Cheerleader Information

Cheerleaders at Itawamba Community College are more than morale boosters for the football and basketball teams.   They are public relations persons who are asked to meet the public at different times, and they represent the student body at different functions.  Cheerleaders are selected to serve one year.  Once a student  is selected as a cheerleader until the completion of the current school year.  Scholarships are awarded to cheerleaders who meet the following criteria:

1. Entering freshmen enrolling for their first term in college must have a high school diploma or its equivalent and carry at least 12 semester hours.
2. Students previously enrolled in college must have been enrolled full-time (at least 12 hours) prior to their completion with a 2.00 grade point average.

Students who drop below 12 semester hours credit or do not maintain a 2.00 grade point average are immediately ineligible for further participation.  Cheerleaders are responsible to the cheerleader sponsor.

In the event that students are unable to fulfill their position as cheerleader, the student designated as the "alternate" will then move into the vacated cheering position.  If a position becomes available on the cheering squad and all designated "alternates" have been moved into cheering positions,  tryouts will be held in order to fill all vacancies.

In the event a cheerleader who is trying out for the second season of participation is injured before tryouts and has an authorized excuse from a medical doctor, it will be left to the discretion of the cheer sponsor as to whether the student is placed on the squad automatically based on the injury.  If the cheer candidate has previously tried out for cheerleader at Itawamba Community College, that student's scores from previous years' tryouts shall be used in place of this year's tryout scores.

 

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