Tryout Info
2024-2025 Tryout Info:
Wilkins Cheerleading Tryout Sign Up Form and Tryout Information
2024-2025
Tryouts Dates for the 2024-2025 Season will be:
TO BE ANNOUNCED
Tryouts are open to all Current 6th grade students and Current 7th grade students that will be attending Wilkins Jr. High as 7th and 8th graders for the 2024-25 School year. You do not have to have prior cheerleading experience in order to tryout! If you would like to try out, please look over the tryout packet (below), which lists all important tryout information. If trying out, please fill out the tryout form below, as well as completing all of the additional requirements, prior to May 24, 2024.
In order to tryout, please complete the following forms:
**If the link above doesn't work, go here: forms.gle/1J7hVhH4g2oFttuj8
*** In order to tryout, you must also turn in a current sports' physical prior to tryouts OR within a week of making the team. Physicals must be dated after March 2024. Also, students must be in good academic standing in order to tryout (cannot receive an R in any area under processing goals on the most recent report card).
This will be the group where you can ask questions, resources will be shared with you, and, as it gets closer to tryouts, the tryout materials will be posted. This group is open to boys/ girls that will be trying out for the team and/ or their parent(s).
**You will need to have filled out the Tryout sign up Google form before you are approved to join this secure app (BAND)
**You will need to have filled out the Tryout sign up Google form before you are approved to join this secure app (BAND)
Some other important tryout information:
Welcome! We are glad that you are interested in joining the Wilkins Jr. High Cheerleading team for the 2024-2025 School Year. If you are a current sixth or seventh grader that will be attending Wilkins Jr. High for the 2024-2025 School Year, please fill out the form, by clicking on the link above. You will need to sign up online, in order to tryout!
Before tryouts (before May 24, 2024), you will need to turn in (all links are listed above):
- Tryout sign up Google Form
- Teacher recommendation form, filled out by at least 1 of your current teachers (You are responsible for sending them the link).
- A photo of you to be used for tryouts. Please email your photo to Ms. Riplinger at [email protected] IF you have not uploaded your picture to the sign up Google form.
- If you make the team, you will have to have a physical on file within one week of tryouts (on file at WJH)
Tryout clinic/ tryout dates are TBA (to be announced):
Tryout clinics/ Tryouts: there will be two days of a tryout clinic (after school-5pm), where students will learn the tryout material .Rides will need to be available at the time tryout clinics finish. There will be a third day, which will be the actual tryout day. Tryouts will begin that day after school. Your child will sign up for a tryout time at the clinics, and may leave right after he/she tries out. All tryouts will occur in small groups of no more than 3 students.
**If you make the team, there will be a required parent/ cheerleader meeting a week or two after tryouts that you must attend. The meeting will be held at Wilkins Elementary in the evening (more info in the tryout FAQs/ checklist document linked above). At the meeting, we will go over all information you'll need to know regarding the season.
What will happen at the 2 day clinic after school?:
You will learn the chant, cheer, and short dance. You will need to be in attendance for both days of the clinic (if conflicts, please speak to Ms. Riplinger, but you will be responsible for learning the material that is taught).
. You will then perform your cheer, chant, short dance, as well as tumbling and jumps, at the actual tryout in front of judges.
If you do make the team, please know that it will be a time commitment, and you will be asked to purchase some items (shoes, t-shirt, uniform essentials).
Hope to see you there. If you have questions, please contact the cheer coach, Ms. Riplinger, at [email protected].