Thursday, April 30, 2009

Congratulations to the 2009 football and competition cheerleading teams! We are so excited about what the upcoming season is going to hold. There is a projected cheer meeting for both parents and cheerleaders on Tuesday, MAy 5th at 7:00pm in the THS cafeteria. This again is not final, but anticipated. Thank you for all of you hard work. A final date will be announced at both WMS and THS about the meeting so keep your ears open!

Thank You--Coach Gini, Coach Dawn and Coach Chelsea

Friday, April 17, 2009

Opportunity for Extra Try-Out Help

Can't make it to the clinic, or feel like you need a little extra one-on-one cheerleading help?

Conact Paige Jones @ 828-400-4084---text or call
$10/hour
availabe April 25th-28th to go over everything you need to know and do for try-outs, including: dance, cheer, arm drill and jumps!

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Reminder

Remember that all forms including: 4 teacher recommendations, parental and cheerleading candidate consent, proof of current physical, and latest report card are due no later then 2:00 pm on Tuesday, April 28th. Place these in the THS office in the cheerleading box, or in the temporary cheer box at WMS.
*If you recieved a free physical @ the Haywood Regional Fitness Center, your physical is still current. You do need to turn in proof that you did recieve that.

If you were unable to attend the try-out meeting on April 9th there will be more try-out packets available in the WMS and THS office after the week of spring break.

Remember: you only have 2 weeks to complete and turn in everything in the packet. It is vital that you accomplish the above requirements or else you will not be eligable to try-out.

If you have any questions feel free to caontact the coaches.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Try-out packets for those who will not be able to attend the informational meeting on Thursday, April 9th are now available in both the THS and WMS main office.

If you have any questions or concerns about not being able to attend the meeting feel free to call Gini at 828-400-4083

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Information on the new 3 squad plan

This year Tuscola is going to be trying a new cheerleading plan and it is as follows:

There will be a total of three different squads. For the football and basketball seasons there will be separate tryouts.

There still will be a competition squad, but the decision for who makes the competition team will be determined on the top 16 scores of all girls who tryout.

Due to the North Carolina High School Cheerleading Rules, a cheerleader who participates in competition must be cheering during the sport that is in process. Competition will occur during both football and basketball season, so those cheerleaders who want to tryout and participate on the competition team must cheer for both football and basketball.

If you only wish to try out for the football team you will not be eligible to cheer for competition.

On the day of the cheerleading try out clinic, April 25th, you will fill out a form to determine whether you would like to try out for the football team only, or tryout for the competition team (football and basketball). If you do make one of the top scores but only wish to cheer for football, you will be put on the football only squad.

For those cheerleaders who do tryout for both the football only and competition team, and do not make high enough scores to be a part of the competition squad, but do score high enough to be on the JV or Varsity football squad, you will be put on the football only squad.

If you wish to cheer for basketball and do not make the competition team, there will be another tryout held for basketball season cheerleaders.

This means that during the basketball season tryouts will be held to replace the football only cheerleaders. The basketball only cheerleaders will cheer at all home and away basketball games, but will not be eligible to compete.

On the day of the clinic you will be asked to do the following:
Check one, or both of the below:
Football only ________
Competition (Football and Basketball) _________

You must check both to be eligible for both positions. If you only check Competition, and did not meet the scoring requirements, but did score a high enough number to make the football only team but failed to select both options, then you will not be paced on the football only team. So, in order to be put on just competition or football only select a single team, if you wish to make any squad you are eligable for you must select both.

*Please be ready to make the above decision by April 25th.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Meet the Coahes!

Gini lauren Jones: Varsity Coach


birthday: 5-20-89
experience: 18 years of dance (12 of which were competitive), 6 years of cheerleading, 1 year of coaching, competition coreographer for 2 years
hobbies: church, being with family and friends, cheerleading, dancing
other information: current student at Western Carolina University studying Education. Engaged to Andrew Taylor, getting married August 2, 2009.


Dawn Jones: Junior Varsity Coach

birthday: 9-22-67
experience: 1 previous year of coaching jv, numerous years of watching 3 daughters dance, and 2 of them cheer
hobbies: church, being with family and friends, coaching
other information: assistant teacher in the OCS department at THS, married to Johnny Jones, a devoted father and fan of tuscola cheerleading.

2009-2010 cheerleading motto: "If it's in your heart, it shows in your spririt."

Tuscola cheerleading has a major job of being role models for younger girls in the community, and for the school in general. As coaches we plan to make sure that THS cheerleading is just this!

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Try-Outs

Tuscola High School 2009-2010 Cheerleading tryouts will be held on Wednesday, April 29th starting at 3:30 pm.



There will be an informational meeting for both parents and perspective cheerleaders on Thursday, April 9th at 5:30 pm in the THS lobby area. At this meeting the packets full of forms and information required for tryouts will be handed out.



There will be a cheerleading try-out clinic held on Saturday, April 25th from 9am to 3pm , where the dance, cheer, arm drill and jumps will be learned in order to try-out for the team. If you are unable to attend this there will be opportunities to learn the routines, but attending the clinic is highly recommended. This clinic will be held at THS in the gym.



for more information concerning the 2009-2010 try-out schedule, please contact Gini Jones at carolinachic89@yahoo.com or (828)400-4083

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