Hi, Cheers!

A few (more) updates and reminders:

The Applebee's location for Saturday, August 24th is at Iliff and 225 from 8-10am.  At practice on Tuesday, we will have a sign up for you to work one of 3 shifts:   Shift 1 will be from 7:45-9am.  Shift 2 will be from 8-9:15, and shift 3 will be from 8:45-10am.  Those of you who are interested in going to the CU Cheer camp, plan to work the 7:45-9am shift and head on out to the camp after.  All families/friends who are eating need to be out by 10 am, so encourage purchasers to allow themselves enough time to eat and be out by 10.  We will not be doing the silent auction at this event. We will keep the silent auction in our back pockets if we get a bid to Nationals and do this event again.  ;)

For MONDAY August 19th practice and all tumbling practices forward...your priority is to get out of the parking lot by 2:50 pm at the absolute latest.  That gives you six minutes from the final bell to find your carpool and get on the road.  My suggestion is to change clothes at Peak or change during lunch and wear practice wear under warm ups to fourth period (if you have one).  I would rather have you at Peak on time and 1 or 2 minutes late in to the gym than dressed and waiting in the school lot waiting in traffic and 15 minutes late to practice.  Every minute late you leave from school translates in to waiting 5-6 extra minutes in traffic lines.  Just get out of the lot.  Coach Scott and I are in the same boat as you are, fighting the same traffic.  Get out of the lot.  Get out of the lot.  Get out of the lot.  What is the goal?  Get out of the lot.

Also, I was almost late today because I took 470 to Broadway and there is construction at Broadway and 470.  If you are choosing to take 470, exit at University.  Head Left on the off-ramp.  Turn right on Dad Clark.  Turn right in to the 24 Hour Fitness parking lot.  No traffic backups.  Fewer traffic lights. Happy drivers.  On time cheerleaders.  Happy Coach.

Girl cheers:  please await information from captains regarding how to wear hair on Monday at school - we were at an impasse this evening at tumbling.

Please plan to arrive at school on Thursday at 5:30 unless you hear otherwise from Tiffany or Diego if you are planning to attend the freshman family night tomorrow evening for a half point community service.  Wear Trail uniforms (captains please confirm if this is not what we decided, but I think that was what we chose), hair down or in a white bow.  I will be around all day at school, so come see me if you have questions.

If I don't see you tomorrow, good luck at school on your first day on Monday! Above all, represent the cheer program well!  There are many people who are expecting great things out of us this year and we will absolutely deliver on those expectations!  Remember what we have been working for as athletes.  In all of your interactions with others, keep your eyes on the goal - leaving a legacy for CT cheer.