Cheerleaders

Role

• To assist in promoting Rhenish’s core values of Excellence, Compassion, Accountability, Integrity and Diversity.
• To promote enthusiasm and spirit within all areas of the school.
• To strive to be modest in victory and gracious in defeat.
• To maintain a high standard of behaviour and conduct and to wear the Cheerleaders uniform with pride by being a role model.
• To represent the school at all major events during the term of office.
• To liaise with school management and liaison teachers.

Tasks

• To represent the school at all home games and cultural activities as well as at all major school events during the year.
• To promote school spirit in the school.
• To act responsibly with or without the cheerleading uniform.
• To liaise and work co-operatively with the Rhenish staff, other leaders within the school and the whole school.

Qualities Required

• School loyalty, discretion and integrity.
• Leadership, responsibility and accountability.
• Initiative, the ability to delegate and to work as part of a team.
• The ability to see tasks through to completion.
• A concern for the welfare of others.
• A demonstrated interest and involvement in school life.
• Humility and the ability to put the school above self.
• Good school attendance.
• Patience and the ability to negotiate with both teachers and peers.
• Diplomacy.

Election Process

• Any learner who is not a member of the LC, a Mentor or a member of the Matric Committee is eligible to apply to serve as a Cheerleader in her Grade 12 year.
• A learner can be excluded from being considered for nomination at the discretion of the Principal if:
  • She has been in detention more than once during her Grade 11 year.
  • She has not contributed to the school extramurally in some capacity during her Grade 11 year.
  • She does not achieve a 55% aggregate or above throughout her Senior Phase. In addition, in Grade 11, there may be no subject failures and /or  two or more subjects below 40%.
  • Interested learners must apply in writing. Application forms will be available from liaison teachers.
  • Voting will take place by the Grade 11s during an assigned registration period and 8 learners will serve as Cheerleaders in their Grade 12 year.

Note: In order to spread leadership opportunities, a cheerleader may not serve on the Matric Committee in her final year.