The highlight of the first day of camp is winning the banana at daily awards tonight. Each night at camp squads that have worked hard and had great attitudes throughout the day earn a Spirit Stick (yes the spirit stick like in the movie Bring it On, no the spirit stick does not bring 7 years bad luck when dropped :). Anyway, the squad that goes above and beyond wins the banana. Today Williamsburg Varisty earned the banana!
Let's back up a little though . . .
We arrived at camp this morning about 11am. After getting the rules and room key assignments out of the way, the girls had about an hour to eat lunch, decorate their doors, and get ready for camp!
Today was a busy day at camp. The girls learned the Xtreme routine, three sidelines, a line dance, and stunting! Alison Brinkman was crowned the Williamsburg "dancing diva." The freshman worked hard on learning some shoulder-height stunts.
After dinner the varsity squad performed their home pom routine. We were the only squad to bring a pom routine to camp, but we are hoping our score will be high enough to qualify us to perform at the Capitol One Bowl in January. We had a few mistakes in the performance, but overall the girls did a great job. Next, both squads were evaluated on the three sidelines they learned this afternoon. The squads can earn one of three ribbons during evaluations; white, red, and blue. The freshman squad earned a red ribbon and the varsity squad earned a blue ribbon for their performance. We finished off the night with Xtreme Routine bootcamp . . . a VERY intense review of the Xtreme Routine material learned before dinner.
We finished with a gutter sundae in the dorm. We filled a 10 foot gutter with ice cream, the girls brought their favorite toppings and we dug in!
Overall, I couldn't be more pleased with the squads during their first day of camp. Its hot, parts of it are tedious, but they are WORKING HARD! I can't wait to see all of the improvements they make by the end of the week.
If you have a chance, leave a comment for us on the blog. I'm planning to read the comments to the girls the last night of camp.
I'll upload the day 2 schedule tomorrow morning. In the meantime I can assure you, your daughter is dreaming about cheerleading!
P.S. I'm also working on starting a Snapfish account of all the pictures I've been taking. If I get it figured out, I will be sure to let you know.
