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ANY STUDENT THAT WANTS TO CHEER WILL BE ABLE TO CHEER!
Last Update:  Thursday, December 11, 2008

--IMPORTANT---Please pick up your child on time after practice! The coaches have other commitments and have volunteered their time. Please be respectful of them and pick your child up on time. If there are repetitive late pick-ups, the family will be contacted.---
REGISTRATION INFO.

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Please bring the below form completed,  with you to audition along with a photo of yourself (will be used for identification purposes and returned to you the day of auditions) Please write your name on the back of the photo.

  Cheerleading Questionnaire

St. Maximilian Kolbe's Cheerleading Constitution

 

2008 - 2009 Rosters

Red Squad (A)

White Squad (B)

Cailey Bice
  Captain

Brigid O'Shaughnessy
  Co-Captain
Lindsay Gavin
  Co-Captain

Camryn Hicks
Meghan Porrini
Katie Prantil
Molly Lynch
Laura Higbee
Kayla Prince
Melissa Bellew
Regan Bice
Brenna Felicioni
Danielle Higbee
Alexandra Nielsen
Abbey Concannon
Bethany Sminkey
Madison Bickert
Julie Lucarelli
Ashley Weimar
Erin Vink
Laura Lucarelli
Grace Perrotta
Isabelle Coyne
Julia Kane
MariGrace Boothman
Cassidy Bickert
Alexandra Pizzi

 

 

Coach Information

Red Squad Coach
Melissa Drake

melissadrake27@comcast.net
Phone:  484-356-6353

White Squad Coach
Lauren Segarra

LS629393@wcupa.edu
Phone (Cell):  609-529-4284

 

Holiday Party

 

It’s that time of year again! We will be having our Holiday Party for cheerleading on December 15th at 4:45. We will extend practice till 5:30! Parents are welcome to join! We will be exchanging gifts, playing games, and eating!

 

Rules for the "Secret Santa"

  • $10 maximum

  • Must be crafted and home-made

  • Be creative!

As you all know, a great party comes with food! Each grade will bring the following...

  • 4th grade Drinks (ex. Juice, water)

  • 5th grade – Baked (ex. brownies, cookies, cupcakes)

  • 6th grade – Snacks (ex. Chips, pretzels, popcorn)

  • 7th grade – Paper products (napkins, plates, cups)

  • 8th grade – Fun! (ex. Games, music)


Practices for Red Squad:

- Thursday December 11th- MPR
- Monday December 15th – Gym
- Friday December 19th - Metzler's Gym (3:30-6:00 pm) SAFETY PRACTICE for BSHS Competition
- Monday January 5th Gym
- Thursday January 8th – MPR


** We may add a practice or two before
competition at Metzler’s Gymnastics **

REMINDER!! Practices are mandatory! If your child cannot make it, please email or call Melissa or Lauren!! It is very hard to practice a routine with people missing. If you are picking your child up early, please let us know AHEAD OF TIME! Thanks!


Games for December:

  • Friday December 12th (JV meets at 6/Varsity at 7)

The girls are to wear full body suits, uniform skirt and shell, cheer socks, hair bows (competition ones), and white cheer sneakers. Please have the girls bring their megaphones and pompoms to ALL games!

 

Basketball games for the 2008-2009 season- Red Squad meets at 6:30pm(*with the exception of the 12/12 game) and Game starts at 7pm Dec 12th* Jan 16th Jan 23rd Jan 30th Feb 2nd Feb 6th


Competitions

 

January 11th Bishop Shanahan HS

January 24th – Garnet Valley HS

February 8th – Downingtown HS



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Some of the St. Max cheerleaders at our first football game. Go Cardinals!


Cheerleaders Parents Association for the 2008-2009 season

Anyone interested in volunteering some of their time, contact Sue Prantil, the head organizer.


Cheerleading practices will be held from after school until 5pm every Thursday in September and October. This practice is for EVERY cheerleader, even if they are not cheering for football. We will be starting our competition routine early this year. Once November arrives, practices will be held after school until 5pm every Monday and Thursday. PLEASE PICK YOUR CHILD UP ON TIME---WE CAN NOT WAIT UNTIL 5:30PM WITH YOUR CHILD. IT IS NOT FAIR TO THE COACHING STAFF AND THEIR FAMILIES.


TEAM MASS--The CYO requires us as a team to attend one team Mass during the season. We will choose a date after the holidays. The girls will probably wear their uniforms.

MEGAPHONES--The Red Squad girls can decorate the megaphones with red, white and black as well as other fun colors/designs as long as they look clean and nice:) We will be using these for football and bball games. We are currently working on getting the White Squad megaphones as well. Stay tuned for more info.

GYMNASTICS-The girls are highly encouraged to take gymnastic classes to learn how to do a back-handspring or any other tumbling passes. This will greatly add to their score and give them an edge for high school cheerleading.

On June 23-25, St. Maximilian Kolbe's cheerleading teams attended a private UCA camp where they learned a variety of skills and stunts for the upcoming school year.  The squads are coached by Melissa Drake and Lauren Segarra.

Red & White Squad Summer Camp - 2008

>> Click here to view Pictures! <<


The Red Squad competed in the Philadelphia Archdiocesan competition held at West Chester University.  They performed an amazing routine and had a great time.  It was a wonderful moment to end the cheerleading year!

 2008  Philadelphia Archdiocesan Competition - Pictures

The St. Maximillian Kolbe cheerleading squads attended a private UCA camp this summer (2007).  It was a three-day boot day which taught the girls the fundamental skills of cheerleading.  The Red and White Squads both earned Superior trophies for their efforts at camp. It's our first step to becoming a strong team and key to having a safe and successful year! - Click the images below to enlarge.

Eight St. Maximilian Kolbe cheerleaders auditioned and honored with the highly coveted All-Star award. These girls will be invited to perform at the 2007 Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade with the exclusive Universal Cheerleaders Association All-Stars. Featured in picture (St. Max 2007 All Stars.jpg): L-R: Molly Lynch, Laura Higbee, Nicole Pingar, Meghan Porrini, Melissa Bellew, Danielle Higbee, Chandler Hicks, Lindsay Gavin.

Featured in picture (St. Maximilian Kolbe cheer camp 2007.jpg) : L-R Last row: Chandler, Brigid, Madison, Abbey, Lindsay, Cailey, Alexandra, Erin, Alexandra.  3rd row: Jill, Bethany, Maddie, Julie, Regan, Nicole, Isabella, Amanda, Marigrace, Marshay. 2nd row- Melissa, Danielle, Meghan, Molly, Katie, Molly, Lauren.  Front row: Nicollette, Laura, Brenna, Laura.

More Photos from UCA Cheer Camp - 2007

Competition Rankings (see below):

2008

2008 CYO Cheerleading Champions for Region 17 Competition

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2007

UCA 2007 Superior Award - Red Squad

UCA 2007 Superior Award - White Squad


2006-2007

Regional  17 Competition
Spirit Award, 2nd place

KCA State Cheerleading Championship
Spirit Award, 1st runner-up

2006-2007 (JV)

2006-2007 (Varsity)

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It just got easier to get your Team Gear . . .Click here.

Champion Poem

For UCA Cheer Camp gear, please visit VARSITY.COM

Gymnastic Centers for Cheerleaders!

Please refer to for all your cheerleading needs---from stunts to drills to cheers and chants!  A great resource for the cheerleaders and the parents.
Perfecting your toe touch, drills, tips and more.
Power Jumps!
The 4 P's of Motion Technique. Want great motions? Follow these tips!
Overcoming tumplephobia!
Check it out . . . Secrets of Stunting

 

Support the athletics at St. Max’s and promote more school spirit!  The cheerleaders lead a crowd at a game and captivate an audience for competitions.  The cheerleading program will be supervised under a structured environment that teaches a variety of skills—stunts, dance, cheer, gymnastics, and jumps.  There will be a competition Red Squad and a non-competition White Squad.

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