Prairie Ridge

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Prairie Ridge PomS
2008-2009
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Congratulations!

• Things were going to talk about
• Coach/Poms
• Camp/forms
• Practice schedule
• Competition schedule
• Items to purchase
• Fundraisers
• Expectations for the season!

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Meet the coach

• Lana Torres (Coach Torres/LT)
• Teaches Spanish 2, 4, ELL
• 1st year as head coach!! ?
• Hometown Mt. Prospect, IL
• Education ISU Loyola (MA in Spanish!!!)
• Hobbies dancing (hip hop/latin), listening to
  music, reading, traveling, spending time with
  family friends!
• Dance Experience Orchesis, various dance
  companies (Joel hall/Gus Giordano), professional
  workshops, choreographer for GREASE (fall
  musical), choreographer for Dance/Cheer routines,
  LZ assistant Pom coach, assistant PR Pom coach
• email ltorres_at_d155.org
• phone [phone] ext. 125

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Pom intro's

• Pom introductions
• Name
• Year in school
• Years on Poms

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PomS Camp

• WHEREUDA Camp at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• WHEN Thursday, July 24th-
• Sunday, July 27th
• COST 260 due Tuesday, May 27th along with the
  required UDA forms.
• WHAT 4 days of dance technique, skills, routines
• PR will perform be evaluated on Home Routine
  (hip hop)

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Football season

• Practices
• Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 300-530.
• Tuesday choreography (optional)
• Poms attend perform at every Varsity home
  game!!
• Friday nights (schedule will be given at next
  meeting)
• Be flexible on practice days (additional time
  may be necessary)

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Basketball season

• Practices
• Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 300-530
• (practices may be extended if needed)
• Games
• All Poms will perform at pre-game and half-time
  for all home Varsity games.

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Competitions

• WHEN
• Sun., November 16th
• Sat., January 10th
• Sat., January 24th
• Sun., February 1st
• Sat., February 14th
• Sat., February 21st
• Sun., March 8th State Championship!

• WHERE
• VERNON HILLS
• LAKE PARK
• PALATINE
• STEVENSON
• ?PRAIRIE RIDGE?
• JACOBS
• PEORIA CIVIC CENTER

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Parent Volunteers?

• Parents will be asked to help throughout the year
  with
• Summer BBQ party
• Fundraisers (car washes, cookie dough, Pom
  clinic, etc????)
• Homecoming
• Holiday Party
• Competition at PR!!!
• Pasta Dinners
• Banquet
• Etc.

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Pom Expectations

• Prairie Ridge Poms are role models! ?
• Academics come first
• Follow Code of Conduct
• Represent our teams positively
• Our actions reflect our teams
• Poms are always being watched

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Final notes...

• Physicals due by first day of school!
• Tuesday, May 27th
• Athletic forms due
• PR Pom Information Sheet due
• PR Pom Uniform Order due (Money due at later
  date)
• Cookie dough forms due (money due by June 17th
  following cookie dough delivery)
• UDA Camp forms UDA Camp Money due
• Check PR Pom website for updates!!
• Questions?
• Vote for captains!!
• Have a wonderful night and thank you for
  coming!!!!