Oraze Pep & Cheer

2022-2023

2022-23 Coaches

Erin Thompson & Allison Platt

erinthompson@cusd.com        allisonplatt@cusd.com

Eligibility

● Incoming 4th, 5th, and 6th graders

● Participants must maintain a minimum 2.0

GPA (No D’s and F’s) with satisfactory effort

and citizenship (No N’s)

○ Must maintain for the duration of the

school year

Game Cheer ● Attend practices regularly:

○ Every Wednesday 3:15 - 4:15 in the MPR ● Perform at:
○ Rallies

○ Home games for the fall and winter seasons (football & basketball) ○ Elementary Football Carnival
○ Clovis East Elementary Night ○ Clovis East Spirit Night
○ Oraze Carnival

Competition Pep & Cheer ●	Attend ALL practices:
○	Please do not schedule any appointments, vacations, etc. on Wednesdays during competition season (September-February)
○	All absences must be excused by a parent or guardian in advance through Class Dojo.
●     Perform at: ○     Rallies
○	Home games for the fall and winter seasons (football & basketball) ○	Elementary Football Carnival
○	Clovis East Elementary Night ○	Clovis East Spirit Night
○	Oraze Carnival

○	Attendance at both competitions is MANDATORY for all competition team members: ■	Clovis West Showcase
■	Clovis North Showdown

Practice ● Every Wednesday (September - February):

○ Game Cheer 3:15 - 4:15 pm

○ Competition Pep and Cheer 3:15 - 5:15 pm

● Clovis East pep and cheerleaders will assist with coaching, choreography, and development of skills.
● Practice attire: Athletic shorts/pants, cheer shoes, t-shirt/tank top, and no jewelry (all in CUSD Dress Code)
● Please clear all absences with coaches on Class dojo prior to missing practice:
○ Missing the practice during a week of a rally or competition–team member will not perform.

Tryouts

We will hold tryouts for competition teams ONLY.

●	Game Cheer is a no-cuts team, so you do not need to attend tryouts.

●	If a student does not make the competition teams, they will automatically be placed on the Game Cheer Team.
●	Tryouts are for participants only–no parents may attend.

●	Participants may wear an Oraze t-shirt or plain white t-shirt, solid colored shorts, athletic shoes, hair in a middle part ponytail, bow is optional.
●     The decision of the coaches is final and will not be available for discussion or review. Participation in a competition team previously does not guarantee a spot for the
22-23 school year.

●	Team rosters will be posted on Class Dojo & the Oraze website on Thursday, April 21st by participant number (names will not be posted).

TRYOUTS: Wednesday, April 20th 3:30-5:30 pm in the MPR

Uniform

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Package

Shell

Skirt

Long sleeve body liner–half

top

● Briefs

● Bow

Uniforms

● White cheer shoes (pep and cheer) / jazz shoes (pep only) will need to be purchased as well.
○ Cheer shoes have special gripping for stunting & safety.

○ Jazz shoes will be needed for competition pep members only. ○ We will send links on Class Dojo for recommendations.
● Full uniforms worn at games, rallies, competitions, and every Friday.

○ If not in complete uniform (even if missing a bow), cheerleader will not participate & will remain on the sidelines
● Your choice to purchase a uniform is voluntary. If you prefer to have a loaner uniform, you will need to provide a voluntary donation for the cost of the briefs, bodyliner, and bow. Loaner uniform sizes may not be exact. All loaner uniforms must be returned by May 15, 2023. If not returned you will be required to pay for a replacement uniform.

Fittings

● Our uniform design is the same as last year, so you only need to attend fittings if you are either new to pep & cheer, prefer a loaner uniform, or if you need to order a new size.
● Sign up for a time slot when we send out the link to your email.

● Our uniform company provides sample sizes for each piece of the uniform. We recommend that athletes wear a swimsuit or leotard under their clothes.
● A voluntary donation of $150 (debit/credit cards only) will be digitally collected at the time of our fittings.
● Each student must bring one parent/guardian to fittings, no siblings please.

FITTINGS: Wednesday, May 18th from 2:00 - 4:00 pm in room 206

*You must sign up for a specific time slot*

Class Dojo

● This is our #1 form of communication!

● Make sure to check both messages & our Class Story for regular updates:
○ Reminders ○ Pictures
○ Flyers

○ Messages

○ Important dates

● If you ever have a question, please send us a message on dojo.

Tiny T-Wolves

● Each year our teams attend Tiny T-Wolves Summer Pep & Cheer Camp to learn the material that they will be performing throughout the school year.
● The camp is held at Clovis East and is organized by their pep and cheer program.
● A voluntary donation is requested to help cover the cost of attending camp.
● We will send out more information as soon as we receive it.

Please make sure to complete this form by Tuesday, April 19th:

2022-2023 Oraze Pep and Cheer Form

THANK YOU & GO BEARCATS!