BULLARD BELLES DRILL TEAM CONSTITUTION
PURPOSE/GOAL
The purpose of the drill team shall be to perform and entertain audiences through precision drill and dance and boost the morale and spirit of the Bullard Panthers.
The goal of the drill team is to maintain an excellent level of performance while emphasizing behavior at all times. Remember, you are representing the entire drill team and Bullard High School in and out of uniform at all times. People are always watching you and little ones looking up to you. Always show respect, courtesy, and maturity.
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
The drill team will be made up of freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Drill team members must try out each year. No one is guaranteed a position from one year to the next. Members who resign from the team prior to the end of the school year will not be allowed to tryout for the team without permission from the director.
Members will be held accountable to the no pass, no play guidelines.
III. PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS
All drill team members must:
Want to be on drill team.
Gladly accept criticism that will help you attain perfection.
Be willing to conduct yourself in a respectable manner in and out of uniform and obey all rules of this Constitution.
Be willing to participate in group fund-raising activities and other drill team projects.
Understand that any decisions will be made with the best interest of the team in mind.
Have perfection as your goal and understand the high degree of determination, hard work, strength, and dedication.
Attend all performances as scheduled by the director.
Maintain an appearance of neatness and cleanliness and adhere to the performance make up of the group.
Have a parent/guardian read the Constitution and sign an endorsement of their daughter’s membership in the drill team.
GENERAL CONDUCT RULES
Drill team members are expected to behave in a manner that is becoming to the individual, as well as to the organization they represent. They should be aware that in or out of uniform they are representatives of the drill team and the high school they attend and should act accordingly.
Maintaining a higher standard of conduct will also include ensuring that drill team members’ websites are appropriate. The internet is a worldwide, publicity accessible form of communication. Any communication such as MySpace, Facebook, or photo sharing, etc. appearing on the internet is public domain even it is marked private. Drill team members are responsible for their personal websites and postings as well as for posting on other students’ websites. The area of appropriateness will include, but are not limited to, language (abbreviated or alluding to), pictures, suggestive poses, clothing, reference to alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. Any question of appropriateness will be decided by the principal and director.
ABSENCES
Each member will attend all required functions. If a member is sick, a parent/guardian must notify the director or an officer PRIOR to the activity. An absence will be excused only if it is the nature that it would be excused by the school. A note from a parent/guardian must be received upon returning for any excused or unexcused absence. The member must continue to dress out in class and practice unless told otherwise by the physician. Any missed practices or performances throughout the year will only be excused with a parent/guardian note and director approval.
Working is NOT an excuse to miss any practice or activity.
Daily attendance is vital to the success of the team.
Approximately one week of summer practice will be required.
Going out-of-town is not an excuse to miss any drill team activity unless you have been given prior approval from the director because of an extenuating circumstance. Otherwise, absence may result in probation.
PERFORMANCE
Members will attend all performances as determined by the director.
Members will not be allowed to eat in uniform unless given special permission by the director.
Members will sit as a team in the drill team section throughout the entire football game. Our primary responsibility is to cheer and support the Bullard Panthers.
No one is allowed to sit in the drill team section during the football game at anytime without prior approval from the director.
No member may leave a performance early unless there is an extenuating circumstance, which will be determined by the director.
TRANSPORTATION
When there is a school-sponsored trip to an out-of-town event, members must ride to and from the event on the bus. The bus cannot be held for late-comers.
REQUIREMENTS FOR TRYOUTS
The student must be enrolled in the Bullard Independent School District or is trying out at the school where the student is registered to attend for the next school year.
Must be in eighth grade, a freshman, sophomore, or junior at the time of tryouts.
Must attend a mandatory meeting. You must have prior approval from director if you are not able to attend the meeting. The director will determine extenuating circumstance. The applicant and/or parent absent from the meeting will have to meet with the director at a scheduled time.
Must have a parent/guardian sign an agreement form in order to tryout.
Must have not been academically ineligible for any two six weeks periods prior to drill team tryouts.
Any student who has an excessive number of disciplinary referrals will not be eligible to participate in tryouts without approval from the principal and director. Areas to be reviewed will include, but not be limited to, the reasons for the referrals, academic grades, other discipline records, student attitude, and any other factors deemed relevant by the principal or director.
Any student placed in ISS or suspended more than one time during the current school year prior to sign-up will be ineligible to tryout.
Any student placed in ISS or suspended during the tryout period will be disqualified.
Any candidate who has been placed in alternative school in the year prior to tryouts will be ineligible to tryout.
TRYOUT PROCESS
Three judges will be present who will be qualified in the field of drill team and dance.
Each judge will critique the candidates on a dance routine with necessary dance elements.
There will be no scoring. The judges will write critiques and mark their selections with “YES”, “NO”, or “MAYBE”. There may be call backs.
The director, administrators, judges, and additional help will be present at the tryout location.
Tryouts will be closed to the public.
The director will determine the candidates dress for tryouts.
SUMMER CAMP
All members are required to attend summer camp. Unexcused absence from camp will result in performance probation. The director will determine excused absence.
DEMERIT SYSTEM
The director will issue demerits for any misconduct offenses.
An accumulation of ten demerits will result in a member being placed on probation.
An accumulation of eleven demerits will result in dismissal from the team.
A member must work off her demerits in order to participate in the next performance. This must be done within one week of the earned demerit. Failure to work off demerits within a one-week period will result in an additional demerit.
If more than two demerits are received in a week, the member will not be permitted to perform at any performance the following week as determined by the director. However, that member must fulfill all other drill team duties such as dressing out, practicing with the team, supporting athletic events, etc.
All demerits will accumulate throughout the year.
PROBATION
The period of probation will be three weeks. Members and parents/guardian will be notified of the offense before the probation begins. Conduct resulting in a second probationary period will result in dismissal.
A member on probation is subject to all rules and regulations of this Constitution. While on probation, the member must dress out and participate in class and practice, but may not perform at any drill team function. Members may be placed on probation for the any of the following reasons:
An accumulation of ten demerits.
Failure to attend practices and performances without the approval from the director.
Failure to refrain at all times from consuming and/or possessing alcoholic beverages outside the school setting. This includes being issued citations for possessing and/or consuming alcoholic beverages outside the school setting.
Failure to refrain at all times from using and/or possessing tobacco products in any form or illegal drugs or substances as defined by BISD policy outside the school setting. This includes being issued citations for using and/or possessing tobacco products in any form or illegal drugs or substances as defined by BISD policy outside the school setting.
Use of profanity while representing the school.
For behavior unbecoming to the drill team which is determined by the director. This includes, but is not limited to, disrespectful behavior another drill team member, the director, faculty, administration, opponents in athletic events.
Failure to comply with school policy or regulations.
Being placed in ISS.
Failure to comply with any regulations stated in the Drill Team Constitution.
Probation will include, but not be limited to the above list.
XII. DISMISSAL
Members may be dismissed for the following reasons at the discretion of the director.
Possessing or consuming alcoholic beverages while in uniform, at school, or at any school related activity.
Possessing or using tobacco products in any form or illegal drugs or substances as defined by BISD policy while in uniform, at school, or at any school related activity.
Failing two or more six weeks grading periods.
Being expelled or suspended from school.
Being placed in AEP.
Insubordinate acts against the director.
Dismissal may include, but not be limited to the above list.
XIII. CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES
The Constitution is subject to change at anytime due to the Texas Educational Agency rule changes or with approval from the principal. All drill team members and parents will be made aware of any changes made in the Constitution and will be given a copy of the amended Constitution.
Principal:
Scott Franks
Director:
Shelly Johnston
Revised 03/2009
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