Interested in the newest all-girl sport to join East? Come to the STUNT Tryout Information Meeting on December 17th in the FZE Library from 5:30-6:30

Rules & Regulations

1. Attendance– Students are strongly encouraged to attend all meetings, lectures, and practices held in conjunction with spring tryouts. (March 2nd-6th)

2. MSHSAA Academics– All students trying out for STUNT must meet the academic requirements.

   1. You must be passing 6 of your 7 classes to be academically eligible.

3. MSHSAA Physical Form– must be completed and on the athletic department's registration site before an athlete is eligible to try out. https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/fort-zumwalt-east-high-school 

4. Team size will be determined by the coaches following MSHSAA and USA Cheer recommendations.

   1. The minimum number of athletes to compete in STUNT is 8 per team.

   2. STUNT is not like sideline cheerleading, where all cheerleaders will do every quarter of the game. Instead, it is more similar to other sports, where players are selected to be first string for specific quarters and second string for others. 

5. Financial Obligations must be met to be part of the team. 

   1. STUNT is less expensive when compared to sideline & competitive cheerleading!

   2. Required purchases– White cheer shoes, ponytails, sports bra, water bottle, bag, etc., unless owned!

      1. New Squad & Guardian Meeting – $2 must be paid in cash

6. Code of Conduct expectations must be met for the entirety of the time you are affiliated with the STUNT program. Includes requirements for hairstyles, no dip/gel/acrylic/etc nails, no jewelry at any time, and more. 

7. Attendance at ALL practices and games is required during the season (March - May)

   1. Tryout candidates will need to have reliable transportation for the entire season.

8. Practices *at coach’s discretion* any day we don’t have a game: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays at 3:00-5:00 PM & Weight Lifting on Wednesday Mornings 5:45-6:45 AM and Fridays 3:00-5:00 PM

9. Citizenship– Cheerleaders are the leaders of the school and represent our program, the school, and the district at all times. Anything poorly reflected on us will not be tolerated.

Cheerleader Application Packet

9. 1. Clinic Permission Slip– guardian must sign to permit the athlete to attend tryout week.

   2. STUNT Quarter Preference Form– athlete & guardian must sign off on the preference sheet stating they understand initial placement is not final & changes will be made during the season.

   3. Cheerleader Resume– a complete history &  information on the cheerleader

   4. Cheerleader Interview Questions– need to be answered to the best of the athlete’s ability.

   5. Letters of Recommendation– cheerleaders have the opportunity to collect recommendations from any teacher or staff member at their school. This section is not required but is recommended.

   6. Current STUNT Cheerleaders ONLY

      1. All uniform pieces must be turned in, and you can’t have any outstanding cheer fines.

***Anyone with outstanding fines cannot participate until they are paid***

Clinics

• Attend the entire week of March 2nd–6th with 1 skill gym, 3 clinic days & tryouts (required). 

  • Preseason is not required, but heavily recommended!

• Follow all FZSD, MSHSAA, NFHS, and USA Cheer rules and regulations: NO jewelry of any kind, hair up and all the way off the shoulders, no glitter, fingernails can’t be longer than fingertips, tennis shoes/sneakers/cheer shoes, and athletic wear

  • NO high tops, flip flops, slides, sandals, crocs, boots, heels, etc.

  • The 3 B’s: No Belly, No Bra straps, and No Bottom showing

  • No spacers or bandages. Cheerleaders MUST remove jewelry to participate and need to be able to do so on their own. *required for every cheer-related activity!*

    • New piercings during your time as a cheerleader are discouraged. It will prevent you from stunting and tumbling at any of the practices/games until you are able to remove the jewelry. 

Tryouts

• White t-shirt, black athletic shorts/skirt/leggings (no cotton leggings), tennis/cheer shoes, hair all the way up, bow/ribbon (encouraged)

Tryout results are posted to our website on Saturday, March 7th, at 10:00 am. Look for your tryout number on all quarters, as those will be your initial positions when the season starts. 

This doesn’t mean you will permanently be on that quarter(s); it is just the starting point when we enter practice season.

• Pre-season practices are in January – February and are open to anyone!

  • Watch Party – January 6th, get the first look at the STUNT routines for 2026!!

  • While they can’t be made required, they are heavily encouraged as we will start to learn the routines we compete.

  • Players who don’t know the routines won’t be eligible to play. 

DEAD WEEK: February 23rd-27th -- an "off" week of no communication or events from the program the week before tryouts!

New Squad and Guardians Meeting

If you’ve made the team, attend the New Squad and Guardians Meeting on Monday, March 9th, at 5:30-6:30 pm in the FZE library.

• Bring a guardian! (Yes, even if you’ve been in the program already!)

• Bring a computer! Everything we are setting up is easier to do on a computer.

• Get set up with the resources needed for the program

MANDATORY  MSHSAA Practices

• Athletes are required to attend 14 practices before they are eligible to participate in a game. 

• The first 5 practices are tryout week!

  • 14 practices are not enough time to learn 6 routines for 3 different quarters, so it is important to attend as many of the pre-season practices as possible.

• These practices are MANDATORY! Monday–Friday

  • Expect a practice or game every weekday during the season

    • Practices will range from workshops for stunting, jumping, or tumbling to regular weight training in the school weight room.

MANDATORY  Season Practices

• Our regular practices will immediately follow the MSHSAA practices and are also MANDATORY! 

• Several sports and activities practice at the same time we do. We cannot recommend that you participate in both activities, as you will not be able to complete either season. 

MANDATORY  Games

• All players are required to attend every game.

• If you’re participating in another sport/club/activity, you need to get your schedules to both coaches/sponsors ASAP and keep everyone updated at all times!

  •  We will do our best to be as flexible as the sport allows.