Parting is sweet sorrow.

I couldn't let the season end without telling you kids how great you were. You really made me proud. I know I whined alot in the beginning about not having a lot of people want to tryout last Spring for this Fall and about how Christine & Jessica couldn't cheer etc. etc. But I couldn't have been luckier to get the 4 we got. Seldom have I cared about 4 kids so much in 13 years of coaching. I'm only sorry if I failed to make you feel valued. It's a shame that football season is only 9 games long, because you really got awesome your last 3 games. Sure, I can wish your knees and backs would've let us stunt, but you got SO good at getting the crowd excited I could hardly believe it.

Rena- Your dedication, your work ethic and drive and your memorized catalog of chants are all incredible. And you're jumps aren't too shabby either. Your greatest strength, your leadership also happens to be your Achilles' Heel (you're such a perfectionist and it's so important to you to have a grip on things and have them the way they're supposed to be- that I think its hard for you to be flexible or not be in the driver's seat.) You've come so far and achieved so much since junior high, can you believe it? Maybe you'll come back next Fall- I know that cheer is in your system like a desease and how important it is to you- or maybe you'll grow out of it and move on to other things. Either way, hold on to the good memories and the important lessons that cheer has given you.

Sasha- Especially for someone who didn't want to come out at first, you have become one awesome cheerleader, girl. Louder, sharper, sure of yourself. I bet that if Rena had graduated already or hadn't come out this season, you would've stepped up to become a real leader. You're creative, you take initiative and you know how to get CRAZY girl! Don't become all of those negative cheerleading stereotypes, don't be snippy or gossipy or power-hungry or popular. Stay positive and upbeat, outgoing and funny and you will go far. If you tryout for basketball and don't make it, please don't let it be the end of the world or the end of your cheerleading career- tryout again next fall. You're too talented and have too much school spirit to turn negative. If you go out and DO make it, don't get a big head and don't get bossy or snotty. Keep working and getting even louder and sharper.

Kensie- WOW! What a difference from the ADHD poster child you were in junior high. I am SO proud of you when I see you teach those 7th graders. You're so funny, and smart and capable of having such a stage presence if you'd let it out, but you either get self-consious or shy or are too afraid of stepping on Rena or Sasha's toes or something because we don't necissarily see the spirit and energy we see at practice at games and we don't necissarily see the leadership and strength that we see when you help at junior high practices at games either. Don't "hide it under a bushell, let your light SHINE and you won't believe how far you'll go! I am SO sorry about your knee- your jumps had been great and you could've benn a terrific flier. You're so much sharper and more coordinated than in junior high. Anytime you're open to helping with Jr Hi, I'll have you- you do such a good job of encouraging them.

Megan- Don't ever fit anyone's stereotype, cheerleader, "Goth" or "Emo" or "Scream-o" or any stereotype. What a stupid mess with all that dumb Chad/Holi crap has been. Don't let Nate lead you on! Sure, I STILL wish you were louder, but I can't believe how far you've come since junior high either. I'm so proud of you. You're really getting good at drawing too! I frankly don't know what to say about you. I probably feel closest to you because you never stop e-mailing me all summer. I hope I've been able to be the ear you needed or to offer the advice you wanted when times have been bumpy. Keep positive (even when your little brother is a pain or when parents are hard to understand) and you will exceed your dreams. Same as I said to Sasha about trying out for basketball Cheer and/or mascot (especially if you have to compete with Brett)- if you make it, don't get complacent or stuck up, keep working at becoming better. If you DON'T make it, for God sake, don't let it be the end of the world, or of your cheerleading career and please don't hate me and hold it against me. Stay positive and (like I told Rena) take the good memories and the lessons that you got from cheer and make them a part of you.

Brett- I guess you'll keep me hanging for at least another week or two to see if this was your last season or if Basketball will be. It really is a shame either way, because you really were phenomenal this season. High energy, careful and patient with kids, creative and silly. College caliber stuff. But more than your performance as Cujo, I'll miss your sanity in the shotgun seat on van rides. It has been great to get to know you and a joy to have someone to talk about theology and complain about the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod with. Good luck in college and life and please don't be a stranger.

If they told me that we could only have 4 cheerleaders and one mascot for the next 4 years and you'd be it- I'd be happy to be stuck with you. Thank your parents for loaning you to me for a few months. I care about each one of you as if you were my godchildren or nieces and nephew. Thank you for a wonderfull season. I'm very proud of you and won't ever forget you.

Love and Prayers,
Coach Mallory

More scary Halloween pictures

Kensie thinks she's Super Girl- she can leap over big rolls of paper in 2 or 3 bounds.

Whereas, Sasha is going trick-or-treating dressed as... as... uh... some really STRONG muscle bound hero type...person...deal...thingy

Aren't they scary?! Oooh, eek, they give me the heebeejeebees!

Sahsa

Boo! Trick-or-Treat!
Awww... I'm so sad that football cheer season is over. :(

jumparama

Rena did more than 26 jumps just herself at our last game. Her goal was 5 per cheerleader and she surpassed it. Way to Go- Awesome.

Capital One Bowl: 2006 Mascot Challenge

Capital One Bowl: 2006 Mascot Challenge
See how college mascots do what they do and get some ideas. THen vote for who you think is the best.

Three of Rena

These are from a couple of weeks ago at Homecoming, but I've meant to get them posted and hadn't yet- so here they are. Above, a classic cheerleading pose.

Hammering out "the Bulldog Beat."

Battling with "Cujo" the Bulldog over the megaphone dry-erase board.

Just in time for Halloween

Gotta love the orange nail polish

So above is a tough girl picture of Rena and Megan...
But below, thanks to a little time in PhotoShop, is a creepy, Halloween-appropriate picture of Rena and Megan "all gothed out," as they call it. They're really not dark, spooky people, but they like music that's a lot louder and depressing than anything I like to listen to. Whatchyagonna do?
Hire me for your next Metal album cover. Happy Halloween.

SUCCESS:

SUCCESS:

At age 4 success is . . not peeing in your pants.
At age 12 success is... having friends.
At age 16 success is . . . having a drivers license.
At age 35 success is ... having money.
At age 50 success is . . . having money.
At age 70 success is . . . having a drivers license.
At age 75 success is . having friends.
At age 80 success is . not peeing in your pants.

Basketball Tryouts

Basketball Tryouts

Tryout practices are planned for 3:20-5 pm Mon-Wed November 6,7, & 8
(Candidates need to attend at least 2 of the 3 days)
Cheer Tryouts Thursday, November 9, 2006

Mascot Tryout practices Nov. 13-14, Mascot Tryouts Wed. Nov. 15

Come on out! Don't be scared. The more candidates we have, the better pool we'll have to choose from. Even if you don't make it on, just trying out is an expericen that will be good for you, that you'll grow from. State rules dictate that there can only be 6 cheerleaders at Varsity games. If there are 8-12 candidates who are good enough, we'll be forced to have a JV squad.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD TRYOUT FORMS

Fear the Freshmen

Oct 17 v. IKM Manning

It's SUPER Holi!!!
ALi & Sam have the spirit
Poor Tiffany has a loused up leg- water on the knee and tendon troubles too
AppleJuice & Spaz fill out the evals

Test

EXAMPLE TRYOUT SCORE SHEET

This is a test. Google now allows me to upload documents for you to download.
If this works, expect to see a blog posting with all your tryout forms available on it.

Basketball Tryouts

TENTATIVELY- Tryout practices are planned for 3:20-5 pm Mon-Wed November 6,7, & 8
(Candidates need to attend at least 2 of the 3 days)
Cheer Tryouts Thursday, November 9, 2006
Results MAY be that Friday, OR they may not be till Monday, Nov. 13

Paperwork will begin being available next week (Oct 16-20)

Mascot Tryout practices Nov. 13-14, Mascot Tryouts Wed. Nov. 15

Come on out! Don't be scared. The more candidates we have, the better pool we'll have to choose from. Even if you don't make it on, just trying out is an expericen that will be good for you, that you'll grow from. State rules dictate that there can only be 6 cheerleaders at Varsity games. If there are 8-12 candidates who are good enough, we'll be forced to have a JV squad.

More Jr Hi Wst Har

Bow wow wow yippee yo-yippie yea! Alison tries to stay warm on her box. I love the backs of those sweatshirts.

I wish I could say that Sam was enjoying the rain as much as she looks like she is in this shot. Brrrr. We're supposed to get our first snow tonight.

Varsity knuckleheads; "AppleJuice" and "Squwasha" are shocked, SHOCKED that Boyer Valley could beat West Harrison by 28-6!

Jr Hi vs. West Harrison

Josie has plenty of spirit, even in the cold and the rain
Even a tiny, bundled-up in blankets crowd needs someone to rally their spirit!

Or is Holi just smiling because there's a CAMERA near?


The Freshmen on Varsity (right) teach the 7th graders on JrHi (left) "let us hear you scream and shout!"

potent quotes

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Peace begins with a smile."
- Mother Teresa

Fun quiz

Here's a fun quiz. See how well you do:

The average person gets 7 correct.

This is based on U.S. Info, so use all lobes of your brain. This can be more difficult than it looks - it just shows how little most of us really see! There are 25 questions about things we see every day or have known about all our lives. How many can you get right? These little simple questions are Harder than you think-- it just shows you how little we pay attention to the commonplace things of life. Put your thinking caps on. No cheating! No looking around! No getting out of your chair! No using anything on or in your desk or computer!

Can you beat 20?? (The average is 7) Write down Your answers as you go.

Check answers (on the bottom), AFTER completing all the questions.

REMEMBER - NO CHEATING!!! BE HONEST!!! That means no looking at your phone or anything on your desk...

Then, before you pass this on to your friends, change the number onthe subject line to show How Many you got correct. Forward to your friends and also back to the one who sent it to you.

LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU REALLY ARE.

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?

2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people don't know)

3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?

4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's Soup label?

5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?

6. W hen you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? (Don't you dare get up to See!)

7. How many matches are in a standard pack?

8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?

9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?

10.Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?

11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?

12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?

13. On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?

14. Which way do fans rotate?

15. How many sides does a stop sign have?

16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?

17. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?

1 8. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?

19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who is missing?

20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?

21. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?

22. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?

23. There are 12 buttons on a touch-tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?

24. How many curves are there in the standard Paper clip?

25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?

ANSWERS

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom? BOTTOM

2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people don't Know) 50

3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch? RIGHT

4. What six Colors are on the classic Campbell's Soup label? BLUE, RED, WHITE, YELLOW, BLACK & GOLD

5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them? 1, 0

6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? RIGHT

7. How many matches are in a standard pack? 20

8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white? RED

9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial? 88

10.Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise? CLOCKWISE - (North of the Equator)

11.Which way does a "no smoking" sign' slash Run? TOWARDS BOTTOM RIGHT

12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial? 12 (no #1)

13. On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons? LEFT

14. Which way do fans rotate? CLOCKWISE AS YOU LOOK AT IT

15. How many sides does a stop sign have? 8

16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side? LEFT

17. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel? 5

18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil? 6

19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who is missing? BASHFUL

20.How many hot dog buns are in a standard package? 8

21.On which playing card is the card maker's trademark? ACE OF SPADES

22. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats? LEFT

23. There are 12 buttons on a touch-tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits? *, #

24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip? 3

25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise? COUNTER

Junior High Cheer's big premier

Sam, Josie, Allison, Holli, and Tiffany- all 7th graders did a great job Tuesday at the game with Lo-Ma. Temps in the 90's- talk about Indian Summer.

Varsity helped coach Junior High's first game. Here Kensie ("Apple Juice") talks about how they're doing during half time.

Ali and Tiffany tumble at the same time- sychrinized kartwheels!

Holli showed a lot of moxi! Spirit, confidence, and leadership too- rock on!
A view from the stands

Jersey Auction

Having fun before the soup-supper. Wow, I have to say that I am REALLY proud. This was the first squad I've had to dress-out AND the first squad to actually perform a chant at the jersey auction! Way to go girls! Loud and PROUD!

Brett auctioned off Cujo's head. Here he is with auctioneer John Scheben. Proud here too. Man, I'm gonna miss this kid. He's great with little kids and he helps me stay sane on drives to away games with all the hair spray, cell phones, make-up and giggles in the van. He's been mascot for 4 years now. Isn't that like 28 in dog years?

vs. AHST (in Avoca)