Camp 2015

        Hope everyone has been having a wonderful summer! I'm sure you've been working very hard on your workouts (if not this is your chance to start) and are looking forward to camp. It's only two weeks away!

OSAA Camp Ridgeview High School

Saturday July 25th 9:00am - 4:00pm

Meet at MHS @ 9:00 sharp!

• We need drivers to help our team get to Ridgeview High School! We would prefer that these drivers be adult family members of our cheerleaders. If your family is able to help please contact Coach Sumner (her contact info is on your handouts) or post a message to the Madras High Cheerleading page on Facebook.
• Everyone needs to have a pair of black shorts for camp. Not capris, or spandex. Black shorts! Omni Cheer has lots of black shorts on their website for under $6.
• Coach Sumner will bring shirts for everyone. Please make sure you wear a good sports bra. 
• Cheerleaders will need to bring their own lunch and water. Please make healthy choices for your lunch so you don't feel gross for the second half of camp! Bring a water bottle, there will be at least 50 other cheerleaders there and you don't want to wait in line for the drinking fountain. 

This post will be updated as needed. Please pass this along to anyone from our team who needs it. Thanks! 

Football Tryouts 2015

Welcome back! 

MHS Tryouts 

May 27th & 28th (both days are mandatory)

4:00pm     

IMPORTANT UPDATE BELOW!! 

 It's already that time, tryouts are almost here! Coach Sumner and I are so excited to see new and familiar faces in a few weeks. Tryouts will be slightly different this round. For tryouts this year you will have the materials BEFORE the first day.This means that you can perfect the cheers and dance on your own before showing up!

     Here is the link to ALL of the videos you'll need for tryouts. There are several versions (front and back) to several of them.

  MHS Tryout 2015 Videos

• IMPORTANT UPDATE - Youtube has deleted the videos of the dance we were learning. We will instead teach you at short alternative dance at tryouts. You only need to learn the two cheers BEFORE tryouts. 
• MHS Chant (this is the video with the man and the woman. They use the words A-H-S, red and white.) Our words will be "M-H-S, blue and white." 
• Come On Buffs, Let's Fight (this is the video with the 2 girls in the blue uniforms.) Our words will be "Blue, red, and white. Come on Buffs, Let's fight."

Those are the three pieces that will be judged for tryouts! Please contact us if you have any questions. Leave a comment on the blog, or check out our Madras High Cheerleading page on Facebook! 

We can't wait to see you on May 27th! 

Cheerleading Vocabulary

Perhaps this would be better titled "What is NOT in a Cheerleader's Vocabulary." I found this article to be informative and offers a great perspective that is sometimes hard to see. Take the time to read it! You'll only get better because of it.


http://tumblingcoach.com/blog/cheerleader-vocab/

Updates

You will notice that the "Materials" section has now be updated with the new cheer and dance that was given to you before break. The second half of the Loyalty dance will be added soon, and the calendar will get updated as well. Hope you're having a wonderful break!

Cheer List

Hello all! Here is the cheer list as requested. If you want a copy of the Word file to print, then let me know and I'll email it to you. We're very excited about tomorrow's game and pep rally. Hope you are too! :)

Football Cheers

·      Who Rocks the House

·      Keep It Up

·      Buffalo Power

·      Are You Ready

·      Color Shout

·      MHS is #1

·      Hey All You Buffalo Fans

·      D-D-Defense

·      Beat’em, Bust’em

·      Don’t Mess

·      Victory Beat

·      If You Really Want to Win

·      Buffalos in the Near

·      Rowdy

·      L-E-T-S   G-O

·      S-C-O-R-E

·      Truckin’

·      Slappy

·      Whose House

·      Let’s Go Buffalos

·      We Don’t Mess Around

·      Hold That Line, Down the

Field, Score 6 More

·      Here We Go XX Blue and White

·      Be Aggressive

·      We Are #1

·      Defense Attack, Sack that QB

·      Horsey

·      Spirit

·      Defense Buffalos Defense 

·      Defense, Defense XX

·      Cheer

·      ATT-ACK Attack

·      Rock Steady

·      Here We Go Buffalos

·      Jam 2, 3, 4

·      J-A-M Jam Jam

·      Let’s Go Big Blue

·      Hey Crowd, Yell MHS

·      POWER

·      Go Go, Go Big Blue

·      Offense Take the Lead

·      Go Go, Defeat ‘em Beat ‘em Go

·      Blue, White, MHS Let’s Fight

·      Buffalos, Buffalos Blue Red White

·      Stomp and Shake It

·      Rock With The Red

·      M-O-V-E Gotta Move

·      We Are the Buffalos

·      Touchdown, Buffalos, Score

Cheer Costs

Hi cheerleaders and families! 

We've had a great first two practices. Coach Sumner and I are extremely excited about the progress the team has made in a few short days! We have to attribute a fair amount of this success to the team working hard on the material prior to practices.  

       As you may know, the typical athletic fee for any sport is $65 per season. This year cheerleading will NOT pay this fee. However, this may change in future seasons or years. If you already paid the fee, please contact bookkeeper Misty Adams about possible refunds. 

       At the fall sports meeting we talked about the fee the cheerleaders would need for their clothing for the season. At that time we told you that the $25 dollar fee would cover a bow, pair of briefs (for under the skirts), and shoes. Later at the meeting we also discussed making the fee $50 so the team could also get matching shirts and shorts. Coach Sumner and I have recently talked about a different situation, and here is our proposition: $35 fee that would pay for a bow, pair of briefs, shoes and a t-shirt. 

So the two options are:

$25 for a bow, briefs, and shoes            OR            $35 for a bow, briefs, shoes, and a t-shirt. 

The cheer program has paid for all uniforms, warm-ups, bags, poms, signs, etc., because these are things that will stay with the program. The cheer fee is for things that the team members will keep after the season is over. We would REALLY like to get the team the t-shirts (for an extra $10) so that they can look uniformed and professional at events that don't necessarily require uniforms such as volunteer events we will go to, performances needing a more casual outfit, fundraisers, and to wear to school on days we have a game. 

PLEASE talk to your family or cheerleader tonight about these options! If we are to order shirts in time for our stadium opening/scrimmage on August 29th (check the calendar) then we will need to decide tomorrow at practice! This is a great backup plan if our missing uniform tops don't come in on time! 

 Let us know as soon as possible if you have any concerns. Thanks! 

Athletic Registration

Hello all! If you haven't done your athletic paperwork, then you can do it online using this link:

Online Registration (click those words and it will take you to the page.)

ALL ATHLETES MUST HAVE THIS PAPERWORK COMPLETED PRIOR TO TOMORROW'S PRACTICE. Students who have not completed the forms will be required to come to practice, but will NOT be able to participate. Get it done please!


See you tomorrow!   :)