Monday, February 4, 2013
An informational meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center.
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Monday, February 4
The new North Jr. Knights Football and Cheer program is having an informational meeting for parents and players at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 at the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center at 2007 Civic Center Way. This program will serve as feeder program for Grayslake North High School. More information can be found at www.NorthJrKnights.com. Feeder programs are supported but not sponsored by District 127. This is an independent program that is not financially funded by the distict.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Congrats on an outstanding season!
The Grayslake North Knights varsity cheerleaders headed down to Bloomington this weekend to compete in the 2013 IHSA Competitive Cheerleading State Finals. The team had placed second at the sectionals competition Jan. 26, which secured their spot at the state championships. Though the team did not make it past the preliminary round to the finals, parent Todd Landry said the team "had a great performance." Let's congratulate the Grayslake North Knights varsity cheerleaders on an outstanding season! —Thank you to Todd Landry for supplying this information and the photo gallery.
The 2013 IHSA Competitive Cheerleading State Finals took place on Saturday, Feb. 2 at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington.
The Grayslake Central High School Rams earned a trip to compete at IHSA State Competition this year after finishing third in the Sectionals Competition. They showed up to last Friday's State Preliminary competition and put their best on the mat, finishing in the top 10 and punching their ticket to Saturday's Finals Competition. "I could not be more proud of this team. They really worked hard this year, pushing each day to get better," said Jessica Reblin, varsity cheerleading coach. On Saturday, the Rams performed in the State Finals, finishing sixth overall. "This is a huge accomplishment for the Rams team; everyone should be so proud of what they've accomplished this year," said Reblin. "Some of my favorite moments from the state …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Tonight's girls' and boys' basketball games will feature Lancer Cheerleaders at half-time.
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Thursday, January 17
Correction from CLC: This is not the first cheerleading squad CLC has had. There was been a pom squad in the mid-2000s and there were cheerleaders in the 1980s-90s. For the first time in the College of Lake County’s history, there will be Lancer Cheerleaders taking the floor to cheer and perform half-time shows during tonight's girls' and boys' basketball games, beginning at 6 p.m. This group of young ladies comes from around the county, most with cheer experience as both youth rec and high school cheerleaders. "We’re a pretty diverse group," said Lisa McCarthy, captain and founder of the new CLC cheer squad. "Our girls come from Warren Township, Mundelein, Waukegan and Zion. It’s exciting because we are coming to together as former rivals…
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Grayslake North High School Varsity cheerleaders finished in the Top 10 teams in the state on Feb. 4.
The Grayslake North Varsity Cheerleaders earned a spot in the Top 10 squads in the state, placing 9th the State Cheerleading competition Feb. 3-4. Special thanks to Todd Landry for submitting photos from the event. For more photos, visit his blog at http://toddlandryblog.com/photos/gnhs-cheerleading-state-finals-2012/. The results from Medium Team category in the State Finals were:
Friday, January 27, 2012
GNHS Varsity, JV and Freshmen cheer squads all had something to celebrate as they won first place in conference and now are gearing up for Regionals this weekend.
All three levels of Grayslake North Cheerleading squads - Varsity, JV and Freshmen - won first place at the 2012 Fox Valley Conference Cheerleading Championship. The squads will now compete this weekend in Regionals. "I was thrilled when we won Conference!" said Varsity Coach Jennifer Garza. "I knew we had the talent to do so but we had to throw our routine to our best ability in order to win it. We were going against some very good teams and we had to hit our routine to beat them." She said the team had been very busy leading up to the Conference Championship on Jan. 16. "We had just come off a very busy two weeks with competitions, games, and hosting our own competition," Garza said. "On top of all of that, they still came out there and …
Monday, April 11, 2011
Special Colts squad allows kids with special needs to shine in front of the crowds at Colts football games.
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Monday, April 11, 2011
By Jodie Connelly Grayslake Colts is adding a new squad to its roster of cheer squads. The new Sparkle Squad is a cheer program designed for boys and girls in kindergarten to eighth-grades with special needs. This team will be designed with the child's special needs in mind, organizers say. No experience is necessary. Children will learn sideline routines in order to cheer at home football games. At these games, the children will cheer for the first half of the game and do a short halftime performance. The Sparkle Squad will not cheer in inclement weather or travel to any away games, unless coaches and parents agree. The Sparkle Squad will also have the opportunity to cheer at a minimum of one competition. A possible second competition …
Monday, February 7, 2011
The team qualified for state for its fourth year in a row; four seniors competed at state for their fourth time.
“Go Knights!” The varsity cheerleaders at Grayslake North High School have reason to cheer, for themselves this time. The Grayslake North Varsity Cheerleading team placed ninth at the IHSA State finals this past weekend in Bloomington Normal. This was the team’s fourth time qualifying for state. The team qualified for state after placing third out of 17 teams in their division at the IHSA sectionals. Stephanie Kapchinksi, Grayslake North cheerleading coach, said for four seniors on the team, this was their fourth year in a row experiencing state finals. Elizabeth Kalina, one of the seniors, said that starting on the varsity team as a freshman was intimidating at first, but being able to witness the varsity program grow over the years was…
Ed Brown
9:39 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Thank you Jerry for your feedback. I was presenting a fair assessment of the boundary concerns from that point in time. It translates to the demographic sustainability. I don’t know what the magic number of student to football player ratio is for a sustainable program other than what exists today. I believe a youth program needs a balance of development and competitive purpose or the program does… more ›