Kendra Cobb
English 101
Editorial Essay
September 26, 2016
English 101
Editorial Essay
September 26, 2016
Hard Work Should Pay Off
Hard work and dedication pays off for athletes but goes unnoticed for cheerleaders. The cheerleaders should be recognized for all the hard work that they do. Allowing cheerleaders to earn an athletic letter but not be a part of the Chillicothe High School (CHS) C Club, like the other athletic letter recipients, is being unjust to the cheerleaders. Cheerleaders should be able to be a part of the CHS C Club because cheerleaders are able to receive an athletic letter, dedicate personal time, and follow Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) regulations.
First of all, only athletes in varsity sports can receive an athletic letter at the end of their season. Even though cheerleaders earn an athletic letter, they are denied acceptance into the CHS C Club. C Club is for students who have received an athletic letter in a sport. Cheerleading, although a club, will receive an athletic letter as well. At CHS the cheerleading squad is not considered a sport but a club. All athletes who are a part of a varsity sport will receive an athletic letter at the end of the season. Since the cheerleaders are not considered a sport, they are not able to be a part of the CHS C Club.
Secondly, cheerleaders have to put in hours of personal time outside of practice for painting signs and decorating; this seems to go unnoticed or recognized. When attending a varsity football game there is a sign that the football players break through; little to recognize that the sign took the cheerleaders a total of two or more hours to complete, and the sign ends up being ripped up and thrown away. When students walk into the school on homecoming week and seeing the commons and hallways decorated; the students failed to show their appreciation. The cheerleaders would spend hours at the school, staying late at night to decorate the building to get all of the students excited for the game and for the dance. Cheerleaders spend many hours outside of practice to show their school spirit and dedication to the school.
Also, cheerleaders have to follow the regulations that are given out by MSHSAA. All athletes who participate in sports have to follow MSHSAA regulations as well. If sports participants have to follow MSHSAA regulations and have the opportunity to be in the CHS C Club why should cheerleaders not get the same opportunity if they too have to follow MSHSAA regulations? If the requirements that are set by MSHSAA are not met, then the participants or athletes cannot earn the athletic letter, therefore, not allowing cheerleaders to be a part of the CHS C Club. Cheerleaders, as well as athletes, have to follow the MSHSAA regulations, so both athletes and cheerleaders should be able to participate in the CHS C Club.
The CHS cheerleaders have proved themselves time and again that they are worthy of membership in the C Club because they earned their athletic letter, dedicate their personal time, and following the MSHSAA regulations. Giving the cheerleaders a chance to earn an athletic letter as well as inclusion in the CHS C Club would allow their hard work and dedication to be recognized. The CHS cheerleaders who receive an athletic letter should be able to be part of the CHS C Club and be recognized for what they do.
First of all, only athletes in varsity sports can receive an athletic letter at the end of their season. Even though cheerleaders earn an athletic letter, they are denied acceptance into the CHS C Club. C Club is for students who have received an athletic letter in a sport. Cheerleading, although a club, will receive an athletic letter as well. At CHS the cheerleading squad is not considered a sport but a club. All athletes who are a part of a varsity sport will receive an athletic letter at the end of the season. Since the cheerleaders are not considered a sport, they are not able to be a part of the CHS C Club.
Secondly, cheerleaders have to put in hours of personal time outside of practice for painting signs and decorating; this seems to go unnoticed or recognized. When attending a varsity football game there is a sign that the football players break through; little to recognize that the sign took the cheerleaders a total of two or more hours to complete, and the sign ends up being ripped up and thrown away. When students walk into the school on homecoming week and seeing the commons and hallways decorated; the students failed to show their appreciation. The cheerleaders would spend hours at the school, staying late at night to decorate the building to get all of the students excited for the game and for the dance. Cheerleaders spend many hours outside of practice to show their school spirit and dedication to the school.
Also, cheerleaders have to follow the regulations that are given out by MSHSAA. All athletes who participate in sports have to follow MSHSAA regulations as well. If sports participants have to follow MSHSAA regulations and have the opportunity to be in the CHS C Club why should cheerleaders not get the same opportunity if they too have to follow MSHSAA regulations? If the requirements that are set by MSHSAA are not met, then the participants or athletes cannot earn the athletic letter, therefore, not allowing cheerleaders to be a part of the CHS C Club. Cheerleaders, as well as athletes, have to follow the MSHSAA regulations, so both athletes and cheerleaders should be able to participate in the CHS C Club.
The CHS cheerleaders have proved themselves time and again that they are worthy of membership in the C Club because they earned their athletic letter, dedicate their personal time, and following the MSHSAA regulations. Giving the cheerleaders a chance to earn an athletic letter as well as inclusion in the CHS C Club would allow their hard work and dedication to be recognized. The CHS cheerleaders who receive an athletic letter should be able to be part of the CHS C Club and be recognized for what they do.