Charger Girl Tryouts for the 2009-2010 Team!

We will be holding tryouts for all interested 8th through 11th grade girls on May 26, 27, & 28th after school at 3:45PM in the Faith Gym (until 5:00PM daily).

Permission forms will be passed out on May 26th.

We will be going to Cheer Camp this summer from July 13th to July 16th. Information will be passed out at tryouts.

If you or your parents have any questions, please call me, stop in, or email me.

Look forward to getting next year in gear.........remember "hands on the hips, smile on the lips!"
Love you all!
Coach Kramer *\o/*

The first week of May is National Teacher Appreciation Week

On behalf of the Charger Girls, we thank our CLA teachers for their care and unwavering devotion to our students. Our great teachers spark imagination, cultivate creativity and make dreams become reality. We know firsthand how important our teachers are to leading our students to Christ and encouraging them spiritually. Thank you for the amazing work you do each and every day! You are a blessing to us all. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

2009-1010 Cheer Captains

Congratulations to our 2009-2010 Cheer Captains announced at the Candlelight Ceremony:

LeyAnne Gonzales & Lauren Salomonson

..........thank you to Captains Susanna and Katie L. - you will be greatly missed! We pray for your future ahead as you leave CLA. May the Lord be with you in all of your endeavors and bless you with success and happiness in the years ahead. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart." Prov. 3:5

2009 Cheerleading Awards

Captain / Leadership Awards: Susanna Forsythe and Katie Landeweer

Charger Award: LeyAnne Gonzales

Most Valuable Cheerleader: Susanna Forsythe

Spirit Award: Katie Landeweer

Most Improved Cheerleader: Joelle Svendsen

Flyer Award: Stephanie Chaires

Best Base Award: Lauren Salomonson

Our 2009 Charger Girls:

• Samantha Barthen
• Gabrielle Brosnan
• Stephanie Chaires
• Susanna Forsythe
• LeyAnne Gonzales
• Ruth Hamgeri
• Tessa Kramer
• Katie Landeweer
• Mallory Laskowski
• Katie Morrison
• Ingrid Palmer
• Lauren Salomonson
• Joelle Svendsen
• Annah Walton

2009 Candlelight Ceremony

Coach's Reflections: The passing of the flame is not just the bright burning candlelight, but the flame of tradition, friendship, family, togetherness, and love. It's the passing of the candle, flame touching flame, and heart touching heart – a tradition of remembrance to officially end this great season. I want to thank parents and friends who were able to us for our second candlelight ceremony. .. Something I hope will become a cheerleading tradition here at CLA. Parents, thank you for your support this season and allowing your daughters to be cheerleaders. Senior parents, you know these four years have flown by. You gave us your little girls and now we have in front of us the beautiful young women they have become. They have each been an integral part of this team and they will be greatly missed! Parents, especially freshmen parents, you will be amazed at how quickly these years pass. Speaking from experience, I can’t encourage you enough to enjoy this time now with your daughters. Watch them perform, enjoy being a part of this experience with them because before you know it, it will be over. We have had a great year. Cheering for football was a lot of fun and a good new experience. We learned a lot: new cheers & dances, how football cheering was different than basketball … we learned a lot about each other and about working together to achieve and get better, and, all-in-all, the cheerleaders did a great job. We were able to go to a tournament this year which was a new experience. It was a pleasure to travel with the girls as they represented CLA well and I was happy to see them uphold, reflect, project the goals and ideas of CLA being good public relations ambassadors for the school and its athletic programs and representing Christ at all times. I received many complements from the parents at Calvary Christian as well as the hotel staff and others, so I was very encouraged and pleased about that. As a matter of fact I receive complements all of the time about the cheerleaders – that you perform well together, that you look good, that you represent CLA well and help to create school spirit, pride, and loyalty. These have been my goals since I began: To promote within each individual cheerleader good sportsmanship and leadership qualities, as well as to help the competitive spirit and develop responsibility, to encourage honest effort, and to further develop character. I know I maintain high standards and sometimes the girls get frustrated with me, but the whole idea is to teach teamwork and pride in a quality performance by maintaining these high standards. And, most of all doing all this while growing closer in our walk with Christ, as well as letting Him shine through us! It is not always easy for us to shine as Christians. There is no doubt that some days are better than others, yet we strive for a ‘constant’ walk and a constant shining. It is with the confidence of knowing that we have been chosen in Christ Jesus - prior to us even taking our first breath in this world - that should encourage us to shine for Him. Jesus our Light in this world. We are found complete in Him. He is our refuge and our strength. He unites us and serves as our guiding light in times of challenge. Never be afraid to shine bright. If we walk in the Light, then there is no doubt that we shall shine. Remember that at the end of today, when the candles are blown out, His light will still be burning within you, and the flames of truth, love, and service to God will never die.

Lauren's picture "SPIRIT we've got it"