Lakewood High School's Cheer and Poms Team is a non-competitive Fall and Winter Sport.
Cheer/Poms is a cut sport, it is encouraged to have a gymnastics and dance background for those wishing to join, but it is not required. Those who are new are encouraged to take additional classes, and or attend additional practices and clinics.
At LHS there is currently only one varsity team(a JV team is being discussed for the 2019-2020 season). The team will be selected based on criteria found under the Cheer Application and Cheer Contract. The team is both Cheer & Dance and there is no separate team for poms. The team cheers during the fall and winter season, and provides the halftime performances for many games.
The team typical hosts camp all summer for pre-season conditioning. Tryouts are in April, and uniform fittings shortly follow. Any student entering Sophomore, Junior or Senior year may tryout. Once the fall season starts Cheerleaders are expected to practice every afternoon after school(Mon-Fri) and attend games as assigned(Varies dependent on sport), and keep their grades up for eligibility.
Cheerleaders are eligible to receive an Athletic Letter for both the fall and winter season based on the coaches discretion.
CHSAA rules require schools to run weekly eligibility reports and any athlete with two "F-Failing" grades will not participate in any meet the following week, unless they are able to show they have improved on of their grades to passing. They are still expected to practice.
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