Try-out Dates
Try-out Dates
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Try outs for current 9th-11th graders for the 2025-2026 season will begin on Monday March 3rd, 2025 in the performance gym.
Mandatory events:
Try-out packets, Rank One, and your physical are due to Coach Barksdale in room 2606 by Feb. 18th, 2025
Attend the Mandatory parent meeting on February 28th, 2025
Attend Clinic on March 3rd- 5th at Cypress Ridge.
What should I have done before tryouts:
What should I have done before tryouts:
Pick up a tryout packet from Coach Barksdale in 2606
Sign up for the band:
Turn in packet by Feb. 18th to Coach Barksdale in 2606
Turn in all Rank One forms online and a physical copy of your physical to Coach Barksdale in room 2606 by Feb. 18th, 2025
Clear all fees & fines by Feb. 18th, 2025
Pay the $15 judging fee to Coach by Feb. 28th, 2025
Be passing all classes on Feb. 20th, 2025 (grades will be pulled at 2:40 pm)
Attend the mandatory parent meeting on February 28th 2025, from 6:00-7:30 pm
Monday March 3rd, 2025
Monday March 3rd, 2025
Clinic will be held in the Performance gym starting at 3:00 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 4th, 2025
Tuesday March 4th, 2025
Clinic will be held in the Performance gym starting at 3:00 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 5th, 2025
Wednesday March 5th, 2025
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 3:00 to 4:30 pm.
Clinic information
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 6th, 2025
Thursday March 6th, 2025
All candidates will be asked to report to the 2nd gym by 2:55 pm. Candidates will try-out in numerical order (numbers will be drawn at random, and given out on Wednesday March 5th).
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- Candidates
Tryout results will be announced on Friday, March 7th, 2025 around 3:30 pm 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
Tryout Results- Guardians
Following the posting of the results, guardians of candidates who made the team will receive an email from Coach Barksdale about a new team meeting and the practice schedule for March and April 2025.
Additional Information:
Additional Information:
Rank One Help:
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
Tryout Packet- PDF Version/Online Interest Form
Tryout Packet- PDF Version/Online Interest Form
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