Question by Lori: How can I improve my chances of being reinstated on my school cheerleading squad?
I was kicked off last Fall due to a mooning incident, multiple cases of public displays of affection, a few dress code violations and a couple of other incidents. However, I would like to re-join the squad for next fall. I still practice the routines and just as good if not better than most of the girls. Try-outs are two weeks from now and they start practice this summer. When I went to sign up, the coach was “well I am not so sure, let me talk to the director of student activities”. I told them that I have been going to charm school and my daddy has been stricter, and that I deserve a second chance.
My daddy is not being much help, he was like well I made my bed now I have to lie in it or something so I said “why can’t you do something”, and he just says there are lots of ways I can get exercise maybe I can try out for a sport or something, but I am better at cheerleading than any sports. I am his little girl and maybe he does not like me cheering.
Thank you and good day.
my grades are already good, and am friends or friendly with many of the girls on the current squad.
asv and crc I am curious if you don’t mind me asking how old are you two, are you closer to my age, or are you two older women?
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Answer by maranda o
yes you can you have to practice more and go and practice with the cheerleaders from diffrent schools infact i am one so take my advice and practice and practice with other pepole and your self email me for more help at missemenem2007@yahoo.com
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If the teachers still do not feel comfortable then I would have to suspect you haven’t really changed the way you dress and behave.
“Charm school” doesn’t stop a girl from wearing ultra-short mini skirts.
I suggest you actually behave in a manner that would make your school proud to have you as a representitive. Petition the school board for the ability to try out.
I think that now you are learning that your actions have consequences. It isn’t Daddy’s place to help you. If you are big enough to get into trouble, you’re big enough to figure out what to do about it.
What you can do is grow up. Stop behaving badly, keep your grades up, and act like you have an ounce of self respect. Cheerleaders represent the school and a girl who sounds like she’s been acting like a slut is not a good representative. It’s time to throw out the ho clothes and realize that girls who act like that get called names and treatedbadly for a reason.
Improve your grades, do school services, and talk with your coach. Also, improve in cheerleading so if you make it back on the squad your coach will see you as valuable no matter what you do. If you really care about cheerleading, clean up your act. Try hard and prove everyone that you want this bad. Be friends with some girls on the squad because coaches like it when you do that. Get really good for tryouts. Practice your jumps in front of mirror or reflective window. Always smile when you cheer. You have to push yourself 10 times more to be better and to prove yourself worthly of being on the squad. Being a cheerleader is not just about wearing the uniform. Good luck!
Just try out, give it your best and hope they give you a second chance. You might want to have a change of attitude as well (if you haven’t already). If you don’t make it, then suck it up and move on. Try out for volleyball or track. There are tons of physical activities at any school to help you keep in shape. Just have fun with it and have an open mind about the situation. You may realize you’re better at something else than just cheerleading… like, maybe marching band!
hi lori you should try your best in everything and sometimes things will work out if you be you best at it
Maybe write a letter to the director of student activities. Say what your transgressions were. State why they were not appropriate for somebody representing you school. Explain that you have been going to charm school and that your father has been stricter. Also, explain that you have changed your behavior by doing, and list those things. Say, you have had to spend the rest of this year off of the squad and you believe that everybody deserves a second chance if they have properly rectified the situation. Ask if they can let you on the squad on the basis of one transgression and you are immediately thrown off again, no arguments.
You need to be heartfelt about this apology and actually understand why the activities you were engaging in were not a good idea a representative of your school. You need to internalize your behavior.
And yes, your dad probably does not like you cheering. But if you do, you need to fight to do it.
If they still say no, tell them ok. And over the next year, keep practicing and showing them you are a lady. Then try out again the following year.
If it is one thing that you did, I’m sure it wouldn’t have been a big deal, however, you say there were multiple PDA’s, which I’m assuming were in uniform, along with the other stuff you did to warrant you getting kicked off the squad. I was a cheerleader in high school and the school was extrememly strict about your conduct while in uniform.
If you have TRULY changed and TRULY deserve a 2nd chance, go speak to the Director of Student Activities yourself. Tell him/her that you are trying to change and would like a 2nd chance. If they don’t let you try out this year, don’t get discouraged. PROVE to them you have changed your ways. Stop the mooning and whatever else got you kicked off. As a parent myself, I have to agree with your father. You can’t change what you did, you can only learn from it. If cheering is what you want to do, that should be motivation enough to make you stop the bad behavior.
I’m sorry sweetie, charm school is not the answer. And your daddy can’t “fix” this one. Even if he wanted to, he shouldn’t.
As a cheerleader, or any sports team member, you represent your school to the public. Your talent alone may not be enough to get you back on the squad. They are probably leery of allowing you to cheer again because of the immature and inappropriate things you did.
It sounds like you broke the rules many times, so you’re really not asking for a second chance. It sounds like you were given many chances before they booted you off the squad!
The most important thing you can do is to accept responsibility for your past actions. Ask for a meeting with the coach and Athletic Director and APOLOGIZE sincerely for what your inappropriate behavior. And then GRACIOUSLY accept whatever decision they make about allowing you to cheer again.
It may not get you back on the cheeleading squad, but at least you will show maturity by accepting that there are consequences for your actions.
Have you gotten your act together since you did those things?
Mooning doesn’t sound all that bad. With women, that’s a basic sexual present posture, which, to a man, isn’t really offensive. Quite the contrary. It is considered “naughty,” though, as in contravention of social norms. You’re not supposed to be that easy, especially if you’re a cheerleader representing your school. But even that seems like small potatoes. I’d put you back on the squad again, if I were the coach. It’s a shame you aren’t Jewish ’cause, if you were, you could get back in easy by going to the ADL and claiming that the school is giving you religious discrimination.
Well, I would go to the director of student activities with some reccs from some teachers who’ve noticed an improvement and maybe your charm school teacher. Discuss the improvements you’ve made in your life, the changes, and your opinions on how you have changed. Then, discuss the possibility of you rejoining the squad. Warning: there may be very strict terms, but DON’T NEGOTIATE!! You want to be on the squad, right? Just go for what they want.
Good luck!!
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Why oh why do you girls think that acting like Paris Hilton is the way to get a guy? Trust me, no one will respect you later in life if you keep going this route. Do you want to be known as the cheerleader or the school ho? Clean your act up, then worry about going back to cheerleading.
I’m not sure that attending charm school and the fact that your father is being more strict are going to impress them much. Explain that you understand that your behavior was not acceptable, admit that you know that you had a lot of problems, but tell them that, now, you are becoming more serious about the future. Make up some goals for which being a cheerleader will help prepare you. Tell the coach and the director, if you get to talk to him, that it would really help with your college application and your future if you were able to be on the squad. Assure them that you won’t let them down.
If they don’t allow you back on, or give you a second chance.. they are jerks.
answer: my age is, none of your business. haha i’m just kidding. i’m 34. i liked herbie’s answer about using your charm school teachings to the fullest extent you can stomach. hahahahahahaha
Well, since you’ve been going to charm school, I can tell a HUGE difference in your mannerisms and you’re becoming,”elegant”.I can’t think of the right word at the moment, so elegant it is. Stop flashing your tush, and keep it in your pants.Talk to the director of athletics and maybe even the schools principal or superintendant. Use your charm school teachings to the fullest extent you can stomach. And if you get the uniform back, don’t f it up. Practice all the cheers and jumps and moves. Scout out a rival school if you can, and watch Bring It On repeatedly before you go to bed for the next 2 weeks to get yourself ready for it.