Try-out Dates
Try outs for current 9th-11th graders for the 2024-2025 season will occur on March 7th, 2024.
Mandatory events:
Try-out packets, Rank One, and your physical are due to Coach Barksdale in room 2705 by Feb. 20th, 2024
Attend the Mandatory parent meeting on February 28th, 2024
Attend Clinic on March 4th- 6th at Cy-Ridge.
What should I have done before tryouts:
Pick up a tryout packet beginning on January 22nd, 2024
Sign up for the band:
Turn in packet by Feb. 20th to Coach Barksdale in 2705
Turn in all Rank One forms online and a physical copy of your Physical to Coach Barksdale in room 2705 by Feb. 20th
Clear all fees & fines by Feb. 20th
Pay the $15 judging fee to Coach by Feb. 28th
Be passing all classes on Feb. 22nd (grades will be pulled at 2:40 pm)
Attend the mandatory parent meeting on February 28th 2024, from 6:00-7:30 pm
Monday March 4th, 2024
Clinic will be held in the Performance gym starting at 3:10 p.m. and going until 4:30 p.m. We will teach the dance and cheer during this time. Clinic practices are mandatory to try-out.
Tuesday March 5th, 2024
Clinic will be held in the Performance gym starting at 3:10 p.m. and going until 4:30 p.m. We will teach the dance, cheer, and jumps during this time. Clinic practices are mandatory to try-out.
Wednesday March 6th, 2024
Clinic will be a mock try-out held in the performance gym. We will walk through all candidates on the try-out process and expectations. Following the mock try-out, we will have open gym in the performance gym. This will go from 3:10 to 4:30 pm.
Officer Tryouts will occur during this time.
Clinic information
What to wear:
A t-shirt and shorts (no spandex).
All hair must be pulled back and out of the candidate's face.
No jewelry- this includes body piercings.
*Candidates that were a part of a previous years team are not allowed to wear Cypress Ridge Cheer gear, excluding past cheer shoes.
**Clinics are a closed event. That means that no parents, friends, etc. will be allowed in the athletic wing during any part of the clinic process.
Thursday March 7th, 2023
All candidates will be asked to report to the 2nd gym by 3:00 pm. Candidates will try-out in numerical order (numbers will be drawn at random, and given out on Wednesday March 6th).
What to wear:
Candidates should wear a plain shirt, athletic shorts (no spanks), and tennis shoes/cheer shoes.
All candidates must pull their hair back and out of their face.
No piercings/jewelry--> This includes body piercings.
Tryout Results- Candidates
Tryout results will be announced on Thursday, March 7th, 2024 approximately 30 minutes following the last tryout on the gym doors and on the homepage of this website. The team will be announced using their tryout numbers. Please make sure you and the candidate know their number.
Tryout Results- Guardians
Following the posting of the results, guardians of candidates who made the team will attend a parent meeting at Cypress Ridge in the Commons on Thursday March 7th from 7:00-8:00 pm. *It may be earlier, if possible
Additional Information:
Rank One Help:
Go to the website linked on our home page to complete your forms. Click the blue button in the center of the page that says “PROCEED TO ONLINE FORMS” and follow the steps as directed. Note: When entering your student ID do not use the “S”, enter only the numbers. (Ex. If your student ID is S123456, you would enter 123456).
You must fill out 4 online forms. The 4 forms are:
UIL Signature Page
CFISD-Emergency Card Information
CFISD-Field Trip Form
CFISD-Electrocardiogram Consent