Miscellaneous Organization Basics
Membership is open to 9th–12th grade students and teaches beginning dance and cheer skills.
What is Pep Squad?
To stay eligible after the first six weeks, members must not have a grade lower than this average.
What is a 70?
Merits and Demerits begin accruing on this date.
What is the first day of summer vacation?
Out of town trips, vacations, work, and debuts are examples of this.
What are unexcused absences?
This document is required for Drill, Dance, and Cheer Tryouts.
What is a physical?
These performers are selected from the student body yearly and cannot compete as cheerleaders.
What are mascots?
Students ineligible due to grades may still participate in these outside-of-school activities.
What are practices?
Demerits for insubordination/non-compliance and serious offenses as stated in the NISD Student-Parent Handbook are considered this type of demerit.
What are non-erasable Demerits?
A member with this many absences for the year may be grounds for probation and/or dismissal from the organization
What are 7 absences?
All candidates and parent/guardian are required to attend this mandatory event.
What is the tryout meeting?
Members and their parents must sign this document acknowledging acceptance of all rules.
What is the spirit organization acknowledgement?
Academic ineligibility for this many consecutive eligibility marking periods may result in removal from the organization.
What is two?
The number of merits earned when a member receives an individual award in any competition, camp, or school sponsored event.
What is two?
What is one practice?
The cycle grade average required at the time to apply for officer/leadership positions.
What is 75?
The maximum charge for a uniform maintenance fee per year.
What is $30?
Students (and parents) must understand that resigning, withdrawing, or being removed from a spirit organization does not absolve them from meeting these obligations that accumulated during active membership.
What are financial obligations?
The number of Demerits earned when a member is assigned to the NISD Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP).
What is seven?
This document outlines the procedure for a student's absence for personal illness exceeding three consecutive days.
If a candidate is injured, a makeup tryout may be granted if they submit this official document.
What is a doctor’s proof of injury?
This is the main mission of NISD spirit organizations: to promote this among athletics, fine arts, and academics.
What is school spirit and loyalty?
All spirit organization students shall be held to the standards of conduct and behavior at any time, on or off school property as outlined by this document.
What is the Extracurricular Code of Conduct?
The consequence for this number of demerits results in a parent conference and probation for 10 school days.
What is 7 demerits?
One of the two requirements for a member to receive an excused absence from practice.
What is prior notice or a written note from the parent/guardian to the director with reason for absence upon return?
The amount of time Principals or administrators shall retain tryout scores.
What is two years?