2024-2025 Team Tryouts

Cheer tryouts will be held April 11 - 18, 2024.

April 11, 2024 - Informational Meeting (Parents & Students) at 6:00 pm at the Ferris Commons

April 15-17, 2024 - Cheer Material Clinics, 6:00-8:00 pm at the Ferris Main Gym

April 18, 2024 - Cheer Tryouts for Varsity & JV Cheer at 6:00 pm in the Ferris Main Gym (Closed to the Public)

Questions? email Coach Emily 

Female Candidates will be scored on the following:

• Physical Tryout (Fight Song Dance, Band Dance, Full 8-Count Dance, Defense or Offense Sideline Cheer, Timeout Cheer, Jumps, Tumbling, Spirit, Crowd Leading Ability);
• Grade Point Average from Semester 1;
• Teacher Recommendations;
• Interview & Application;
• Cheerleading & Sports Knowledge written test.

Male Candidates will be scored on the following:

• Physical Tryout (Megaphone Work in fight song, cheers, Partner Stunt: shoulder sit or higher, Tumbling, Spirit, Crowd Leading Ability)
• Grade Point Average from Semester 1;
• Teacher Recommendations;
• Interview & Application;
• Cheerleading & Sports Knowledge written test.

The coaches will use these scores to choose teams.

There will be two teams selected - Varsity & JV in April, and from those teams, we will select a Game Day Competition team in Summer of 2024.

Varsity Cheer Team (girls)

• Monday – Practice
• Tuesday – Comp Practice or Game Cheering (as assigned)
• Wednesday – Day Off (except for Home Wrestling – as assigned)
• Thursday – Game Cheering (as assigned)
• Friday – Game (all) Cheering at Football and Basketball (as assigned)
• Homecoming Halftime Show
• Rubber Chicken
• Eligible for Game Day Competition Team (with tumbling skill requirement - standing back handspring)

Male Yell Leaders

• Monday – Practice
• Tuesday – Comp Practice (as scheduled)
• Wednesday – Day Off
• Thursday – Day Off
• Friday – Cheering at Football
• Homecoming Halftime Show
• Rubber Chicken
• Eligible for Game Day Competition Team

JV Cheer Team (girls)

• Monday – Practice
• Tuesday – Comp Practice (if selected)
• Cheer at JV Football - Home Games only
• Cheer at JV Volleyball - Home Games only
• Cheer at JV Wrestling - Home Matches only
• Cheer at JV Basketball - Home Games only
• Eligible for subbing at Varsity Games (with material knowledge requirement met)
• Eligible for Game Day Competition Team (with tumbling skill requirement - standing back handspring)

A Tryout for the Game Day Competition Team will occur during the Summer of 2024. This team will be selected from the entire group (Varsity, JV and Male Yell Leaders). The Tryout will consist of the following:

• Throw THREE safe standing back handsprings or back tucks in three minutes.
• Perform Band Dance
• Competition Long Cheer
• Perform a straight-up extension as a Top, Backspot or Base.

updated 3/8/24 es