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Cheer tryouts will be on March 9 for all junior varsity and varsity candidates.

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February 15, 2018

Cheer tryouts are quickly approaching. Texas High School cheer tryouts for the Freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity teams will be held on March 9. “Starting on March 6, the tryout clinic will begin with current senior cheerleaders teaching the material. “During the week of the tryout clinic is ...

There’s more to cheerleading than pom-poms

November 10, 2015

Huge bows, crinkly pom-poms and thick uniforms defined my life for the first three years of high school. Cheerleading was not just an extracurricular activity—our coach and sponsor made sure that it was an environment where we not only grew as students, but as leaders and young women as well. Whe...

A different kind of pompoms

October 29, 2015

You can see them on the 50-yard-line, their silver sequins reflecting the harsh lights of the football stadium as they execute kicks and jump splits across the field. You see us on the sidelines– smiles on our faces, dirt on our hands as we lift girls into the air to join in on a student section ch...

Football players enjoy a meal prepared by the cheerleaders at the annual hog supper.

Just pigging out

September 4, 2015

On Sept. 1, the varsity football team piled into the cafeteria following their after school practice to enjoy Hog Supper. Hog Supper is an annual Texas vs. Arkansas week tradition where the varsity cheerleaders prepare a meal of ham, potato salad, baked beans and rolls for the football team. “T...

The cheerleaders pray for a successful run at the University of Texas cheer camp.
Submitted Photo.

Tigers loose in Austin

August 24, 2015

In the blistering heat of The Bubble, the cheer team sits in a circle saying what they love about each other with cracks in their voices as tears come to the eyes of the seniors that are realizing this is their last year getting to attend the camp that kick starts their year. Every summer both junior...