down in my classroom the next few days and checking out of school so I may be slow in a response but I promise I will as soon as I can!
