4/22/19 - 4/28/19

I hope everyone had a fabulous Easter break!  

We are excited to get started this week!

Wednesday, April 24, Practice is from 5:30-8pm in the Aux Gym.  Wear your favorite color!  We will work on motion and jump technique, start cleaning up the tryout material, and work on setting stunt groups.  Please make sure you have reviewed and know the tryout material.  :-)

Friday, April 26, Tumbling @ Utah Xtreme Cheer from 5-7pm.  We will do rotations working on tumbling and stunting. Cost is $10.  If you are paying with a check please have it made out to UXC.  They also except cards. Before Friday you must make sure the online waiver for Utah Xtreme Cheer is completed. If you are a returner or you attended our pre-tryout tumbling you do not need to do it again. Please go to Utah Xtreme Cheer, scroll down till you see waiver highlighted in blue, click on it and have your parent complete the waiver.  After it is complete they will send an email to confirm.  You must confirm through that email. UXC will not allow you to participate until it is complete.

A look ahead at next week!

Monday, April 29, Varsity Uniform fitting @ 4:30pm in the Faculty Center. Your first payment of $250.00 is due. Please make checks out to JD Cheer.  If you would like to pay by card, please go to the finance office before April 29th to make the payment. Thank you!

Wednesday, May 1, Practice at JD 5:30-8pm.  Location TBD

Friday, May 3, No Practice! 

Congratulations to Coach Isabelle on graduating from the U of U!

Saturday, May 4, Mandatory State of Utah Safety Clinic.  All State of Utah cheerleaders and coaches must attend a clinic in the spring to be eligible to cheer!  We are loading a bus for park City High School at 9:45am.  The clinic runs from 11am-2pm.  We will have lunch as a team in Park City following the clinic. We ask that you make every effort to attend with the team.  If you have a conflict and there is no way you can reschedule I can give you a list of other dates and times to attend.  It is a short two week window with locations across the state.

Welcome to the 2019-2020 JD Cheer Blog

We are so excited to get started!  Below is the spring schedule.  We know you may have prior commitments that may conflict with the cheer schedule.  Please make sure you contact Coach Tracie at let her know you are unable to attend before missing a practice or activity.  Most of you are new to cheer so it is important to make every effort not to miss practices.  We have a lot to teach you. :-) 

Wednesday, April 24, First practice from 5:30pm-8:00pm in the Aux Gym.  Make sure you are not wearing jewelry, your hair is pulled up out of your face and that your nails are cut short for stunting.  We will start setting stunt groups for safety clinic on May 6.

Friday, April 26, Tumbling at UXC 5-7pm

Monday, April 29, Varsity uniform fitting at 4:30pm in the Faculty Center.  Wear a sports bra and spankies under your clothes.  You will be trying on actual uniforms. First payment of $250.00 is due.  Please make checks out to JD Cheer or visit the JD finance office before the 29th to make a credit card payment. 

Wednesday, May 1, Practice in the Aux Gym from 6:00pm-8:00pm

Saturday, May 4, Mandatory State of Utah safety clinic for all cheerleaders and cheer coaches.  Load bus at 9:45am.  The safety clinic runs from 11am-2pm at Park City High School.

Wednesday, May 8, Practice in the Aux Gym from 5:30-8pm

Friday, May 10, Practice in the Aux Gym 3:30-5:30pm

Wednesday, May 15, Practice in the Aux Gym 5:30-8pm

Friday, May 17, Tumbling at UXC 5-7pm

Wednesday, May 22, No Practice

Friday, May 24, Tumbling at UXC 5-7pm

Wednesday, May 29, Practice in the Aux Gym from 5:30-8pm

Friday, May 31, Tumbling at UXC time TBD

Please check this blog weekly for updates

Tryout Week Information

We are so excited you decided to tryout for cheer!  Below is information that could be helpful over the next few days.  We will use this blog until tryout results are posted.

Monday, April 8 ~ First tryout clinic is from 5:30-8pm in the Aux Gym.

Tuesday, April 9 ~ Second tryout clinic is from 5:30-8pm in the Aux Gym.

Wednesday, April10 ~ It's tryout day!  Check in at 5:30pm in the Aux Gym.  

Please remember to wear athletic attire the first two days with your hair pulled back and no jewelry.

On the day of tryouts you should wear a white shirt or tank and black or navy blue shorts with your hair pulled into a ponytail and no jewelry.

Welcome to the Tryout Blog

Welcome to the JD Cheer tryout blog

Dates to remember for tryouts will be posted starting the Thursday after the parent tryout meeting.  Check back for reminders.

End of season and tryout schedule

JAMZ Nationals

I want to give a big shoutout to our competition team!  There were many great times and hard times this weekend but what came through is the heart of this team.  I could not be any more proud of all of you.  You are all champions in my book and so much more!

Cedar City Basketball Tournament

I am so sad for our basketball teams!  It is really rough that they were not able to proceed to the state tournament.  I am also sad for us because this trip is always a fun bonding experience for cheer.

Judy is the accountant for the school and she is out of town until the end of the week.  I will not be able to make any reimbursement of Cedar City money until next week.  There are three scenarios for reimbursement.  If you still have an outstanding balance with either JD Cheer or UXC the money will go towards paying that debt.  If you are a senior that is all paid up I will have Judy cut your parents a check. If you are planning on trying out for cheer again I can put the money towards your first cheer payment.  Friday I will hand out an invoice to everyone showing their payment history and where they stand.  You can let me know on Friday what your parents would like and I will take care of it next week.

There is no practice this week because we are not going to the tournament but there will be a mandatory team meeting this Friday right after school.  I will send out a groupme with the location.

A look at the schedule going forward

I am going to try and get tryout packets out by the end of next week.  Please promote cheer to everyone you can.  It really is all of you that can make the team grow in numbers.  Bigger numbers means cooler performances and less time commitment if we are able to split into smaller squads at times. Many of you had no experience before trying out.  Please let potential members know that it is okay to be new to cheer.  Think about all the reasons you like being a cheerleader and spread the word.

Saturday, March 2-March 19 ~ Help with signs and ways to promote tryouts

Wednesday, March 20,  Pre tryout clinic ~ Bring as many prospective members as possible.  In the Aux gym from 5:30-7:30pm ~ No pressure to join just a way for them to checkout the program and meet the girls before the official tryout clinics.

Friday, March 22, Team Tumbling at UXC ~ Cost $10 ~ prospective members welcome as long as they do the UXC release online.

Wednesday, March 27, Mandatory parent/candidate tryout meeting 6:30-7:30pm in the Faculty Center
Friday, March 29, Team tumbling at UXC ~ All candidates with release forms for UXC welcome
Wednesday, April 3, Cheer Banquet 6-8pm Info will come out soon
Friday, April 5, Team tumbling at UXC
Monday, April 8, First official tryout clinic 5:30-8pm Aux Gym
Tuesday, April 9, Second tryout clinic 5:30-8pm aux gym
Wednesday, April 10, Official tryout 5:30-8:30pm Aux Gym
Friday, April 12, New team tumbling @ UXC
Wednesday, April 17, New team practice 5:30-8pm aux gym
Friday, April 19, No Tumbling ~ No school
Wednesday, April 24, Practice 5:30-8pm Aux gym
Friday, April 26, Tumbling @ UXC
Monday, April 29, Varsity Uniform fitting 4:30pm in the Faculty Center ~ Parent meeting to follow at 6pm

2/19-2/25

Tuesday, Feb. 19, Basketball games @ Bonneville. Load the bus at 3:20pm. Wear your white uniform, no underliner, NAVY spankies, and low WHITE socks. Your hair should be in a mid height pony with your navy or senior bow. Remember to bring your warm ups to keep warm.  Make sure you have water, snacks, and money if you would like to buy food from concessions. Teal will cheer the boys game and White will cheer the girls game.

Thursday, Feb. 21, Competition team travel day for Nationals

Friday, Feb. 22, Home boys basketball playoff game.  Game time is 7pm.  Call time and uniform will be set by Coach Kara and Coach Kenadee through Group me.  This is a mandatory game for all non comp team member.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact Coach Kara or Coach Kenadee.  Mackenzie and myself will be in Vegas and will not be able to assist you.

Day one at JAMZ Nationals~ Late morning practice with team lunch to follow~Warm up time is 9:20pm and compete time is 10:20pm. Specific details will go out on the comp groupme.

Saturday, Feb. 23, Possible girls playoff game @ Green Canyon High School.  Game time would be 7pm. This would be a mandatory game for all non comp members.  I believe we will not know until after the game on Tuesday whether our girls made it to this playoff game or not. Make sure your schedule is cleared from 5pm on just incase. Any questions or concerns need to be directed to Kara or Kenadee.

Day two at JAMZ Nationals~ There will be a practice if changes need to be made in the routine from day one.  Warm up time is 4:45pm and compete time is 5:45pm.  Awards are at 7:35pm. specific details will go out on the comp groupme.

A look ahead to the state tournament

Tuesday, Feb. 26, Practice from 6-8:30pm.  All three halftimes will be put together for the state tournament.  You must be in attendance at this practice to be included in the halftimes.

Wednesday, Feb. 27, Leave after school to travel down to Cedar City.

Thursday, Feb.28, Boys first tournament game starts at 9:30am at SUU

Friday, March 1, Cheer at tournament

Saturday, March 2, If we make it to state the game time will be in the evening and we will return home after the game.

Cheer Schedule

Please note that this is a tentative schedule that can change at any time.  Every effort will be made to give as much advanced notice as possible if changes are made. Items will be added to the schedule as dates become available.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, Basketball @ Bonneville ~ Girls @ 5:15pm ~ Boys @ 7pm
Thursday, Feb. 21, Travel day for competition team
Friday, Feb. 22, First Round state basketball.  Non Comp team members will cheer
First competition day @ JAMZ Nationals in Vegas
Saturday, Feb. 23, Second comp day @ JAMZ Nationals
Tuesday, Feb. 26, Halftime practice for State Basketball Tournament
Thursday, Feb. 28 - Saturday, March 2, State basketball tournament @ SUU.  Travel and lodging details TBD
March 8-17 Spring break

2/11-2/18

Information about the state basketball tournament

Travel Days ~ The bus will leave after school on Wednesday, February 27, for Cedar City and return on Saturday, March 2.  If the boys make it to State their game will be at 7pm on Saturday.  This means the bus will return late on Saturday night. 

Lodging ~ The team will stay at the La Quinta Inn & Suites in Cedar City

Cost ~ $115.00 ~ This will cover all lodging expenses, tickets to the tournament, and breakfast.  Additional cost will include money for lunch and dinner.

If you plan on traveling to the state tournament to cheer please bring your payment made out to JD Cheer by this Friday, February 15.  I will cancel any unneeded rooms on Saturday, February 16, to avoid additional charges.

Game assignment for this week= 2/12 = Boys game = Seniors, Juniors, Comp, Jackie, and Tori. Everyone else is scheduled to cheer the girls game. You are always welcome to stay and cheer the boys game.  You just won't be in quarters.

Tuesday, Feb. 12~Home games vs Ogden~ Senior Night ~ Seniors will not be walked out by their parents but will be recognized at both quarter breaks during the boys game. Administration scheduled our formal senior night during football and drill is during basketball. If you are cheering the girls game your call time is 4pm.  Wear your white uniform without the underliner.  Your hair should be in a mid height pony with your navy bow.  You may wear your teal cheer shirt to school for game day.

If you are scheduled for the boys game your call time is 4:30pm for competition team members and 6:00pm for everyone else.  Wear your white uniform without the underliner.  Your hair should be in a mid height pony with your navy or senior bow.  You can wear your navy cheer shirt to school for game day.

Competition team will have a stunting practice from 4:30pm to 6:00pm and then the rest of the team members cheering the boys game will join practice at 6:00pm. 

Thursday, Feb. 14~Comp Team Practice at UXC 7-9pm  Happy Valentine's Day!

Friday, Feb. 8~Away basketball vs Park City.  Load the bus at 3:25pm. Wear Your navy uniform without the underliner and your white or senior bow.  I'll have Captains send out details regarding hair. You should have your cheer warm ups to keep warm.  Please no random sweats.  We need to look like a team. You may wear your navy cheer shirt to school for game day. 

Cheer Schedule

Please note that this is a tentative schedule that can change at any time.  Every effort will be made to give as much advanced notice as possible if changes are made. Items will be added to the schedule as dates become available.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, Home basketball vs Ogden ~ Girls @ 5:15pm ~ Boys @ 7pm Senior Night
Thursday, Feb. 14, Competition Team practice @ UXC 7-9pm
Friday, Feb. 15, Basketball @ Park City ~ Girls @ 5:15pm ~ Boys @ 7pm
Tuesday, Feb. 19, Basketball @ Bonneville ~ Girls @ 5:15pm ~ Boys @ 7pm
Thursday, Feb. 21, Travel day for competition team
Friday, Feb. 22, First Round state basketball.  Non Comp team members will cheer
First competition day @ JAMZ Nationals in Vegas
Saturday, Feb. 23, Second comp day @ JAMZ Nationals
Tuesday, Feb. 26, Halftime practice for State Basketball Tournament
Thursday, Feb. 28 - Saturday, March 2, State basketball tournament @ SUU.  Travel and lodging details TBD
March 8-17 Spring break