Sunday, August 28, 2011

Parent/Leadership meeting this Wed. from 6-7 PM in the hospitality room!

Updates for 8/29-9/3

POM- Practice Monday morning 6-7:20 with Nicole
MANDATORY Pom choreography: 1:30-3:30 with Laila

Regular cheer practice: Tues & Thurs. morning 6-7:25 am. for ALL 3 squads.
NO stunting practice Tuesday morning!!! We need to work on the 80's night routine.

Comp. practice: Sat. morning from 9-12. (9-11 work on routine 11-12 tumble) $15
(We WILL have stunting practice next Tues. morning from 6-7:25)

Tumbling- Beg. & Int. Tues. night 6-7 PM cost is still $6
Advanced will join comp. at Utah Xtreme on Saturdays from 11-12. Cost is $10. Tumbling is still MANDATORY! (It may count as an unexcused if you do not attend)

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Parent items

I will have items for purchase for the parents (sweatshirts) at the next parent leadership meeting. I will be posting pictures of the items available the next day.

Pom

We will NOT have pom this Saturday.  We have a conflict with the building not being accessible until 8 am on Saturdays.

Pom will be held on Monday mornings from 6-7:20 a.m. from now on unless we come up with a different solution (we will probably go to an every other week schedule-this will be discussed with the team at practice) 

Next Wed. is MANDATORY pom choreography from 1:30-3:30 at the school.  You must be in attendance in order to be placed in the dance.

Varsity game

Please bring ALL of your cheer uniform items to school with you in the morning. You MUST have all of your items in order to cheer.
Hair will be worn with front/bangs braided and the rest pulled back neatly in a high ponytail with your bow.
You MUST wear your shell on the bus. You can wear your travel gear. ALL jewelry must be taken off before you board the bus! Leave it at home or in your cheerleader locker.
(no tall socks, its still too hot! We will use them next week for 80's night)
Anyone who wishes to ride back with their parents MUST bring a written note from your parent and your parent MUST come to the coaches and check you out! (THIS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED)
We will have limited time once we get to Manti. Please be as ready as possible before you the board the bus. You need to be on the bus ready to go by 3:20! 
Bring your water bottle and a small snack.
~OFF TO OUR FIRST AWAY GAME  :)

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

This week!

Practices will be Wed. & Thurs. mornings from 6:00 a.m. -7:25 a.m for all squads

No tumbling this week! Tumbling will resume next week with a new schedule.
Beginning and Intermediate Tumbling will be on Tuesday night from 6-7 P.M. at JD with Zak. Cost is still $6.
This is a change on your calendar!!!!! Please mark the change!
Advanced tumbling will be on Saturdays from 11-12 PM at Utah Xtreme Cheer Gym with Kory. The cost will be $10. (All competition team members will attend the Advanced Tumbling class. You are welcome to attend the tumbling class with Zak also but it is not required)

Leadership meeting on Wed. will be rescheduled to coincide with early day. We will meet from 12:45-1:30 PM

Games: Coaches will give specific instructions for this weeks games and details will be posted by Wed. evening

Pom & Comp.- Pom will be from 7-8:30 a.m. and Comp. practice will be from 9-11 a.m. @ Utah Xtreme. Cost is $5 for the 2 hours of gym use. Tumbling will be an additional $10 bringing your total to $15 each Saturday (Comp members will only be required to tumble this one time a week during the football season, resulting in a $6 per week decrease in cost since they were paying $11 to tumble with Nate and $10 at Xtreme. Non Comp will be saving $1) 

Competition uniform money is due this Sat. at practice.
Balances from your last statements are now past due. Please remit as soon as possible.

The student/athlete handbook page needs to be signed and turned in by Thurs. morning or you will not be allowed to cheer at this week's game!!!
You can find this form on the JDCHS website on the sports page.

Let's have a great week!!!!!



Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Updates

PLEASE read ALL of the following: There is a lot of important information!

First Practice of the school year-
Tomorrow morning at 6:00 A.M. You can wear any of our practice outfits or your own. You MUST wear spankies! Spaghetti straps without a sports bra are not permitted and your belly must be covered. (Just keep us out of trouble and dress appropriately) You MUST change your clothes in the cheerleader locker room.. You MAY finish getting ready in the dance studio after you have changed if it is not occupied. You need to be courteous and keep it clean. (Be respectful and keep the cheer locker room cleaned as we discussed as well as keeping your belongings in your locker and keeping it locked. You MUST keep the lock on it that was given to you by Anne.) See you bright and early!!!

Money- 
Balances are past due from the last statements. Please bring it to practice tomorrow morning.

Bonding Activity-
 Our first bonding activity for the school year is this Friday night (as shown on the calendar)
It will be in individual squads. (not the whole team) Flyers will be given out to everyone tomorrow morning with all the info.  Bonding Activities are an essential part of our cheer team and create lasting fun memories along with truly helping the girls bond. Please remember that bonding activities are MANDATORY and will count as an unexcused absence if not cleared with a coach PRIOR to missing (Please see absence policy for proper protocol and acceptable reasons for an excusal.)  
Policy for sleepovers: It is mandatory for cheerleaders to attend the get together but they are NEVER required to actually sleep over.

No Comp or Pom this week

Meeting for all leadership and their parents (only) will be held on Wed. Aug. 31st. We will be discussing and planning for the Cheer Kids Clinic. It is from 6-7 PM   Please add this on your calendar if your child is in leadership!

Tumbling-
New Tumbling class schedule will be posted on the blog this weekend!

Snacks for games-
Please have your parents sign up for a week to bring snacks or water for your squad. (Varsity will also need a parent to bring welcome water or snack for opposing cheerleaders) Spenser has the sign up sheet for Varsity. Shannel and Isabelle will be taking care of it for their squads.

Game this Friday-
Varsity will need to be at the school READY (please review your rules for a description of what ready means) this Friday by 5:20 P.M.  Please arrive before 5 if you want to get ready at the school. We will start warm ups and pre game practice promptly at 5:30 and will be on the field by 6:30 to warm up tumbling. Hair will be pulled up in a pony with a poof and your bow. (Use hairspray and bobby pins- it MUST be neat)
JV and Soph. squads will need to arrive by 6:30 PM. dressed in full uniform (please see rules) hair may be worn down. Meet at the South East corner doors of the high school. You must sit together until after half time. (If you decide to walk around after halftime you MUST change into your normal clothes)


LASTLY!!!!! and most Important!!!! ALL parents must go online to the JDCHS website (sports page) and print and complete the Parent/Student -Athlete Handbook signature page. This needs to be turned in at either tomorrows practice or by next Tuesdays practice. Please read the handbook before signing. ALL cheerleaders must have this turned in to be able to cheer at next weeks games.

WHEW!!! Lots of information- thanks for taking the time to read it all. :)



Monday, August 15, 2011

Decals & Pictures update

Decals- The Decals are in and will be handed out Thursday morning at practice.

Pictures- The pictures got delivered last Friday! They look great and will also be handed out Thursday morning at practice.  Tara has posted the pictures on a website for anyone who did not get there orders in or would like to order additional pictures. They will only be on the website until Friday and then they will all have to be deleted from her memory to make room for new ones. (Tara is a little bit of quirky photographer but she is used to working with very high profile clientele and is very good. I think you will love the pics)

The site to view the pics is: http://www.onlineprophotos.com/.  You need to put in jdhs and the date is Aug 15 2011   password is jdhs (no c)  Do NOT enter e mail.

If you want to place a new or additional order you MUST CALLor E MAIL her. Do not order online.  online orders have not been getting to her. Her phone number is 435-658-1913 and her e mail is info@mountainhighportraits.com

You will need to have the file number of each of the pics you want to order and all orders must be placed using a mastercard or visa at this time.

Hope you guys love the pics!!! The headshots are GREAT and our team stunting picture is really awesome and totally original. Pics will be put up in the Great Hall in the main case in November (this was the soonest they allow anyone to use the cases)

Let Tara or Coach Anne know if you have any problems. Tara guarantees all of her work and we are really lucky to have her, especially for such a low sitting fee for each girl (Less than half of what the cheerleaders have paid the last 5 years and she gave us a big discount on her normal package prices. THANKS TARA)

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Tumbling & Spankies

TUMBLING- If anyone would like to attend tumbling class with the comp team they are welcome tomorrow at 10 am at Utah Xtreme Cheer. The cost is $10 and we tumble with the gym owner- Kory

SPANKIES- Please bring your spankies to Coach Anne tomorrow if you are one of the people who have had an issue with them ripping.
Coach will be at the school from 7:30-9 AM (dance room) or at Utah Xtreme from 9:30-12
They must be turned in tomorrow if you want them fixed!

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Updates for week of 8/8

2 a days schedule change-

Please remember that 2 a days are scheduled for Mon-Wed. of this week with the morning session being from 8-11 am and the afternoon session from 3-6.  We still have A LOT to learn, review and fix this next week in order to be prepared for the football season.

GIRLS!!! PLEASE TELL YOUR PARENTS WHEN THERE IS A SCHEDULE CHANGE!!!

This change happened almost 3 weeks ago and your parents are just finding out about it!
You were also told at the end of June to put it on your calendar as a possible change. The reason I have you bring your binders to cheer is so that you can mark any changes ON your calendar so it makes scheduling easier for everyone including your parents. 

BBQ-

The BBQ turned out great! Thanks to everyone who came and I hope you all had a good time. It was nice to have some team and parent bonding.

Monies Due-

The last statements that came home reflect the final amounts due for all of the girls for the year (unless they are on comp team).  I apologize for the glitch that left off the charge for warm ups on some of the invoices. I will be printing new invoices and hand them out on Monday. The entire balance is due this Wednesday.
We will have parent optional items available for purchase next week. Girls will have a chance to earn money for cheer sweats during our kids clinic for football. (They are optional) 

Pictures-

Our pictures will also be ready this week! The previews looked great and I am sure they will be awesome.
If any of you would still like to order, she has agreed to keep the pics on file for 2 more weeks, after that she will need to delete them in order to make room for other new files for clients. Please let me know if you need her number or any information. She is a very busy photographer but its because she is very good at what she does! I am excited for you to see your pictures!!!

Absences- Please make sure ANYTHING you have missed has been learned before 2 a days start to insure that you do not miss cheering at a game or performing at half time. 

Get LOTS of rest and eat good on sunday and during 2 a days. Please come with a good attitude and ready to work hard! Game time is right around the corner- Time to get ready to show what we can do!!!! :)

Normal practice schedule for Pom and Comp and don't forget about the pool party on Thursday- It is MANDATORY!!!!! PLEASE tell your parents ahead of time!!!
Please share this blog with your parents so that they can be kept up to date!

See you Monday!!!

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Crazy Week

It has been a crazy week for rescheduling! Thanks for checking the blog regularly and working with the changes.

Last change for the week! (hopefully)  NO POM PRACTICE TOMORROW!!!!
If you are on pom you should have received a text from Brooke Rude about practice being cancelled.
Laila needed to cancel due to some personal business. We WILL have COMP. Practice tomorrow!

Please check the blog on Sunday night for any updates and info for next week!

Thanks, Coach Anne

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Updates for the first week of August!

Tumbling- Intermediate and Advanced tumbling is cancelled for this week!!!
Zak got very sick today so he will not be able to do Intermediate class. Nate has college finals this week and won't be able to do Advanced tumbling class.  If you would like to attend a tumbling class this week please take one at a local gym or feel free to join the Competition team tumbling class at Utah Xtreme Gym on Friday at 10:00 a.m. The cost is $10.00 for the hour of instruction and Kory Uyetake (the owner) is our tumbling instructor.
We will have normal practice tomorrow from 8-11 a.m. Everyone should be there until 11 a.m.

NO Leadership Meeting-
We will be changing our leadership parents meeting. It was originally scheduled for this Wed. evening. I will send a note home and post on the blog the new meeting date as soon as it is rescheduled.

ALL order forms for flip flops and decals need to be turned in tomorrow at practice!

Pom and Competition Practice-
Pom will be held this Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. Please plan on attending if you are planning on doing the pom team (No new attendees-the team is full at this time)
Competition practice will be held this Friday from 9:30-12:30. We will tumble at 10 am and work on our routine from 11-12:30. Don't forget your $10 and remind the boys! We really want to work on stunting this Friday.

NO POOL PARTY THIS WEEK- BBQ on Saturday
We will NOT be having a pool party this week since we are having a BBQ on Saturday.
This IS on the calendar.  We will NOT be inviting the football players at this time. We will schedule an event with them at a later date.  ALL cheerleaders and their parents are invited to the BBQ Social. It will be held at Lori Davis' house and flyers will come home tomorrow with all of the information.

Next Weeks Pool Party-
Will be held at Kate Knudsons and it will be a bonding activity with the silverline drill team. Bonding activities are MANDATORY! Please plan on attending.  Absences MUST be cleared ahead of time with your SQUADS coach and will only be excused for sickness or extreme situations that are out of your control.
This is a chance to mend the bridge between cheer and drill. We should be each others biggest supporters so lets have fun getting to know the drill girls. Please make them feel welcome by being friendly and sociable.