BC Cheer Clinic

All girls in grades K - 8 are invited to attend a Lancer Cheerleading Clinic hosted by the Brookfield Central Cheerleaders on Wednesday, September 7th from 5:30 - 8:00 pm!

The clinic fee is $30, and includes a tshirt, cheer bow, and admission to the varsity football game on Friday, September 9th.  All clinic participants will cheer at the varsity football game!

For more information, please download the flyer here.

Hope to see you there!

Weekly Newsletter: August 2011, Vol 5

Coming up this week ...

 

Monday, August 22nd

CHEER PRACTICE - CHOREOGRAPHY DAY #3

• 2nd - 7th Grade will practice from 5:30 - 7:00 PM. 
• 8th Grade will practice from 5:30 - 7:30 PM.
• 7th Grade Choreography will take place from 5:30 - 6:30 PM.  Please arrive on time and ready to work!
• 8th Grade Choreography will take place from 6:30 - 7:30 PM.

   

Tuesday, August 23rd

TEAM TUMBLING AT HEAT ATHLETICS

• Beginner level from 5:00 - 6:00 pm
• Intermediate level from 6:30 - 7:30 pm
• This is only for cheerleaders that have registered and paid for tumbling classes.

    

Wednesday, August 24th

CHEER PRACTICE

• 5:30 - 7:00 PM at Mitchell Park.  JLC does not provide any adult supervision until 5:30pm.

  

Birthdays this week ...

• Sunday, August 28th - Jadia G.
• Friday, September 2nd - Molly R.
• Saturday, September 3rd - Carly K.

 

Important Announcements ...

 

NATIONAL AMERICAN MISS JR. TEEN STATE FINALIST!





Congratulations Lexi!  We're so proud of you!


• Congratulations to Junior Lancer Cheerleader and UCA All American Lexi Sh on being a National American Miss Jr. Teen State Finalist!
• Lexi competed this past weekend at Chula Vista Resort against 103 competitors, and came home with the Spirit of America award, and was a Top 20 finisher.  We're so proud of you!

NO PRACTICE SEPTEMBER 5th & 7th!

• There will be NO PRACTICE on Monday, September 5th due to the Labor Day Holiday.
• There will be NO PRACTICE on Wednesday, September 7th due to the unavailability of space at WHMS.

     

JR LANCER FOOTBALL SEASON

• The Junior Lancer Football regular season begins September 10th and runs through October 15th.  Play-off and conference play-off schedule is listed below.
• All regular season games are on Saturdays in the BCHS football stadium.
• 8th graders are expected to arrive at 8:30am.
• 7th graders are expected to arrive at 10:00am.
• 6th graders are expected to arrive at 11:30am.
• 2nd - 5th graders are expected to arrive at 1:00pm.  2nd - 4th graders will be dismissed after their half-time routine.
• All teams should meet their coaches on the grassy area near the concession stand.
• Your time commitment for football games is typically 2 hours. 
• All teams - please hold October 22nd for the AAFYL division play-offs.  This game may take place at an off-site school.
• 6th - 8th grade teams - please hold October 29th for the AAFYL conference play-offs.  This game may take place at an off-site school. We will know on October 22nd if the Jr Lancers will be in the conference play-offs.
• 8th grade team - please hold November 5th for the Jim Jarecki Memorial Championship.  This game will take place at an off-site school.  We will know on October 29th if the Jr Lancers will be in the championship game.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

 

"Individual commitment to a group effort - that it what makes a team work."  ~ Vince Lombardi

 

Have a great week everyone!  Go Lancers!
Coach Uhrle
 
  

Weekly Newsletter: August 2011 Vol 4

Coming up this week ...

Monday, August 22nd

CHEER PRACTICE - CHOREOGRAPHY DAY #1

• 5:30 - 7:00 PM.  JLC does not provide any adult supervision until 5:30pm.
• What to wear.  Athletes in violation of the dress code policy for practices will run extra laps and perform extra conditioning.
• What to bring:  water bottle, bug spray, towel for stretching and conditioning.
• PLEASE NOTE - ALL TEAMS WILL BE DISMISSED AT 7PM!

 

Tuesday, August 23rd

TEAM TUMBLING AT HEAT ATHLETICS

• Beginner level from 5:00 - 6:00 pm
• Intermediate level from 6:30 - 7:30 pm
• This is only for cheerleaders that have registered and paid for tumbling classes.

 

Wednesday, August 24th

CHEER PRACTICE - CHOREOGRAPHY DAY #2

• 5:30 - 7:30 PM at Mitchell Park.  JLC does not provide any adult supervision until 5:30pm.
• What to wear.  Athletes in violation of the dress code policy for practices will run extra laps and perform extra conditioning.
• What to bring:  water bottle, bug spray, towel for stretching and conditioning.
• 2nd - 4th grade will be dismissed at 7pm!

 

Important Announcements ...

  

  

3RD AND FINAL INSTALLMENT DUE IS PAST DUE!

• Our 3rd and final payment in the amount of $125 was due yesterday, Saturday, August 20th. 
• As a reminder, JLC policy states that girls whose accounts are past due are not permitted to participate in any JLC event until their account is in good standing.  All families signed the JLC financial agreement and cheer constitution agreeing to these terms.
• Families whose accounts are past due will receive a separate email today, Sunday August 21st - you must bring payment with you to practice tomorrow in order for your daughter to participate at practice. 

 

FOOTBALL SEASON

• The Junior Lancer Football regular season begins September 10th and runs through October 15th.  Play-off and conference play-off schedule is listed below.
• All regular season games are on Saturdays in the BCHS football stadium.
• 8th graders are expected to arrive at 8:30am.
• 7th graders are expected to arrive at 10:00am.
• 6th graders are expected to arrive at 11:30am.
• 2nd - 5th graders are expected to arrive at 1:00pm.  2nd - 4th graders will be dismissed after their half-time routine.
• All teams should meet their coaches on the grassy area near the concession stand.
• Your time commitment for football games is typically 2 hours. 
• All teams - please hold October 22nd for the division play-offs.  This game may take place at an off-site school.
• 6th - 8th grade teams - please hold October 29th for the conference play-offs.  This game may take place at an off-site school. We will know on October 22nd if the Jr Lancers will be in the conference play-offs.
• 8th grade team - please hold November 5th for the Jim Jarecki Memorial Championship.  This game will take place at an off-site school.  We will know on October 29th if the Jr Lancers will be in the championship game.

 

FALL TEAM TUMBLING CLASSES AT HEAT ATHLETICS

• Registration is ongoing now for fall team tumbling classes!  Classes begin August 23rd.
• The beginner level is FULL and a waiting list has been created.  The intermediate level has 2 spots left available.
• More information can be found here.

 

BOSTON STORE COMMUNITY DAY FUNDRAISER

• We've kicked off our most profitable fundraiser of the year!  As a reminder, all fundraisers are optional and cheerleaders are not required to participate.
• Coupons books are sold for $5 each for 100% profit!  This fundraiser is a great way to "pay yourself back" for your cheer fees, or to raise funds to pay for tumbling classes.
• Participating cheerleaders earned $205 in profit with our first weekend of in-store book sales.  In-store shifts are filling up quickly, so email me to reserve your spot asap!
• Visit our Fundraising Page for more details! 

  

ONLINE GALLERY

• We have over 275 photos from the 2011 - 2012 cheer season already posted in our online gallery found here. 
• If you have any personal photos you'd like to add to our gallery, just email them to me and I'll get them uploaded!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team.  I defer to it, and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion"  ~ Mia Hamm, U.S. Women's National Soccer Team; 2001 and 2002 FIFA World Player of the Year; National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee.

Have a great week everyone!  Let's go Lancers!

Team Social this Friday!

Hey Junior Lancers!  We're having a team social this Friday, August 19th! 

Come join us at the BC Varsity football game at 7pm at BCHS.  Girls should arrive between 6:30 - 7pm, and look for us next to the BCHS student section.  Each family is responsible for their own transportation and admission into the game.  Elementary school parents should accompany their daughters, and middle school cheerleaders will be allowed to attend without a parent.

Please email Coach Uhrle if your daughter will attend the game by Friday at 4pm.  Hope to see you there!

Weekly e-Newsletter: August 2011 Vol. 3

Coming up this week ...

Monday, August 15th

PRACTICE & MANDATORY BULLYING PRESENTATION

• 5:30 - 7:30 PM.  JLC does not provide any adult supervision until 5:30pm.
• What to wear.  Athletes in violation of the dress code policy for practices will run extra laps and perform extra conditioning.
• What to bring:  water bottle, bug spray,  towel for sitting down on for stretching and conditioning.
• Parents and siblings are invited to attend the bullying presentation at 7pm.  As a reminder, JLC has a zero tolerance policy on bullying, intimidation and harassment.  Please review our cheer constitution for detailed information, including disciplinary procedures.

 

Wednesday, August 17th

PRACTICE

• 5:30 - 7:00 PM.  JLC does not provide any adult supervision until 5:30pm.
• What to wear.  Athletes in violation of the dress code policy for practices will run extra laps and perform extra conditioning.
• What to bring:  water bottle, bug spray,  towel for stretching and conditioning

 

Friday, August 19th

TEAM TUMBLING AT HEAT ATHLETICS

• Please remind your daughters to put their hair up in a high ponytail and they should keep their cheer shoes on for tumbling class.
• This is the last class remaining for the summer session.

 

Important Announcements ...

 

 

3RD AND FINAL INSTALLMENT DUE THIS WEEK!

• Our 3rd and final payment in the amount of $125 is due this Friday, August 20th. 
• As a reminder, girls whose accounts are past due are not permitted to participate in any JLC event until their account is in good standing.

 

PRACTICE ATTENDANCE POLICY

• If you anticipate missing any practices, whether on a regular basis due to other activities, or due to family vacations or illnesses, etc. please email me prior to your missing practice, so the coaches can plan accordingly.
• As a reminder, if a cheerleader misses practice regularly due to another activity, i.e. they miss one practice a week due to confirmation classes or another sport practice, they will not be placed into a stunt group for competitions.  They will still learn and pass stunt progressions with their team, and will have a vital role to play in the competition routine.  This policy is documented in our cheer constitution, and all parents and athletes signed our constitution upon registration agreeing to this policy and possible actions due to repeated absences.

 

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

• We are confirmed for the following cheer competitions:  Indian Invite - November 19th, 2011; Bring on the Heat - January 8th, 2012; Brookfield Blast - February 4th, 2012 and KMLHS Cheer and Dance Competition - February 11th, 2012.
• We are still tentative for the Badger State Cheerleading Championships in Madison in late February 2012. 
• If your daughter will miss any of the above mentioned competitions, please let me know immediately, but no later than 4 weeks prior to each competition.  The coaches will need to re-work the choreography for any missing girls to ensure the rest of the team performs at their best ability.  This can take several hours of extra work for the coaches, and the team needs as much advance notice as possible to practice the new choreography.

 

CHOREOGRAPHY DAYS & STUNTING

• Monday, August 22nd and Wednesday, August 24th.  Please email me asap if your daughter is unable to attend choreography days.
• Please be sure to talk with your daughters and let them know that not all cheerleaders will be able to do what they "want" (i.e. we can't have a team where everyone is a flyer).  Cheerleading is a team sport, and each individual plays a very important role in the entire team's success.  As a recreational cheer organization, we will place girls where they will be able to contribute their best to the entire team.  When the girls reach high school, they will be able to try-out for the spot that they want, and even then, they will be placed into a role that their coach feels is best for the entire team to succeed. 
• JLC does not accept any parental requests for their daughters to have specific roles in stunting.  We look at what's best for the entire team, always keeping safety first and foremost in mind.  Please respect the coaches decisions in creating stunt groups.
• Please know that smaller, more petite girls are not automatically placed as flyers in a stunt group.

 

SPIRITWEAR

• Orders are in from our 1st run of Spiritwear Sales and will be distributed after the Bullying presentation at practice tomorrow night.
• The turquoise tye-dye shirt is on backorder - Burghardts will contact me as soon as they arrive, and I will distribute them at a future practice date.
• I have a limited number of JLC baseball caps for sale for $15, and a limited number of embroidered JLC royal blue fleece full-zip jackets in size youth large for sale for $30.  Please let me know if you'd like to purchase one of these items.

 

FALL TEAM TUMBLING CLASSES AT HEAT ATHLETICS

• Registration is ongoing now for fall team tumbling classes!
• Classes begin the week of August 21st.  Fall tumbling will be held on Tuesdays. 
• More information can be found here.
• Both classes are filling up quickly - please turn in your registration form and payment asap to secure your spot! 
• The following cheerleaders are confirmed for fall tumbling:  Beginner Level - Agathe, Corinne, Isabella, Kenzie, Layne, Marisa, Riley, Samantha and Sarah; and Intermediate Level - Eva, Jaida, Karina, Katy, Lindsey, Meghan, and Melanie.

 

SIDELINE CHEER VIDEOS

• We now have almost 3 dozen sideline cheers recorded and posted for cheerleaders to watch and practice from home.  The words to each cheer are listed in the description of each video.
• The videos are hosted on a private site and all JLC families have been sent the URL and password.
• More videos will be added throughout the coming week.  Some of the motions may have changed from how they were performed in previous years.  Please use the motions shown in the videos as that is how BC Cheer is currently performing the cheer.

 

BOSTON STORE COMMUNITY DAY FUNDRAISER

• We're kicking off our most profitable fundraiser of the year!  As a reminder, all fundraisers are optional and cheerleaders are not required to participate.
• Coupons books are sold for $5 each for 100% profit!  This fundraiser is a great way to "pay yourself back" for your cheer fees, or to raise funds to pay for tumbling classes.
• Visit our Fundraising Page for more details!  In-store shifts are filling up quickly, so email me to reserve your spot asap!

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game even starts." ~ Addison Walker

Have a great night everyone!

Weekly Newsletter: August 2011 Vol 2

Coming up this week ...

Monday, August 8th

SPIRITWEAR STORE CLOSES

• This is your last chance to order spiritwear for the 2011 - 2012 cheer season.
• Read an important update regarding spiritwear here.
• Spiritwear store closes at 11:59pm.  No exceptions can or will be made to this deadline.
• I have a limited number of youth size large Lancer blue fleece full zip jackets.  The JLC logo is embroidered on the front chest.  The jackets are $30 each.  Personalization of the name can be put along the back of the jacket in a nice cursive font for an additional $15.  The jackets will be sold first come, first served in the order that payments are received, and will be available for pick-up in 2 weeks.  Please email me to purchase a jacket.

Monday, August 8th

CHEER PRACTICE

• 5:30 - 7:00 PM.  There will be no adult supervision prior to 5:20pm. 
• Practice begins promptly at 5:30pm.  Cheerleaders that arrive late will run extra laps.  Please pick up your daughter promptly at 7:00pm.
• What to wear:  Read here.
• What to bring:  water bottle, towel for stretching and conditioning.

Wednesday, August 10th

NO PRACTICE

• There will be no practice on August 10th due to WHMS registration night.

Wednesday, August 10th

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS

• JLC will host an information table at WHMS Registration Day on Wednesday, August 10th.  There are two shifts available - 9am to noon and 5 -7pm.
• I am looking for 1 cheerleader to help with the morning shift and 2 cheerleaders to help with the evening shift.  The girls will be answering questions, passing out flyers, and generating interest in JLC.
• The girls should wear "nice" clothes, i.e., what they plan to wear for their school photo.
• Email me if you're interested in helping out!

Friday, August 12th

TEAM TUMBLING AT HEAT ATHLETICS

• Please remind your daughters to put their hair up in a high ponytail for tumbling class.
• There are just 2 more classes left in the summer session.

Birthdays this week ....



Happy Birthday 7th Grader Teja R!



Happy Birthday 8th Grader Samantha A!





Important Announcements ...

PRACTICE ATTENDANCE POLICY

• If you anticipate missing any practices, whether on a regular basis due to other activities, or due to family vacations or illnesses, etc. please email me prior to your missing practice, so the coaches can plan accordingly.
• As a reminder, if a cheerleader misses practice regularly due to another activity, i.e. they miss one practice a week due to confirmation classes or another sport practice, they will not be placed into a stunt group for competitions.  They will still learn and pass stunt progressions with their team, and will have a vital role to play in the competition routine.

TEAM COACHES

Thank you to the following parents that have stepped up to coach our cheer teams.  These coaches have been studying and completed training over the off-season, and have been working hard preparing for a successful cheer season ...

• 8th Grade: Coach Jenny Schweinert and Coach Renee Shah
• 7th Grade: Coach Carolena Cox and Assistant Coach Angie Walbert
• 5th & 6th Grade: Coach Michelle Uhrle and Assistant Coach Angela Lampkin (Mondays) and Assistant Coach Mary Hawthorne (Wednesdays)
• 2nd - 4th Grade: Coach Michelle Uhrle, Assistant Coach Jackie Smith, and high school volunteer Jenna Price.

TEAM MANAGERS

Thank you to the following parents that have stepped up to manage our cheer teams.  They will be running the music at football games, coordinating team carbo crams, and other fun duties that will help to make this cheer season a successful one ...

• 8th Grade: Michelle Stricker
• 7th Grade: Tammy Mulcahy
• 5th & 6th Grade: Diane Jellison & Heidi Retzlaff
• 2nd- 4th Grade: Rene Crow & Wendy Keehan
• Special thanks to Sue Neis for coordinating our competition goodie bags once again this year!

 FALL TEAM TUMBLING CLASSES AT HEAT ATHLETICS

• Registration is ongoing now for fall team tumbling classes!
• Classes begin the week of August 21st.  Fall tumbling will be held on Tuesdays. 
• More information can be found here.
• Both classes are filling up quickly - please turn in your registration form and payment asap to secure your spot!

SIDELINE CHEER VIDEOS

• We now have almost 3 dozen sideline cheers recorded and posted for cheerleaders to watch and practice from home.
• The videos are hosted on a private website.  Email Coach Uhrle for the URL and password to access the website. 

BOSTON STORE COMMUNITY DAY FUNDRAISER

• We're kicking off our most profitable fundraiser of the year!  As a reminder, all fundraisers are optional and cheerleaders are not required to participate.
• Coupons books are sold for $5 each for 100% profit! 
• Visit our Fundraising Page for more details!  In-store shifts are filling up quickly, so email me to reserve your spot asap!

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."  ~ Michael Jordan

Let's Go Lancers! 

3 more days ...

Just 3 more days!

Give me a G! G!
Give me an O!  O!
Give me a G!
Give me an O!
Give me a Go Lancers Go!

4 more days ...

C'mon everybody ... hop on the JLC train 'cuz there's just 4 more days 'til cheer begins!

See you on Monday!

5 more days ...

Let's get a little bit rowdy!

5 more days 'til cheer season begins!

6 more days ...

Tick tick tick ... JLC is dynamite!

Just 6 more days!  Who's ready to get their cheer on?!

The countdown has begun!

Just 7 more days 'til the 2011 - 2012 JLC season begins!  Goooo Lancers!

Hey everybody!
Hey what's up!
The time is now so let's pump it up!
Lancer Spirit is strong this year!
So c'mon everybody,
Let's spread some cheer!
PUMP IT UP!