North Shore Senior High School Cheerleading Sponsors Jason Nybakken – Varsity Sponsor/ Program Coordinator Arlonda McGruder– Junior Varsity Sponsor Brandi Couch – Freshmen Sponsor

Squad Structure Varsity –18 members (Juniors and Seniors) Junior Varsity –12 members (Sophomores only) Freshmen Squad –12 members (Freshmen only)

Mission 1. Support school athletic teams. 2. Boost school spirit. 3. Develop good positive crowd involvement. 4. Maintain a healthy lifestyle by eating healthy and maintaining physical fitness.

Expectations 1.Hard work and dedication to improve as an individual and as a team. 2.Display impeccable behavior during games, practices, and all school functions. 3.Show commitment to the squad by arriving to all games, practices and school functions on time and staying for the duration of each event. 4.Exhibit teamwork by cooperating with squad members and solving disputes peacefully.

Estimated Expenses Cheerleading expenses are estimated at $700. All cheerleading fees must be paid before May 30 th. Failure to pay Cheerleading fees in a timely manner will result in dismissal from the squad. We are not permitted to purchase clothing, etc. unless there is a positive balance in the student activity account.

Varsity and JV Meeting Timeline DateFunctionAmount Tues March 20 th 1 st Parent/ Squad 6pm $200 Mon, April 2 nd Uniform Fitting, Booster Club 6:00pm $200 Mon, May 12 th Booster Club 6:30pm $200 Mon, May 21 st Payment dueRemaining balance after adjustments (approx. $100)

FRESHMEN SQUAD DateFunctionAmount Thurs March 29 th 1 st Parent/ Squad Meeting and 5:30pm $300 Tues May 22 nd Payment Due$400 (remaining balance after adjustments) Other meetings/practices to be announced.

Summer Practice/Camp DateFunction July 9-12 th Conditioning/Development Practice (Varsity and JV) July th MANDATORY Camp Practices (Mon-Thurs) Freshman practice July th July 31 st -Aug 3 rd Mandatory Camp at Texas A&M August th Practices for 1 st game (afternoons) (Varsity and JV) Other practices may be added at the discretion of the coach.

Practices During School Freshmen – have a cheerleading period. Some after school practices will be scheduled as needed. JV – practices are Tues/Wed on game weeks and Tues/Thurs on off weeks 3:30-5:30pm Varsity – practices every Tues/Thurs 3:30-5:30pm

Time Commitment Jobs, other sports and school activities cannot interfere with practices or games. Because of the vast time commitment involved in Cheerleading, it is not possible for Cheerleaders to be a member of the teams whose practices, games or meets conflict with their responsibilities as a cheerleader. Freshmen are permitted to play other sports, but this is not encouraged.

Booster Club Varsity and Junior Varsity squads will have a booster club to assist with raising funds for banquet, senior scholarships and other expenses. Meetings are the 1 st Monday of each month at 6:30pm. The Freshmen squad will raise money for an end of year celebration through a school fundraiser. There will be no booster club for Freshmen squad.

Tryouts Timeline CLINIC Mon-Wed 3:00-4:30 (Varsity) Feb 27 th -29 th 4:30-5:30 (Sub-varsity) TRYOUTS Thursday, March 1 st 3:15 Varsity tryout Sub-Varsity to follow

Tryout Procedure Physical Tryout Score Grade Point Average Teacher Evaluation Avg. Discipline Record 100 pts 50 pts 30 pts 20 pts Total Score Possible200 pts

Tryout Score Judge 190 Judge 280 Judge /3 = 88.3 Tryout Score = 88

Grades First semester of the school year. Five-point curve for Pre-AP/AP/Advanced classes. For example: A student with a GPA of 88 would receive a score of 45 points. GPAScoreGPAScore pts pts pts pts ptsbelow 700 pts

Teacher Evaluations Five of your current teachers (3 must teach core subjects) Teachers must turn in forms through interoffice mail or . Example: Teacher 1 (Math)21 pts 2 (English)23 pts 3 (Science)20 pts 4 (History) 19 pts 5 (Elective)17 pts 100/5 = 20 pts

Discipline Record Candidates with a clean discipline record (no d-halls, ISS or suspension) will receive 20 points. The following deductions will be applied based on a candidate’s discipline record for the year (through Friday February 24 th ): D-hall/TTO2 points per incident ISS5 points per incident Suspension10 points per incident Citation/CFS20 points per incident

Total Composite Score TOTAL COMPOSITE SCORE – The scores will be added together to create the Total Composite Score. For example (using scores from previous pages) TRYOUT SCORE88 GRADE AVERAGE45 TEACHER EVALUATIONS20 DISCIPLINE RECORD20 TOTAL SCORE 173

What to Wear Clinic Comfortable athletic clothing Tennis/cheer shoes Tryout Day Hair pulled back in a ponytail. Plain white t-shirt (no logos, no writing) Shorts (any color) Tennis/cheer shoes NO jewelry (earrings, tongue rings, nose rings, or any other kind of rings) No tattoos showing.

Tryout Night Parents are not permitted to be in the dressing room during tryouts and must wait in the cafeteria. Results will not be released until the end of the day Friday via envelope to each candidate. Candidates must open envelopes off-campus and are not permitted to return to discuss results. Parents may schedule a meeting with the principal to discuss tryout results. Only the scores of your son/daughter can be reviewed or discussed.

Physical Form/Emergency Card All candidates must have a valid physical on the day of clinic and tryouts to participate. If you have a valid physical on file (examined after March 1, 2011) with the school, indicate this on the cheerleader permission form.

INSTRUCTIONS 1.Write the NAME and GRADE of the candidate on the TAB OF THE FOLDER. 2.On the outside of the folder, write the NAMES (First and Last) of the 5 teachers (3 CORE SUBJECTS, 2 Electives) you will be submitting evaluations to. 3.8 th Graders: Write your school on the outside of the folder as well.

4. Fill out the following forms completely. – Permission Form – GPISD Extra-Curricular Activities Form 5. Put these COMPLETED FORMS inside the folder. 6. Hand in your folder to the appropriate sponsor AND sign up for tryouts on the sign up sheet. INSTRUCTIONS

New physical forms will be available soon from your athletic trainer. You must have a valid physical on file BEFORE tryout clinic. DO NOT HAND IN INCOMPLETE FORMS. YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.