Nattering Nabobs

Famous Women (@FamousWomen) 2/17/12 4:53 AM Negative people will always try to drag you down to their level. Love 'em but rise above 'em!

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Epitaph for a Cheerleader

Here lies the body of,

Ashley Renae Thompson.

Cheerleader.

Like a silent megaphone,

In the end of the second half,

My voice weak and crackling,

Body cold from the cold fall wind,

Score tied from beginning to the end,

One last play to make and to win the game,

The crowd waiting for us to start.

A final cheer is all I have left.

February 25, 1994-Unknown.

      I compared myself to a cheerleader because I have been known to be cheerleader, and I like it.  I have always enjoyed supporting people.  You are always fun, and energetic.  I compared myself to a microphone, my voice, and body because they are main parts of being a cheerleader.

Great Quote

Sports Quotes (@Sports_Greats) 2/15/12 8:45 PM Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. -John Wooden

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2012 BV Track Concessions- Cheer/Drill

Boyer Valley Cheer and Drill share concessions for Track. This is Cheer's only fundraiser. Below is the schedule of home track meets. Every Dancer and Cheerleader needs to sign up to work at least one meet.

Many Drill & Cheer members also run track- you still need to work concessions, so it is up to you to talk with your track coaches about missing practice to work either the Boys meet or a Junior High meet. It's not that hard, they're flexible and we've been doing this for decades. Worst case scenario, you can ask someone in NHS to work for you in return for service hours.

Drill members and parents- Cheer and Drill SHARE this fundraiser. Last year the Drill team held a competing grilling fundraiser at track which cost both squads revenue from concessions. May I humbly and cooperatively ask that either Drill please not set up a fundraiser that coincides with Track Concessions or that we find away to please share BOTH grilling and the concession stand revenues?

Drill team members, Cheerleaders, and Mascot- please look at the list of dates and tell Mr. Mallory when you'd prefer to be scheduled. I will go ahead and schedule anyone who has not made their request by Friday March 16. Drill and Cheer members are responsible for finding their own substitutes and then informing Mr. Mallory and/or Mrs. Dickinson as soon as possible before your assigned date. Thank You.

 2012 Boyer Valley Home Track Meets

• Monday April 2- HS Girls Invitational 4:30pm
• Thursday April 19- Junior High B/G Invitational 4:00pm
• Monday May 7- HS Boys Invitational 4:30pm
• Tuesday May 8- Junior High Western Valley Conference  Meet 4:00pm

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 2 BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT DATES

• 02/16 at 7:00pm at Boyer Valley, Dunlap v. either Wst Har or AHST
• 02/21 at 7:00pm at TBA, v. either LoMa or Woodbine
• 02/23 at 7:00pm at Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto, v. TBA

CLASS 1A SUBSTATE 1 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT DATE

• 02/25 at 7:00pm at Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, v. TBA

CLASS 1A REGION 8 GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

• Tues, Feb 14 7:00pm @ Westside, v. either Woodbine or ArWeVa
• Fri Feb 17 7:00pm 7:00pm @ Harlan, v. TBA

REGIONAL FINAL

• Mon Feb 20 7:00pm @ Underwood, v. TBA

Great Quote

Inspirational Quotes (@FamousWomen) 2/9/12 8:52 PM You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. -Eleanor Roosevelt

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Basketball Season Cheer Calendar

http://cheerpositive.wikispaces.com/BV+Cheer+Calendar
Here is a calendar of our games and practices in November and December

Unless you hear otherwise, please plan on practicing every Monday right after school.

"v." means home games
"@" means away

We ride the team bus to away games, I will try to post departure times on my board in the Art Room, but try to listen for them in the announcements too.

We need someone to volunteer to bring treats or candy for each home game.

Pep Rallies are only on Fridays when there are home games, we don't have any until January.

I'll send you a January calendar next month, it has a lot of Western Valley Conference Tournament games that are still "TBA" as far as their times and locations.

Basketball Tryouts

2011-12 Basketball Cheerleading
Tryout Practice Mon Nov 14th and 15th.
3:30pm-5:00pm
If there are enough candidates to hold tryouts, they will be held Wed Nov 16th.
Please see Coach Mallory in Room 219 paperwork.

There are 3 numbers used to help select cheerleaders; 
1) the average of 3 teacher-recommendation forms
2) the Cheer candidate's GPA,
3) the average of the candidate's scores from judges at an actual tryout.
    Please read the Tryout Outline to see what to expect

Final selection is at the discretion of the coach. IHSAA, IGHSAU, and ICCA rules all permit only 6 cheerleaders and one mascot on the court.
Candidates won't be permitted to tryout or to cheer without turning in the following:

• Parent-Release Form - Signing this form indicates that you have also read and accept
  Boyer Valley's Cheerleading Constitution
• An Inherent Risk Waiver
• 3 Teacher Recommendation Forms
• PE/Athletics Physical Exam Form
• Concussion Form (available in school office)

Uniforms are not costumes

There are rumors that people saw Boyer Valley Cheerleading uniforms used as Halloween costumes last night in Dunlap.

I guess I needed to have made our policy clear to you ahead of time. Our uniforms are uniforms, not costumes.

For future reference: No one should wear your uniform but you and you should never wear your uniform unless it is a Varsity game day and you will be cheering that night of participating at a pep-rally or if you will be representing the school at a school function (Homecoming parade, the "Senior Prom" at the Care Center, Rock-in-Prevention assembly,  or some other school-sanctioned charitable event).

I don't know for sure that anyone did actually go trick-or-treating in a uniform, and if so who, so there won't be any consequences this time- but please keep this policy in mind from now on.

Consequences could include at least a one-game suspension or if  it's believed that the violation was blatant, removal from squad.

Also, I consider poms to be part of your uniform. You are responsible for not losing them, so I'd prefer that they not be loaned out to any non-cheerleaders.  I haven't said anything at football games, but they are more likely to be thrown, lost, damaged, or fought-over during basketball games- so please do not let crowd members play with them. Keep them with you at all times. Thank You

Breaking Cheer-Stereotypes

So you don't think you're the "Cheerleading Type?"

For people who don't think they want to come out for Cheer- I want you to think, if more people like you (whatever that means) would come out for Cheer, there might not be so many people who aren't like you on Cheer.For those of you who are already cheerleaders, I want you to make sure that you are breaking other people's misconceptions, not contributing to their prejudices. Cheerleading gives kids confidence, poise and a positive attitude. Like a lot of school sports, it helps them develop cooperation, initiative, self-control, self-respect, and lots of other skills.If you've never cheered before, don't let your assumptions about cheerleading keep you from trying out for basketball cheer. If you're already cheering- remember, you are a leader, make sure you act like one.

We don't have our names on our uniforms like some other sports. Which is good, because that way I don't have to remind cheerleaders that we're all about the name on the FRONT of the uniform, not the one on the back. Our JOB is not to show off, it's to ENCOURAGE the fans to ENCOURAGE the players on the field (or court).
If there's nothing else that I want to pound into kids heads, its that you can make life better by making it better for someone else. Call it a philosophy, a psychology, a theology, a pedagogy, or whatever you like- I like it and have been trying to share it for the last 19 years of coaching.

Think I'm naive? Maybe, so try it and find out. I bet that if for one week, you stop worrying about getting what you want or proving that you're right and spend more energy encouraging others and trying to stay positive, no matter how difficult- you're going to enjoy life a lot more. Life still won't be perfect, but it will be just a little easier to trudge through and you'll feel like you made a difference. Try it. I DARE you!

I used to tell my squads at LA Lutheran, "if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, people are gonna assume it's a duck." If you don't want people to call you nasty names, don't over do it with the make-up, don't dress too sexy, and be careful how and how much you flirt and who's around when you do it.
Will there still be mean people that call you names? Sure, this is high school after all, but believe it or not, you do have some control over your reputation.

I also used to tell LALHS squads what I still tell BV squads- don't get too close to, and absolutely don't touch any boys when you're in uniform. Trust me, your dads probably agree with me on that one.

Anyone can be a cheerleader. You don't have to have straight A's (although I want you to work toward that), you don't have to fit into somebody else's mold of what a cheerleader should be, and you don't have to be a size "zero." Of course, if you'd rather be a mascot- you REALLY won't have to worry about how you look in a skirt.

If you can keep a beat, shout, and smile- you've got what we need- let us work with you.

I'll admit, after coaching cheer for almost two decades, I derive a lot of my sense of purpose and identity from it- but I also need breaks from it once in a while. I have a family, I have friends, I'm involved in stuff outside of school. 

There are worse things to invest your time and energy in than cheerleading. Drinking, smoking, sitting on the couch watching TV or playing video games all day all come to mind. Come to think of if, wasting time here on facebook does too! But my point is, the best cheerleaders aren't crushed if they can't cheer because they don't make it through tryouts, they get injured, or they have to take some time to raise their grades.

Cheerleading is what you do, it's not who you are.

This Friday BV will Roll Over Whiting!

Cheer Videos

Click HERE for my YouTube Channel with tons of videos that you can use to learn, practice, or review all kinds of cheers, chants, jumps- not to mention our school Fight-Song dance!