Miscellaneous Organization Basics
Admission Requirements
Merits/Demerits
Attendance
Tryouts
200

Membership is open to 9th–12th grade students and teaches beginning dance and cheer skills.

What is Pep Squad?

200

To stay eligible after the first six weeks, members must not have a grade lower than this average.

What is a 70?

200

Merits and Demerits begin accruing on this date.

What is the first day of summer vacation?

200

Out of town trips, vacations, work, and debuts are examples of this. 

What are unexcused absences?

200

This document is required for Drill, Dance, and Cheer Tryouts.

What is a physical?

400

These performers are selected from the student body yearly and cannot compete as cheerleaders.

What are mascots?

400

Students ineligible due to grades may still participate in these outside-of-school activities.

What are practices?

400

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?

400

A member with this many absences for the year may be grounds for probation and/or dismissal from the organization

What are 7 absences?

400

All candidates and parent/guardian are required to attend this mandatory event.

What is the tryout meeting?

600

Members and their parents must sign this document acknowledging acceptance of all rules.

What is the spirit organization acknowledgement?

600

Academic ineligibility for this many consecutive eligibility marking periods may result in removal from the organization.

What is two? 

600

The number of merits earned when a member receives an individual award in any competition, camp, or school sponsored event.

What is two?

600
Any member who misses this many practices may forfeit performing in the upcoming scheduled performance. 

What is one practice?

600

The cycle grade average required at the time to apply for officer/leadership positions.

What is 75?

800

The maximum charge for a uniform maintenance fee per year. 

What is $30?

800

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?

800

The number of Demerits earned when a member is assigned to the NISD Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP).

What is seven?

800

This document outlines the procedure for a student's absence for personal illness exceeding three consecutive days. 

What is the Student Code of Conduct? 
800

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?

1000

This is the main mission of NISD spirit organizations: to promote this among athletics, fine arts, and academics.

What is school spirit and loyalty?

1000

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?

1000

The consequence for this number of demerits results in a parent conference and probation for 10 school days.

What is 7 demerits?

1000

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?

1000

The amount of time Principals or administrators shall retain tryout scores. 

What is two years?