Due to MIAA modifications to Fall 2 Cheer, and after consulting with coaching staff and CHS administration, the Fall 2 Cheer program will be run as a CHS Athletics Activity.
Why are we making this move?
The MIAA Covid-19 modifications severely limit the activities in which Cheer teams may engage. Competitive cheer moves are no longer permitted, and many sideline moves are limited as well. These changes restrict our ability to provide a typical Cheer Team experience. Despite these limitations, we are committed to maintaining the program and continuing the connections and activities that Cheer offers our student athletes. Running this program as an athletic activity, rather than a competitive sport, enables student athletes to continue to engage in Cheer, while also recognizing the limitations caused by MIAA rule modifications.
What does this mean?
Tryouts will be conducted during the week of February 22. Once a team is selected, they will meet 3-4 times during the first couple of weeks in order to develop a sideline routine. Once that routine is created, practice sessions will occur an average of once per week. The Cheer team will perform at all home varsity football games, and there are expected to be 3 or 4 of those events. This arrangement would last through the end of Fall 2 (week of April 18).
What about Cheer in the Spring Season?
We hope the Fall 2 Cheer activity will prepare our program for a return to more typical activities during the Spring Season, when the MIAA/MSSAA hopes to move to competitive cheer. Our hope and intention is to provide a more complete educational athletic team experience for the Cheer team in the spring, provided that MIAA rule modifications are less restrictive.
What would the fee be for Fall 2 Cheer?
The Athletic User Fee would not apply to this program. Instead, the program would fall under the CHS Activity Fee, a one-time fee of $70 that allows a CHS student to participate in multiple activities. In other words, if a Cheer team member already paid the fee this school year for a different activity, then there would be no additional charge. Any family who has paid the full user fee already may choose to receive a refund or a full credit for Spring Cheer.
As is always the case- please feel free to reach out to the athletic office with any questions/concerns.
