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In Review – July 2015

August 1, 2015 By Spirit Company

Here’s what made the news in July, starting with the passing of Herkie:

On July 1st Lawrence “Herkie” Herkimer passed. The news was covered by Cheer! Daily, The New York Times, and BBC, among others.
On July 2nd the San Francisco Business Times published Go Team! California Bill Proposes Cheerleaders as Employees.
On July 3rd KPBS.com published San Diego Lawmaker Pushes For Cheerleader Protections.
On July 6th a press release titled Varsity Spirit Honored with National Federation of State High School Associations’ American Tradition Award was released.
On July 9th Buzzfeed published What’s The Most Annoying Misconception People Have About Cheerleading?.
On July 10th Varsity announced the Varsity All Star Judges Membership & Training Conference.
On July 17th Cheer Professional published Owner’s Manual: Craig El of Ultimate Athletics.
On July 18th The Independent published Oakland Raiderettes: Cheerleaders Celebrate New Laws that Mean they will be Treated as Employees.
On July 21st Houston Press published Varsity Brands Owns Cheerleading and Fights to Keep it From Becoming an Official Sport.
On July 22nd the Star Phoenix published Competitive Cheerleading Injuries Soar.
On July 27th Seventeen published Cheerleader Bullied Because of Her Looks Shakes Off Haters to Win Beauty Pageant.
Jammy ended the month by announcing Molly Whiting as the new JAM Brands dance director.
At some point in July the USASF adjusted it’s social media accounts. The Facebook pages are now USASF, USASF Cheer, and USASF Dance and the Twitter accounts are now @USASFCheer and @USASFDance.

In Review – April 2015

May 1, 2015 By Spirit Company

Here are some of the top stories from the month of April:

On April 2nd Inside Publications announced Welcome to My World, a new online series.
Also on April 2nd Sarah Smith was introduces as the new scoring director for JAM Brands.
On April 10th the Portland Tribune published Where Cheerleading is More Than a Sport.
On April 10th the National Alliance for Youth Sports published Youth Sports and the Law: Running Safe Cheerleading Competitions.
On April 11th the Daytona Beach News-Journal published Cheer Championships Give Daytona Tourism Boost.
On April 15th High School OT published NFHS Looks to Minimize Risk in Cheerleading With New Rules.
On April 17th the Baker Orange published Cheer Should be Considered Sport.
On April 17th the News & Observer published Girls Leap at the Chance to Do New Sport: Stunt.
On April 18th the Philippines Star published Bulldogs Vie in World Cheerleading.
On April 23rd the Advertiser published 8 Things You May Not Have Known About Cheerleading.
On April 24th Huffington Post published A Deeper Look at Cheerleading in NCAA Division I Schools.
On April 25th Inter Aksyon published Team Philippines Wins 1 Silver, 2 Bronzes in 2015 ICU World Cheerleading Championships.
On April 26th Voxy published NZ All Girls team win World Cheerleading Champs.
On April 27th Cheer Daily published 2015 Cheerleading Worlds Results.
Also on April 27th it was announced Les Stella is leaving the USASF and returning to Varsity.

NFHS Spirit Rules Interpretations for 2014-15

August 11, 2014 By Spirit Company

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) published Spirit Rules Interpretations for 2014-15.

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