Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. March 20,
2013. The current school year has had a
pilot program where the cheerleaders and drill team members have been folded into
one group of 14 girls. The Board asked
Mr. Larsen and the coaches of this group how this year had gone and what they
would recommend for the next school year.
The coaches indicated that
they felt there was more work and more stress in working with these students
than when they were two separate groups.
It took more of their own personal time and greater effort on their
part. They, however, felt that the group
had done well. They suggested that the
coaches be given more compensation for this activity; and with a year behind
them, some fine tuning and changes could be made that would make it easier to
handle. They recommended that perhaps
another year for this program would be good.
Next year at this time, this program could again be looked at for a
final decision.
Principal Larsen indicated
that he felt there were fewer issues when the two groups had been
combined. There was less competition
among the individuals and much greater cooperation. He noticed there appeared to be more
enthusiasm and spirit among the members of the whole student body. He also felt it was much easier to manage one
group.
He recommended that they keep
the one group and was in favor of the combination that had been made. He reported that they had come in fifth in
the state competitions and felt they had done very well for their first
year. He noted that several of the
individuals in the group this year were there for the first time and had had a
steep learning curve. Next year should
be easier because there will be fewer new individuals in the group.
The Board decided to continue
this program as is for the next year.
They indicated that they would like to look into the request of
additional pay at a later time.
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