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Ursulettes Dance Team  Tryouts

2012-2013 School Year

(Current Ursuline 4th-Incoming 5th-7th graders)

Wednesday, April 25th

&

Thursday, April 26th

Gym

3:30-5:30 p.m.

Girls should wear PE clothes, tennis shoes, bring a bottled water, and wear their hair in a ponytail  Please meet in the gym.

cheer try out info

cheer announcement 2012 

Attention 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th graders:

Try-outs for the Ursuline Academy Middle School Cheerleading team will be held in the gym on April 17, 18, and 19.

The girls who make the team will be required to stay after school on April 20^th for the uniform fitting.

Save these dates on your calendar if you plan on trying out.

More information will be given out at the beginning of April.

If you have questions, please e-mail Katie Gremillion at: kgremillion@ursulineneworleans.org

 Cheer Tryout Information

Ursuline Academy Middle School

Cheerleading Try-out information 2012-2013

If you are interesting in trying out the Ursuline Middle School’s 2012-2013 cheerleading team, please read the following information CAREFULLY. You and a parent must sign the permission slip for you to try out. Turn in the permission slip to Mrs. Gremillion by Friday, April 13^th.

This year try-outs will be held in the gym. We will have clinic on Tuesday, April 17 and Wednesday, April 18 (from 3:15-4:30 each day). At clinic the girls will learn a dance and a cheer for try-outs.

TRY-OUTS ARE THURSDAY, APRIL 19th,  in the gym. We will begin try-outs promptly at 3:15. I will let you know what time to pick up your daughter during the week of try-outs for this day. (The number of girls trying out will determine how long try-outs will take.)

The girls will be judged by independent judges. The girls will be required to do two jumps, the cheer they learn at clinic, the dance they learn at clinic, and a tumbling pass if they have one.

The girls should wear appropriate clothing for cheerleading: tennis shoes, shorts, and a t-shirt. Girls who cheered last year are NOT allowed to wear anything that indicates they have been a cheerleader. You should wear PLAIN SHORTS AND T-SHIRTS FOR TRY-OUTS.  A P.E. T-shirt is okay to wear, but nothing that says “cheerleader or cheerleading.”

NO PARENTS ARE ALLOWED INSIDE THE GYM OR GYM LOBBY DURING CLINIC OR TRY-OUTS. Your daughter will need to get dressed everyday on her own. This includes try-out day. All of the girls will wait in the gym lobby until it is their turn to go in front of the judges. I will be in the lobby with them. You should send a snack and a drink for her every day.

PLEASE BE ON TIME EVERY DAY TO PICK UP YOUR DAUGHTER. IF YOU ARE NOT OUTSIDE THE GYM AT 4:30, I WILL TAKE HER TO AFTER-CARE.

Financial Responsibility

Cheerleading is expensive. This year we will be keeping the same uniform with the two tops, one sleeveless and one long sleeve. You are more than welcome to buy a used uniform from a former cheerleader. We will be buying new ribbons, poms, shoes, and bags.

This is the approximate cost for this year:

$500.00 VARSITY: CLOTHING, SHOES, POMS, BAGS, RIBBONS, UNIFORMS, ETC. (This amount will vary for almost every single girl. It depends on what your daughter will need to replace, or if she is new. If she is new, you should be prepared to pay around $500.00 for Varsity). You will each receive an individual bill.

$150.00: CAMP

*Please be prepared to make the following payments for camp and Varsity:

APRIL 20th: YOUR FIRST PAYMENT OF $150.00 IS DUE AT OUR VARSITY FITTING. (see attached “important dates”)

TBA: YOUR NEXT PAYMENT OF $150.00 IS DUE AT OUR FIRST DAY OF CAMP.

AUGUST 13^th: YOUR FINAL PAYMENT OF THE REMAINING BALANCE IS DUE. THIS IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. YOUR DAUGHTER MAY BRING THE CHECK TO ME.

Mandatory Dates

APRIL 17,18,19:           Try-outs

APRIL 20, 3:30: Fitting with Varsity rep.

JULY 23, 24, 25, 9:00-3:00: CAMP at Louisiana Tumble and Cheer.  CAMP IS MANDATORY. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR MISSING. IF YOU HAVE A VACATION SCHEDULED, YOU SHOULD NOT TRY-OUT.  You will receive more details about camp if you make the team.

*We will also practice every Thursday after school from 3:15-4:30. These practices will be mandatory.

*Please keep in mind that other dates may be added to this list once school begins. Cheerleaders are required to cheer at all home volleyball games, basketball games, and other school events. We will also participate in Mardi Gras parades February 1-3 and 8-10, 2013, and the Ursuline Spaghetti Supper. I will have more information about these things once next year’s school year begins.

PERMISSION FORM

PLEASE RETURN THIS PAGE TO MRS. GREMILLION BY FRIDAY, APRIL 13^th.

Make sure you have read the important dates, and you are SURE can make it to all of them. If you make the team, you need to be at the fitting on Friday afternoon, April 20^th, after school.

I have read the attached guidelines for the Ursuline Middle School Cheerleading Team and agree to follow all of the requirements.

_________________________________________                          ______________________

            Student’s Signature                                                                             Date

_________________________________________                          ______________________

            Parent’s Signature                                                                              Date

Grade entering in Fall 2012-2013 School Year: ______________________

The students in 3rd grade are pen pals with the 3rd grade students at Ursuline Academy in Delaware.  The two classes have been writing back and forth to each other this year.  They have even Skyped with each other and were able to meet their pen pals face to face.  The two classes have really enjoyed learning the similarities and differences between the two Ursuline schools many being that they have several boys in their class, they have different uniforms and their Serviam shield is red.  Our Ursuline 3rd grade class sent a king cake to them and in return the video was sent in thanks.

 Ursuline Academy, Delaware

The sixth grade students participated Friday, February 10, in their “World Countries Food Day”.  For their Social Studies project, each student had a specific country to research, write a report, make the country’s flag and a banner.  In their research, they had to also look for an ethnic dish from their country, make it and bring it in to share.

 The girls had a great time tasting all the new and exciting foods.

Mardi Gras is just around the corner and here are some tips to help you and your daughter have a safe and fun Mardi Gras Season.

Mardi Gras Reminders Parents

Mardi Gras Reminders for Tweens and Teens

On Wednesday, February 1 the 7th grade students started their morning with a delicious local breakfast at Cafe Du Monde in the French Quarter.  From there they walked to the Old Ursuline Convent and had a wonderful tour of the oldest building in the city and the beautiful church of St. Mary’s.

After the convent, the girls broke up into groups of 11 to go on a “scavenger hunt” of famous buildings and places in the French Quarter.  Using clues and a map of the Quarter, they had to find the place and take a picture.  The girls had a great time with this as well as their chaperones!

The groups will be working on a PowerPoint presentation for their Louisiana History and Reading classes.

On Friday, January 27, the Feast of St. Angela Merici, foundress of the Company of St. Ursula, students and faculty celebrated with a day of service.

The following is a list of locations where the girls served:
Pre-K and Kindergarten - Ursuline Sisters
1st, 2nd, 3rd Grades - Poydras Home
4th Grade - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Food Pantry
5th Grade - Sculpture Garden at City Park
6th Grade - St. Margaret’s Nursing Home
7th and 9th Grades - Second Harvest Citrus Gleaning
8th Grade - St. Luke’s Medical Center
10th Grade - Ozanam Inn, Center of Jesus the Lord, Riverbend Nursing Facility
11th and 12th Grades - ARC, Audubon Zoo, Bridge House, Covenant Home, Covenant House, JCC ACE Program, John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home and Rehab Center, Malta Park on Magazine, New Directions Adult Center, Poor Clare Monastery, SPCA, St. Joseph Rebuild Center, St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store – Gentilly, St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store – Jefferson Highway, Strive, Inc, Sunrise Senior Living, and Woldenberg Village

In the afternoon, students gathered in the Shrine for Mass in honor of St. Angela Merici.  They were joined at Mass by the Ursuline Sisters and Dr. Jan Lancaster, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Ursuline Academy elementary students recently participated in the State Library of Louisiana’s Young Readers’ Choice Award voting process. The reading enrichment program was created to foster of love of reading to students in grades 3-8 while introducing them to outstanding books. Ursuline students read books chosen by a committee of Louisiana librarians and selected their favorites on voting machines provided by the Secretary of State’s Office Voter Outreach Division.

Seventy-seven Ursuline Academy 6^th and 7^th grade students had poems chosen for publication in the Poetic Power contest held annually by Creative Communications, a company devoted to the promotion and appreciation of student writing. The poems will be included in their anthology, “A Celebration of Poets,” due out this spring. Ursuline Academy was also awarded the Poetic Achievement Award, an honor given to the top 10% of the schools who entered the contest. The schools are chosen based on the number and quality of the entries accepted. Additionally, teacher Katie Gremillion was asked to judge future poetry for the organization

The following students had poems selected for publication:

6th grade

6-B

Blackden,Shannon

Dorner,Hannah

Fassbender,Blaine

Grubbs,Macie

Knight,Karrington

Ligori,Delaney

Love,Angel

Maddox,Marlea

Michael,Madeline

Musso,Katherine

Richard,Haley

Richard,Natalie

Salez,Randi

Sensenbrenner,Olivia

Shepard,Christian

Ward,Isabelle

Whitlow,Julia

6-K

Mariana Alvarez

Caroline Bologna

Raphaella Brown

Kate Burch

Jordyn Domio

Madelyne Evans

Camille Humphreys

Natalie Naquin

Marcelle Olivier

Victoria Poretto

Neha Samtani

Eleanor Simmons

Taylor Thomas

Caitlin Williamson

7th Grade

7-E

Chelsy Davillier

Carlin Dougherty

Mallory Granier

Ruby Harriford

Maddie Hopkins

Cate Kramer

Kelsey Raymond

Caroline Songy

Julia Thomas

Gabriella Trentacoste

Hannah Victor

7-F

Caitlin Arnold

Kalee Banks

Madison Barnes

Madeline Blanchard

Danielle Blanchard

Gabrielle Calamari

Laruen Cooke

Julienne Delise

Deja Hansell

Allison Hoss

Korey Miller

Gambrill Petty

Kristen St. Cyr

CeCe Tyson

Codi Vercher

Cassidy Vise

Kelsey Young

7-C

Jade Alexander

Jennifer Baker

Madie DiMarco

Helayne Dorner

Annelise Ernst

Gwen Freeze

Lauren Gibson

Imogen Hoffman

Ingeborg Hyde

Emily Lonker

Meg MacLaren

Yasmeen Magharehabed

Elena Nusloch

Brittany Nguyen

Aimee Petitbon

Maggie Prados

Daniela Rocha

Allison Walters

Madison Vise

Each year we are proud to display artwork of Ursuline Academy students for Catholic Schools’ Week at Lakeside Shopping Center.   The following girls have work displayed:

Madalyn Scalia

Grace Gorman

Sarah Buckley

Isabella Scuderi

Katie Weaver

Caroline Barbier

Hannah Bialous

McKenna Berstein

Sarah Marlar

Hannah Dorner

Macie Grubbs

Marlea Maddox

Abigail Morse

Natalie Naquin

Marcelle Oliver

Eleanor Simmons

Kalee Jo Banks

Helayne Dorner

Annelise Ernst

Gwen Freeze

Imogen Hoffman

Allison Hoss

Hannah Rich

Alycia Williams

Their work will be displayed, January 23^rd to Saturday, January 29^th in Lakeside Shopping Center.