Newton Recreation Commission opens registration for youth basketball cheer squad
Program includes Tuesday practices and six Saturday basketball games
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Sign up freeThe Newton Recreation Commission is accepting registrations for its youth basketball cheer squad, a team-based program focused on athleticism, sportsmanship, teamwork, and confidence.
Registration closes Wednesday, Nov. 11. Families can register in person at the commission at 415 N. Poplar St. or online through the commission's website by clicking the red online registration button at the top of the page.
The squad is open to children in "first grade through eighth grade," Candice Egizi-Sifuentez said. Enrollment is limited to 15 participants, with a minimum of 10 required. "If we don't hit our minimum participants, refunds are given, and parents have the option to put it toward indoor soccer if they want to," she said.
Participants will learn motions, chants, jumps, tumbling, stunting, and halftime routines.
Practices will run from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays, Nov. 17 through Feb. 2, at the commission. No practices will be held Dec. 22 or Dec. 29. The first practice will be followed by a parent meeting at 5:45 p.m. on what the program expects of participants, Egizi-Sifuentez said.
The squad will cheer at six Newton Recreation Commission basketball games for fifth- and sixth-graders on Saturdays and perform two halftime routines. "So we don't have times yet — one game every Saturday; Dec. 5 is the first game," Egizi-Sifuentez said.
The program costs $80 per child and includes a T-shirt, hair bow, and bag. A separate $25 refundable deposit, due at registration, is required to check out the cheer skirt or other uniform bottom and a notebook.
"They get the deposit back after the end of the season; if they choose to do one season or three seasons, they get the deposit back if the uniform is not damaged," Egizi-Sifuentez said.
Families can call the commission at 316-283-7330 with questions.
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