Week of June 12-June20

Happy camp week!  A few other important announcements:'

1: Fundraising Life-
You should have gotten your King Sooper cards.  If you need more, please ask!  We can get them.  Each card was pre-loaded with $5 in order to activate the card.  We will just add the total to your overall balance.  No need to bring in the $5.

Rockies - we still have PLENTY of Rockies tickets to sell.  If you need more, please ask Krista, Sierra's mom.   The fundraiser is coming to a close and I will need to collect money at some point before we resume again in July.  I'll update you as soon as I know.

SNAP fundraising - When we return, you will need to have a MINIMUM of 20 email addresses or contacts to load in to our snap fundraising account for the July 15th set up date.  It's very similar to a GoFundMe, but the donations will go to each individual cheer - if you can acquire a business donation, the full profit amount will go to your account.  (The company takes a cut, then we have to pay for the goodies they get, like logos on t-shirts and signs and such.  You get the rest.)  Even if you don't want to participate, please bring the 20 active emails so that those who do want to participate can get the maximum return for profit.

2:  Summer Break:

Summer break for Varsity is from June 19-July 12.  On July 13th, we will have our first practice at UE from 1-3pm.  Our July UE times on Mondays and Wednesdays begin at 1pm, and as soon as August rolls around, we start at our usual time of 3:30pm.  On the 13th, we will only practice at UE, and we will resume team practices at CT with 2-a-days (CT in the morning and UE in the afternoon)  starting Wednesday, July 15.  Check the calendar.

3:  CAMP!!!!!

If you did not receive portions of your campwear, they are coming.  We have a lot of stuff on backorder - be patient, it will come in if you don't have it.

If you are sharing or loaning Burgundy or White shorts, please remember to pack your extras.  In fact, ladies - if you have extra of any color short, just pack it just in case.

Hopefully you have discussed with your roomie who is bringing a fan - the air does not circulate well in the CSU dorms depending on the way the windows face.  Temps look like high 80s in the day and mid 50s at night.  There are sheets and sub-par blankets available.  I suggest bringing your own blanket and pillow, but the sheets are ok.

Bring snacks if you'd like, but don't go overboard and please avoid a lot of ultra-sugary snacks or pop - maybe a little sugar treat for night time but that's it.  Remember, whatever you bring, YOU have to carry.  Two years ago we were on the fourth floor and there are only stairs. When we go to breakfast in the morning, you MUST eat something.  If you're not a big breakfast eater, please prepare yourself to eat breakfast - in the cafeteria -  while at camp.  You will crash if you don't hydrate properly.  Don't forget a water bottle.

Shipwreck Rally - Melissa has the information for what we need to bring to the shipwreck rally for night three.  Each individual girl needs to bring ONE small trinket to trade on day one  to what I am assuming is another team.  Don't over think it. Just bring something.

Spirit stick decorations?  I need someone to get on that.

UCA Pro-Shoppe - you will have plenty of time to visit the store for merchandise.  Heads up, it's spendy.   Bring cash.  Not responsible if lost or stolen.  Usually by the end of camp much of the merchandise is purchased, so it's best to go to the pro shoppe early on in the week.

KEYS:  There is a $60 charge for losing your room key from CSU.  Cheer will NOT pay for your lost room key.  Keep track of it.

You may NOT bring phones to the field.  Coach will post to twitter and instagram all of our field pics.

PARENTS FOR DAY 4 FINAL PERFORMANCE:

On Thursday, you are more than welcome and encouraged to attend the final day evaluations at CSU. We start at 9, so I would say arrive at about 8:30 or 8:45 to give yourself time to park and walk to the arena.  We are in the practice field house next to Moby Arena.  Be careful where you park to avoid ticketing.  Bring a camp chair if you don't want to stand as seating is limited.  Please remember that although you haven't seen your athlete in 4 days, we have a BIG performance evaluation in front of the whole camp about to happen.  It's important that the team remains focused during that time.  A quick smile and wave from a distance is very much appreciated by the coaching staff.  If your athlete approaches you please send them back to us.  We are so close to being done - distance for another hour or two is not going to hurt anyone.  It's good practice for games and competitions.

At the conclusion of the day, we will take a few photos and head back to the dorms and the bus.  Parents, you are welcome to come on the floor to help your daughter move luggage and you are free to take luggage back in your vehicles.  However, the girls MUST ride the bus home to CT with us.  Please follow us directly back to the school to pick up your athlete if she doesn't have a ride home from CT.   The girls will be sore and tired.  Might not be the best day to plan an afternoon hike.

We will have the girls text parents intermittently to report our location on the way home.  Plan for a 1:00ish drop off at CT.

I am acting on past information for the Day 4 festivities.  If anything changes, I will re-post to the blog, so keep checking back.  If nothing changes, then consider this accurate information.

I think that's everything!  Get ready for a fantastic week!!!!!

Week of May 28 - June 11

Wow!  And so it begins....

Please remember to check the blog weekly!  I update on Wednesdays if it's a "B" week, and Thursdays if it's an "A" week (tentatively as far as I know for my schedule for next year.)

Remember that there are two places to check blog - the calendar for long-range planning AND the weekly update.  Please make sure you check BOTH each week, as things on the calendar crop up very quickly and somewhat unexpectedly from time to time.  Again, if you see ANY time conflicts between the two, please send me a text so I can fix it.

If you haven't signed up for Remind101....you need to!  It's a NEW remind each year, so returning athletes and parents need to re-sign up.  text @1516varch (cheers), @1516varp (parents)  to 81010 to sign up.

Roommates were announced for camp - get together with your roommate to decide on who will bring snacks and a fan. Theme for this year for Day 3 rally is "Shipwrecked".   Again, we have a major evaluation coming up BEFORE the rally starts.  We love the rally, it's a TON of fun, but our focus until the rally starts must be the evaluation.  We add accessories, etc on the field, so no big costume changes or anything like that.  However, bringing some eyepatches and striped socks and stuffed parrots and pirate hats and gold teeth would be awesome.  If you would all like to dress the same, that's fine, but you guys organize it on your own.

Week Upcoming:
May 28:  Finals
May 29:  Finals
May 30:  OFF
May 31:  Team bonding at Chipotle Cornerstar and Celebrity Lanes - meet at Chipotle at noon, bowling to follow!  Bring money for lunch and bowling if you plan to eat and bowl.  Team bondings are not mandatory, but you should plan to attend barring any other pressing commitments.  There was a request to do more team bondings this season.  If you don't have a ride, connect with an upperclassmen to catch a ride.
June 1:  Finals
June 2:  OFF
June 3:  OFF
June 4:  OFF
June 5:  Stunt clinic 8:30-10:00 am.  Optional.  If you can make it, please come.
June 6:  OFF
June 7:  Splash Dash!  Meet at 7 am at Mark Twain Elementary School.  We will be chalking the roads before the race and we will also be working a water station near the school. If you attended the Fun Run and you attend the Splash Dash, you filled your community service for the season so long as you attend the mandatory school-based community services.  If you did not attend the Fun Run and do attend the Splash Dash, you need to attend Race for the Cure to fill your commitment.  If you don't do 2 of the 3 5ks, plan to do your OWN project and submit your project to your respective coach.
June 8:  Practice 7-11am (Bring snack for a 20 minute break)
June 9:  Practice 7-11am (Bring snack for a 20 minute break)
June 10: Practice 7-11am (Bring snack for 20 minute break)
June 11:  Practice 7-11 am (Bring snack for 20 minute break)

*Quick note on Fall break - United Elite on Monday and Wednesday the WEEK OF FALL BREAK ONLY (October 26 and 28) will NOT count as blackout practices. Standard excused practices only will be honored.  The 7-practice blackout window will still include 7 practices, but they will NOT include the Monday/Wednesday at UE.  We will resume blackouts on the Thursday and Friday before Pueblo.

Good luck on your finals!