Tournament Games

There has been lots of questions regarding the cheerleaders' participation at county and regional tournament games. Cheerleaders will be cheering at all of these games regardless of the location. However, those cheerleaders playing volleyball will be required to attend volleyball games if there is a conflict. Mr. Skold and I looked at the schedule and tried to make changes where necessary so that there won't be many conflicts. It is hard to predict when it comes to tournament play. I hope that this answers any questions you might have. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks,
Mrs. Lile

Just Some Quick Reminders!

I have just a few reminders for you...

1. If you haven't made alterations for your uniform(s), you need to get that done. Our next game is Friday, November 20th. You will be wearing the blue uniform for that game.
2. The boys have a game on Thursday. Although we are not cheering, I want you to support the boys by wearing your hoodie sweatshirts to school on Thursday, November 12th. Please wear blue jeans with your hoodies.
3. Christmas Party Invites went out on Tuesday...if you plan to attend and want to participate in the Secret Santa Gift Exchange, let me know by Monday, November 23rd.

See you Thursday at school.

Cheerfully, *\0/*

Mrs. Lile

Uniform Alterations

The first game of the season is approaching very fast! November 5th is the first game of the season and is at home! This is just a friendly reminder that if you still need to alter your uniforms, you need to do so immediately. If you are taking your uniforms in....please do not remove any of the material. This will allow for the uniforms to be taken back out in the future if need be. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Cheerfully, *\0/*
Mrs. Lile

Cheerleading Practice Cancellation!

Practice has been cancelled for Wednesday, October 21st. WLB picture day is that day, and this will allow everyone the time to get ready for pictures so that they will look their best. Practices will still be held on Tuesday and Friday mornings.
Sorry for the inconvenience!
Cheerfully, *\0/*Mrs. Lile

LCHS Homecoming Parade -- 9/25/2009

WLB Cheerleading Squad 2009-2010

Lexi and Kylie

Adrienne, Brook, and Kate

Jeris, Emily, and Tara

The 7th Graders

The 6th Graders

6th and 7th Graders

Being Silly!

Cheerleading Payments

Hello Everyone!
This is just a friendly reminder that your 1st payment is due for things that we are ordering this season! Payment is due by Friday, September 4th! I cannot place orders to shoes, warm-ups, lollies, and liners until all payments have been received!
Thank you for your cooperation.
Mrs. Lile

Varsity Fittings!

I am sorry about the confussion on Tuesday! With that crazy storm hitting on Tuesday morning, the Varsity Rep was unable to make it from Springfield. We have rescheduled with her and she will now be here on Tuesday, August 25th after school at 3:15 pm. We will have two more practices before school starts. Those practices are on Thursday, August 6th and Tuesday, August 11th at 9:00 am. Remember that school starts the next week on Wednesday, August 19th!

I am working on getting the material to DVD that you need so that you can practice at home. I will hopefully have it to you by the August 11th.

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mrs. Lile

Great Job Ladies!

Great Job Ladies! The last two weeks have been very productive. Keep working on your sidelines and jumps and I will see you again on July 28th.

Keep up the good work!

Mrs. Lile

First Practice!

What a great first practice ladies! I am really looking forward to this season and working with each of you. Make sure that you are working on your jumps. I will get the DVD's with sidelines to you as soon as possible. On Thursday I hope to issue uniforms to those that I can. This will help me determine how many uniforms we will need to purchase.

See you all on Thursday!
Mrs. Lile

Summer Practices!

Attention Cheerleaders and Parents:

Please be on the look out for a practice calendar and hopefull material DVD that will be sent in the mail soon! We won't be starting summer practices until after the 4th of July. I am still settling into my new role as a mother of 2 and enjoying the time with my husband before he has to return back to work! Hopefully we will still have a productive summer and be ready for games by the end of October.

Also, IESA has changed the date for the IESA Cheerleading Championships that it hosts each year. Instead of being held in December, it will be held on January 23, 2010. This should be really good for us as it will give us more time to prepare for the competition season. I don't have dates for any ICCA Competitions yet, but you will get that information as soon as I have the information.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mrs. LIle

Little Casear Pickup

Don't forget that the Little Caesar orders will be at the school tomorrow and should be ready for pick up at 3:30 pm. All orders need to be picked up by 4:00 pm.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Unifrom Costs

Dear Parents,
It was brought to my attention today, that there are some concerns regarding the cost involved with cheerleading at WLB. I wanted to address these concerns by clarifying how I came up with the prices that I did for each item. Please contact me if you still have questions regarding the pricing list. Items being ordered come from 3 different catalogs (2 are from companies that are associated with each other). However, only the Varsity/Cheerleader DanzTeam rep comes to the school to size the girls. Remember that the prices that I sent home were estimates…I typically round up to the nearest dollar when giving estimates (but only charge what the company charges).
Varsity Catalog (http://uniforms.varsity.com/VSFCatalog.aspx)
· MotionFLEX Midriff Bodyliner -- Royal Blue -- (Item # MFBLR or MFBLRY) -- page 214 -- $32.95
· Solid Fleece Lined Warm-up Package -- Royal Blue -- (Item # PM040PKG) -- page 196 -- $105.00
· "WLB" lettering for the Jacket -- Kelly Green -- (Item # MNBO-1) -- page 227 -- $7.75 (3 letters in 1 color)
· "Cheer" lettering for the Jacket -- White -- (Item # MNBWP-1) -- page 226 -- $7.25
Total for Warm-up (pkg + WLB + Cheer) = 120.00
I usually state $125 for the warm up package because in the past there have been changes with this item that has actually made it cost more. I do believe that I have this problem worked out and the $120 should be the price.

*Jackets and pants can be purchased separately if there is a need to only purchase one or the other (An example of this situation would be that a returning cheerleader has out grown her pants, but the jacket still fits.) However, it is cheaper to purchase the package.
· Solid Fleece Lined Hooded Jacket -- Royal Blue -- (Item # PM-040S) -- page 196 -- $67.95
· "WLB" lettering for the Jacket -- Kelly Green -- (Item # MNBO-1) -- page 227 -- $7.75 (3 letters in 1 color)
· "Cheer" lettering for the Jacket -- White -- (Item # MNBWP-1) -- page 226 -- $7.25
Total for Jacket (jacket + WLB + Cheer) = $82.95
· Lined Warm-up Pants -- Royal Blue -- (Item # PMP-035) -- page 226 -- $52.95

I have 2 pair of shoes picked out. The ones that we get will depend on the sizes that are needed for the squad when we order in August.
· Asics Leather Classic -- White -- (SLTL) -- page 209 -- $47.00 (This is my first choice for shoes)
· Converse Chant -- White – (C09C or C09CY) -- page 208 -- $55.00 (women's) or $50.00 (Youth) – I think that Varsity will price match these shoes from another company. Therefore they would probably be cheaper ($39.99 for Women's and $32.99 for Youth).

Cheerleader Danzteam Catalog (http://uniforms.varsity.com/catalogCheerleaderAndDanzTeam.aspx)
· CDT Unifit -- Royal Blue with Kelly and White -- (Item # UR-0834CV) -- page 36 -- $59.95

Team Cheer Catalog (http://www.teamcheer.com/onlinecatalog.asp?pg=26)
· Sublimated Boy Cut Brief -- Royal Blue with Kelly Polka Dots -- (Item # BWCW104 or BWCW105) -- page 26 -- $18.99
· Sublimated Boy Cut Brief -- Royal Blue with White Paw Prints -- (Item # BWCW104 or BWCW105) -- page 26 -- $18.99 – This is different from what was quoted prior to tryouts. I changed to these because this year's squad seemed to like the boy cut better but still liked having the paw prints on their briefs. Therefore, this was the best of both worlds. The brief with tackle twill paw prints on the back were $18 from Varsity).

Team T-shirt (estimated at $20 based on prices paid in 2008 for team shirts) -- The team shirt is something that the girls can wear under their warm-up jackets on game day or by itself with a pair of blue jeans. This shirt is special to the girls that are on the squad. The design is unique to the cheerleading squad and typically says something along the lines of WLB Cheerleading, Wolverine Cheerleader etc. The names of the squad members are also included on the back of the t-shirt with the year.

Cheer Hair (for competition) -- I have yet to decide if we will be using the cheer hair this year, so this is not a definite expense. However, here is the information for that item.
Cheerleader Hairpieces (http://cheerleaderhairpieces.biz/teen_spiral_curls)
· Teen Style -- Spiral Curls -- $17.99
· Youth Style -- Spiral Curls -- $17.99
I would let you know if you need teen or youth style curls. The $25.00 that was quoted prior to tryouts included the shipping and handling costs. That price can go up or down depending on how much you want to spend on shipping.

I want to apologize for any confusion regarding the prices that were quoted at tryouts. I have always made sure to get as close to the correct costs as possible prior to tryouts so that everyone understands what is involved in being on the cheerleading squad. That is also why I include this on the permission slip to tryout for cheerleading. I want to make sure that everyone understands what it will cost and can make an educated decision about trying out prior to tryouts. I don't like to have surprises sprung on me; so I try not to spring surprises on you. This is also why I offer fundraising opportunities. Remember that we are currently selling Little Caesars and this profit (with the exception of the first 6) will go straight to you to offset these costs. The profit from the first 6 will be used to help purchase green uniforms (if we need them). If we don't need the new green uniforms, that profit will go right back to you. LC offers $5 per item sold. It is a good fundraiser and typically easy to sell. I hope that this clarifies your questions and concerns. Please contact me with further questions.
Mrs. Lile

Congratulations!

Congratulations to those that made the 2009-2010 WLB Cheerleading Squad! I am looking forward to a fun and exciting new season:)

Cheerleading Tryouts for 2009-2010 Season!

Clinics: Monday, February 23 to Thursday, February 26th from 7:15 to 8:00 am

Tryouts: Thursday, February 26th from 3:15 to 5:15 pm