Dear HCP parents and students,

In MarchHCP will be holding a 4 day cheer clinic for girls interested in trying out for the 2011-12 cheer squad. On Friday April 1stwe will be holding closed tryouts in the HCP large gym. Girls will attend a week long clinic where they will be learning a new cheer and dance together that they will perform for judges on tryout day. Attendance at the clinic is mandatory if you want to participate in tryouts Friday. If this is not possible prior arrangements MUST be made before the week of clinic.

In order to participate in ANY HCP athletic activities you must have a current physical turned into the office. This must be done before you can attend any activities with cheer including clinic and tryouts.

2010 Summer Expectations

Summer is a great time for fundraising! Therefore we will be doing some fundraising for the 2011-2012 year in the summer. ALL team members are to participate in scheduled fundraising. If a time conflict comes up it should be addressed to the coach BEFORE the fundraising event takes place.Squad members will be expected to purchase some uniform articles. These articles may include, but are not limited to: shoes, socks, hair ribbons, and under garments.

Practice Obligations

Starting at the beginning of August the cheer girls will have mandatory afternoon practices on Mondays through Thursdays. They have a very large list of cheers and dances to learn for assemblies and games in the coming fall.

During the school year girls will have mandatory practices after school from 3:20-5pm,3 days a week until basketball season starts. It is VERY important that they attend these practices because it is a team sport and when even just one squad member is missing it limits what the squad can accomplish. Contact me BEFORE the missed practice. Continually missing practice can result in expulsion from the team.

Basketball Season:

The cheerleaders are required to attend ALL home games and some away games including playoff games. It is important to have full squad attendance because the girls will not only be cheering on the sidelines but will be performing during half-time as well.

Important Dates to Remember

Cheer Tryout Clinic—March 28-31st

~ 3:30pm-5:00pm everyday

Closed Cheer Tryouts— Friday April 1st

~ 3:30pm- 4:30pm

Practice Starts – Monday August 2nd

~10am- 12pm M-Th

If you are planning on attending the clinic in March you must contact me by Friday March 18th.

Amanda Ingham

HCP Cheer Coach

Ph: (405) 528-0562