By Megan Ballamis
It’s always so stressful to keep your grades up, especially at the end of the term with the tests, projects and late work due. For the cheerleaders it’s even more stressful. You might think that being a cheerleader has nothing to do with grades, but that’s not the case. Grades are very important to being a cheerleader. In order for them to cheer at the games they need to keep a 3.0 grade point average. Their grades are checked every other week and their grades decide whether they will cheer at the next game.
“It adds more pressure to have our grades checked and have good grades, but we do the best we can with grades and attendance. It keeps us on our toes and we represent our school well,” said cheerleader Hailee Barrus.
Not only is it grades they need to worry about but also their attendance. Cheerleaders can only have 2 excused tardies and 3 excused absences. This keeps them on time and helps them get good grades.
“Having our grades checked keeps me on top of things and helps me not procrastinate,” said cheerleader Ariane Keele.
Third term is really important to be prepared for tryouts but second term is equally important to get good grades. The second terms grades are the grades they check for cheer tryouts. The grades you have help decide if they make cheer or not.
Having the cheerleaders grades checked is a great idea. Not only is it beneficial to the girls to have good grades in order to cheer at the games but to their parents too. It helps them care about their grades and actually be in class and on time.
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