Poms

The Michigan Lutheran Seminary Pom Pon Squad has two seasons a year – football and basketball. Before each season tryouts are held and a squad of 6 to 12 girls are chosen to perform at every home game. Being a member of the MLS Pom Pon Squad takes determination and creativity! The squad is expected to produce a different dance routine for each game by putting together a mix of dance and pom moves. The MLS Pom Pon Squad has one major responsibility – to boost school spirit and get Cardinal fans on their feet! In the words of the 2009 Fall Poms Squad –“It’s a lot of hard work, but when you’re out dancing on the field and hear the crowd cheering for you – it was all worth it!”

Q. What is the Pom Pon / Dance Team?

A. The poms perform dance routines at pep rallies and all home football games and home boys basketball games.

Q. Who can participate in Poms?
A . Any sophomore, junior, or senior girl in good academic standing is eligible to tryout for the Pom squad.

Q. What are tryouts like?
A. The girls learn a routine, three different kinds of jumps, practice the splits, and make up a short routine of their own. They are judged on their performances at the final tryout.

Q. When are tryouts?
A. Tryouts for Football season are held the previous spring and tryouts are also held between football and boys basketball so that if a pom girl wants to play basketball or volleyball they can.

Q. Is Poms a lot of hard work?
A. Poms is about dedication, self-discipline and leadership. I takes hard work and cooperation to create, learn and perfect a routine, but we have fun doing it

Below is the summer letter for Poms:

Registration for camp is Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 4:30 in the Commons.

You must register by July 31^st. The registration form can be found on our home page under “Extracurriculars”.

These are the items you must have for Camp:

Physical Report
Medical Records
HIPAA Privacy Form
MLS Transportation Waiver
Copy of Insurance Cards

If you have not already sent in these items in to the Athletic Department please bring them with you to Registration at 4:30pm. Make sure your parents have signed the appropriate documents.

IF YOU ARE STAYING IN THE DORM

When you have completed Registration you may head to the IDO where you can pick up your room key and move into your room. You must also turn in your car keys to the IDO. We will be meeting back in the Commons for team bonding at 6pm. Please bring $5 to help cover the cost of dinner.

Our first practice will be at 9:00AM on Wednesday morning. We will be meeting on the stage.

Meal Times during camp:

Breakfast 7:30
Lunch 12:00
Dinner 5:00

Chapel 6:00

Make sure you bring appropriate clothing and shoes for working out. Also bring music for practice and possible pom routines. I would like to remind everyone to have the school song perfected by the beginning of camp. We will not be taking any more time to re-teach it. We will also be making up more of the first routine which you learned for tryouts – please have your ideas ready! Everyone enjoy their summer!

If you have any question please email Charis Kuehl at charis.witte@gmail.com or call (989) 793-7881.