Hello, Cheers!
Here is the update for the week upcoming.
Today: Practice at UE, 3:30-4:30
Tomorrow, Aug 28: Practice 3-5:30
Friday: BIG day. COOKIE DOUGH MONEY DUE. Photo date has been MOVED. Competition Practice from 3-4:15. We will break from 4-5:30. Arrive for the game ready to go at 5:30. Please see last weeks post for the plan.
Saturday: OFF
Sunday: OFF
Monday: OFF
Tuesday, Sep 2: Practice 3:30-5:30 at FOX RIDGE
Wed, Sep 3: Practice at UE and Back to School Night - I need at least 4 cheers to man the table at this event from 5:45-8:30pm. I'll give a point for community service.
Thursday, Sep 4: Practice in the gym 3-6pm <--look at the end time!!!
Friday, Sept 5: OFF - No practice
Saturday, Sept 6:
7:35am-10:15am: Fitness Festival - PLEASE check your email for the details - the location has changed this year. Wear a uni as directed by captains. Bring your poms/megs. I will NOT have rat poms there, so don't forget!
10:15-12pm: Brunch with Unified at Panera Bread.
12-3pm: Break on your own
3pm-7-ishpm: Football game vs. East at ACF. Map is on the calendar. Arrive NO LATER than 3pm and give yourself plenty of time to get there. Traffic in the Denver Area is a nightmare, even on a Saturday. Lots of streets go to one lane, etc. Bring a water bottle it may be hot!
Sunday, Sep 7: NO CONTACT
Have a great week!
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Week of Aug 21- Sep 1
Hello, cheer families!
Please thank Kelly Schauls when you see her for getting together our group flight for Nationals! We got a loan for our deposit from athletics to secure the deposit early to save money on flights! Next steps will be:
1 - continue with Nationals fundraising. (we won't have a final total for nationals until we get a bid and a hotel information packet. Ballpark is around $1200 all-inclusive but our flight will leave Thursday and return on Monday.) Remember Broncos games are an option and we will start talking in a few weeks about doing a sponsorship letter, etc. Part of our kid clinic money will go to reducing cost of Nationals, too. The other part is going to mats.
2 - Get the bid!
Speaking of fundraising - our cookie dough money will be DUE on August 29th. Please bring order forms and checks on that date. If you haven't texted your number of boxes sold to Sierra's Mom, Krista, please see the remind101 for her phone number and do that. We will do another text update next Tuesday.
We will be getting a big team vinyl poster photo to hang in the commons! Our photo date is tentatively scheduled for Friday, August 29th. That's a VERY busy day for us. See details below.
Uniforms and warm-up orders were placed two weeks ago and they are being made right now. Thankfully we have some Saturday games so we won't get cold if the warm ups aren't in on time. Custom orders take some time.
Week upcoming:
Thursday, Aug 21: practice 3-5:30
Friday, Aug 22: practice 3-5:30
Saturday, Aug 23: KID CLINIC 7am-12pm - please be ON TIME for setup. Wear CT blue no liners.
Sunday, Aug 24: NO CONTACT - donation-based yoga at Corepower on Tower and Hampden - money goes to the new cougar!
Monday, Aug 25: UE and Mascot Tryout (just FYI)
Tues, Aug 26: practice 3-530 (part with Unified) Text Sierra's Mom with Cookie Dough Update
Wed, Aug 27: UE
Thurs, Aug 28: practice 3-5:30
Friday, Aug 29: FIRST FOOTBALL GAME!!!!! Volleyball is also away, so we have gym space and I would like to take advantage of that. Here is the schedule:
3-3:30: Pictures for the banner and turn in money for Cookie Dough!!!!
3:30-4:30: Short Competition Practice
4:30-5:30: Break
5:30 - game day! Be stretching, ready (make up and hair done, no food, etc) at 5:30 pm in the commons. We will warm up, run through chants/band dances, and time outs, etc. This game will likely be televised! Be ready!
6:30 - walk to track and set up - cheers who have unified athletes will get them down to the track. All other cheers will stay up top to greet our kid clinic performers. Kids will perform at halftime.
9:30pm: Collapse in a ball since we did so much all day.
Saturday, Aug 30: Practice 8-10am.
Sunday, Aug 31: NO CONTACT - Last day for Corepower Fundraiser!
Monday, Sep 1: NO UE - LABOR DAY
Have a great week!
Please thank Kelly Schauls when you see her for getting together our group flight for Nationals! We got a loan for our deposit from athletics to secure the deposit early to save money on flights! Next steps will be:
1 - continue with Nationals fundraising. (we won't have a final total for nationals until we get a bid and a hotel information packet. Ballpark is around $1200 all-inclusive but our flight will leave Thursday and return on Monday.) Remember Broncos games are an option and we will start talking in a few weeks about doing a sponsorship letter, etc. Part of our kid clinic money will go to reducing cost of Nationals, too. The other part is going to mats.
2 - Get the bid!
Speaking of fundraising - our cookie dough money will be DUE on August 29th. Please bring order forms and checks on that date. If you haven't texted your number of boxes sold to Sierra's Mom, Krista, please see the remind101 for her phone number and do that. We will do another text update next Tuesday.
We will be getting a big team vinyl poster photo to hang in the commons! Our photo date is tentatively scheduled for Friday, August 29th. That's a VERY busy day for us. See details below.
Uniforms and warm-up orders were placed two weeks ago and they are being made right now. Thankfully we have some Saturday games so we won't get cold if the warm ups aren't in on time. Custom orders take some time.
Week upcoming:
Thursday, Aug 21: practice 3-5:30
Friday, Aug 22: practice 3-5:30
Saturday, Aug 23: KID CLINIC 7am-12pm - please be ON TIME for setup. Wear CT blue no liners.
Sunday, Aug 24: NO CONTACT - donation-based yoga at Corepower on Tower and Hampden - money goes to the new cougar!
Monday, Aug 25: UE and Mascot Tryout (just FYI)
Tues, Aug 26: practice 3-530 (part with Unified) Text Sierra's Mom with Cookie Dough Update
Wed, Aug 27: UE
Thurs, Aug 28: practice 3-5:30
Friday, Aug 29: FIRST FOOTBALL GAME!!!!! Volleyball is also away, so we have gym space and I would like to take advantage of that. Here is the schedule:
3-3:30: Pictures for the banner and turn in money for Cookie Dough!!!!
3:30-4:30: Short Competition Practice
4:30-5:30: Break
5:30 - game day! Be stretching, ready (make up and hair done, no food, etc) at 5:30 pm in the commons. We will warm up, run through chants/band dances, and time outs, etc. This game will likely be televised! Be ready!
6:30 - walk to track and set up - cheers who have unified athletes will get them down to the track. All other cheers will stay up top to greet our kid clinic performers. Kids will perform at halftime.
9:30pm: Collapse in a ball since we did so much all day.
Saturday, Aug 30: Practice 8-10am.
Sunday, Aug 31: NO CONTACT - Last day for Corepower Fundraiser!
Monday, Sep 1: NO UE - LABOR DAY
Have a great week!
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Week of Aug 14 - Aug 24
Hello, cheer families!
Here is the week upcoming:
You will get an email from captains for what to wear to practice each day. It is imperative we dress alike so coaches can see motions and timing errors.
Today: 9th BBQ - those who agreed to pass out kiddie flyers, be there - make it happen!
Friday, Aug 15: Freshman Simulated Day - no practice - Chelsea is working the carnival for her school, if you can help pass out kiddie clinic flyers.
Saturday, Aug 16: Practice 8-12. Captains, please make sure everyone is wearing the same outfit. Community service opportunity to follow until 2pm - email Lara Mills for details
Sunday, Aug 17: NO CONTACT
Monday, Aug 18: First day of school!!! You will get information about what to wear this day. Not dressing with the team will result in a no-dress suspension for the following game per the handbook. UE at 3:30pm
Tue, Aug 19: Practice 3-4 in the gym, 4-5:30 in the cafeteria.
Wed, Aug 20: UE at 3:30
Thurs, Aug 21: Practice 3-4 in the gym, 4-5:30 in the cafeteria
Fri, Aug 22: Practice 3-4 in the gym, 4-5:30 in the cafeteria
Saturday, Aug 23: Kiddie Clinic!!!! 7am-12pm
We will be selling the white We Are CT T-shirts at the home opener on August 28th for the white out on September 11th !! If you haven't bought a shirt, buy one at this game so that cheer gets the money for it!!!! Shirts cost $10, $5 is the overhead, and then we get $5 for every shirt sold. All of this will go toward new mats for the team. The goal is to get everyone in the stands wearing this shirt at our games, parents and students included. JV cheers will sell the shirts at the game since varsity cheers will be cheering at the game, but if parents can stop by for a few minutes to check in, that would be very helpful.
We are currently looking at booking plane tickets for Nationals. If we get a bid to Nationals this year, we will go (barring any major team issues). We have a group flight ready, but unfortunately, the school can only process money for the athletes, not parents. Once we have a secured deposit on flights, we can give out flight information for attending parents to book. More details to follow shortly.
Cheerleaders - it is CRITICAL that you follow the CT dress code while at school. Keep this in mind as you do your school shopping. The handbook states no B's - breasts, bellies, backs, or booties. I do not want any calls from the deans or hear from teachers that you are dressed outside of the parameters of the dress code at school. They are tightening up on dress code violations this year, so if you got away with it last year, you won't get away with it this year. When in doubt, err on the safe side.
Also, you may have seen on the calendar that Corepower Yoga is doing a fundraiser for the new Mascot! They have a donation-based class on Sundays at 6pm. Take a yoga class and 100% of the proceeds go to the new mascot!
See you guys on Monday!
Coach
Here is the week upcoming:
You will get an email from captains for what to wear to practice each day. It is imperative we dress alike so coaches can see motions and timing errors.
Today: 9th BBQ - those who agreed to pass out kiddie flyers, be there - make it happen!
Friday, Aug 15: Freshman Simulated Day - no practice - Chelsea is working the carnival for her school, if you can help pass out kiddie clinic flyers.
Saturday, Aug 16: Practice 8-12. Captains, please make sure everyone is wearing the same outfit. Community service opportunity to follow until 2pm - email Lara Mills for details
Sunday, Aug 17: NO CONTACT
Monday, Aug 18: First day of school!!! You will get information about what to wear this day. Not dressing with the team will result in a no-dress suspension for the following game per the handbook. UE at 3:30pm
Tue, Aug 19: Practice 3-4 in the gym, 4-5:30 in the cafeteria.
Wed, Aug 20: UE at 3:30
Thurs, Aug 21: Practice 3-4 in the gym, 4-5:30 in the cafeteria
Fri, Aug 22: Practice 3-4 in the gym, 4-5:30 in the cafeteria
Saturday, Aug 23: Kiddie Clinic!!!! 7am-12pm
We will be selling the white We Are CT T-shirts at the home opener on August 28th for the white out on September 11th !! If you haven't bought a shirt, buy one at this game so that cheer gets the money for it!!!! Shirts cost $10, $5 is the overhead, and then we get $5 for every shirt sold. All of this will go toward new mats for the team. The goal is to get everyone in the stands wearing this shirt at our games, parents and students included. JV cheers will sell the shirts at the game since varsity cheers will be cheering at the game, but if parents can stop by for a few minutes to check in, that would be very helpful.
We are currently looking at booking plane tickets for Nationals. If we get a bid to Nationals this year, we will go (barring any major team issues). We have a group flight ready, but unfortunately, the school can only process money for the athletes, not parents. Once we have a secured deposit on flights, we can give out flight information for attending parents to book. More details to follow shortly.
Cheerleaders - it is CRITICAL that you follow the CT dress code while at school. Keep this in mind as you do your school shopping. The handbook states no B's - breasts, bellies, backs, or booties. I do not want any calls from the deans or hear from teachers that you are dressed outside of the parameters of the dress code at school. They are tightening up on dress code violations this year, so if you got away with it last year, you won't get away with it this year. When in doubt, err on the safe side.
Also, you may have seen on the calendar that Corepower Yoga is doing a fundraiser for the new Mascot! They have a donation-based class on Sundays at 6pm. Take a yoga class and 100% of the proceeds go to the new mascot!
See you guys on Monday!
Coach
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Week of Aug 7 - 15
Hello, Cheer Families!
Please check your email regarding an important financial cost correction. If you have any questions, please feel free to email or call.
Here is the week upcoming!
Friday, Aug 8: Practice 8-10:45, Pedi party team bonding from 10:45-12pm. The pedi party is part of a personal fundraiser - 20% of what you purchase goes to your personal account! You do not need to feel obligated to purchase, but if you do, part of the money comes back to you. Either way, you get a pedi for free! Remember to bring a hand towel that can be used on your feet and some cash/check/credit to spend on makeup/face wash/eye makeup remover/pedicure stuff! You can purchase pedicure supplies or any other makeup or skincare products. This is being done through Mary Kay. At a minimum, I swear by the eye makeup remover. Just my two cents. ;)
Again, please know that our practice times are not static. The schedule has been pretty much secured through at least Fall Break. If you have a job or other commitments, it's important to look ahead on the calendar for start AND finish times before turning in your work hours to your boss or agreeing to other commitments. There are days we don't begin until 4:15 or 4:30, which means we go late. There are days on the calendar when we look like we start at 3 and it's easy to assume that we have practice until 5:30, but we are actually scheduled until 7. Once school starts, the practice schedule doesn't often change last-minute, but it does require that you look at starting and ending times on the calendar to plan outside-of-cheer commitments. When we start late in the day, we go later into the evening, and when we have full gym space due to volleyball being away, we capitalize on that precious time. Please make sure you click on the start times to know when the scheduled finish time is for a practice. Please also know that if practice times get shuffled, it's likely due to outside influences. If we get shuffled due to an outside influence, the coaching staff will weigh the need for practice against the inconvenience of the time change and decide accordingly. It's not easy to shuffle practice times last-minute, and we only do it when we absolutely have to.
FALL BREAK: Our first comp will be on the Saturday that begins Fall Break and our second comp will be on the final Saturday ending Fall Break. The second Saturday is our Pueblo Regional where we make our first attempt at a bid to Nationals. It's a CRITICAL comp. We also have playoff games during that time. If you know you will not be available to practice during fall break or attend either comp, I need to know now so I can plan our comp team accordingly.
Saturday: OFF
Sunday: NO CONTACT
Monday: Practice, UE 3:30-4:30
Tuesday: Teacher welcome, 6:30 am. Wear Blue CT and white bow. NO JEWELRY. Practice, 3p - 5:30p cafeteria with fundraiser kickoff starting at 3pm for ALL teams. The next fundraiser will be Cookie dough and popcorn!
Wednesday, Practice, UE 3:30-4:30
Thursday: OFF, Freshman BBQ
Friday: OFF, Freshman Orientation
Saturday, Aug 16: Practice, main gym 8am-12pm
Sunday: NO CONTACT
Mon, Aug 18: First day of school! Wear unis according to captains UE at 3:30
Tue, Aug 19: Practice 3 - 5:30 start in gym, move to cafeteria
Wed, Aug 20: UE 3:30
Thu, Aug 21: Practice 3 - 5:30, start in gym, move to cafeteria
Fri, Aug 22: Practice, 3 - 5:30
Saturday, Aug 23: KIDDIE CLINIC 7am-12pm Details to come - please pass out flyers in your community! Portions of this clinic fundraiser WILL go to Nationals!
Have a great week!
Coach
Please check your email regarding an important financial cost correction. If you have any questions, please feel free to email or call.
Here is the week upcoming!
Friday, Aug 8: Practice 8-10:45, Pedi party team bonding from 10:45-12pm. The pedi party is part of a personal fundraiser - 20% of what you purchase goes to your personal account! You do not need to feel obligated to purchase, but if you do, part of the money comes back to you. Either way, you get a pedi for free! Remember to bring a hand towel that can be used on your feet and some cash/check/credit to spend on makeup/face wash/eye makeup remover/pedicure stuff! You can purchase pedicure supplies or any other makeup or skincare products. This is being done through Mary Kay. At a minimum, I swear by the eye makeup remover. Just my two cents. ;)
Again, please know that our practice times are not static. The schedule has been pretty much secured through at least Fall Break. If you have a job or other commitments, it's important to look ahead on the calendar for start AND finish times before turning in your work hours to your boss or agreeing to other commitments. There are days we don't begin until 4:15 or 4:30, which means we go late. There are days on the calendar when we look like we start at 3 and it's easy to assume that we have practice until 5:30, but we are actually scheduled until 7. Once school starts, the practice schedule doesn't often change last-minute, but it does require that you look at starting and ending times on the calendar to plan outside-of-cheer commitments. When we start late in the day, we go later into the evening, and when we have full gym space due to volleyball being away, we capitalize on that precious time. Please make sure you click on the start times to know when the scheduled finish time is for a practice. Please also know that if practice times get shuffled, it's likely due to outside influences. If we get shuffled due to an outside influence, the coaching staff will weigh the need for practice against the inconvenience of the time change and decide accordingly. It's not easy to shuffle practice times last-minute, and we only do it when we absolutely have to.
FALL BREAK: Our first comp will be on the Saturday that begins Fall Break and our second comp will be on the final Saturday ending Fall Break. The second Saturday is our Pueblo Regional where we make our first attempt at a bid to Nationals. It's a CRITICAL comp. We also have playoff games during that time. If you know you will not be available to practice during fall break or attend either comp, I need to know now so I can plan our comp team accordingly.
Saturday: OFF
Sunday: NO CONTACT
Monday: Practice, UE 3:30-4:30
Tuesday: Teacher welcome, 6:30 am. Wear Blue CT and white bow. NO JEWELRY. Practice, 3p - 5:30p cafeteria with fundraiser kickoff starting at 3pm for ALL teams. The next fundraiser will be Cookie dough and popcorn!
Wednesday, Practice, UE 3:30-4:30
Thursday: OFF, Freshman BBQ
Friday: OFF, Freshman Orientation
Saturday, Aug 16: Practice, main gym 8am-12pm
Sunday: NO CONTACT
Mon, Aug 18: First day of school! Wear unis according to captains UE at 3:30
Tue, Aug 19: Practice 3 - 5:30 start in gym, move to cafeteria
Wed, Aug 20: UE 3:30
Thu, Aug 21: Practice 3 - 5:30, start in gym, move to cafeteria
Fri, Aug 22: Practice, 3 - 5:30
Saturday, Aug 23: KIDDIE CLINIC 7am-12pm Details to come - please pass out flyers in your community! Portions of this clinic fundraiser WILL go to Nationals!
Have a great week!
Coach
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