The McKinney Cheerleaders are a group of five high school cheerleaders who basically went mad with power. They weren’t disciplined for abusive behavior towards teachers, coaches and fellow students. The football coach was allegedly...
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The McKinney Cheerleaders are a group of five high school cheerleaders who basically went mad with power. They weren’t disciplined for abusive behavior towards teachers, coaches and fellow students. The football coach was allegedly afraid of them and they were called “real life Mean Girls.” The McKinney Independent School District has hired an independent third party to look into the McKinney North High School cheerleading team and student body after several students were accused of inappropriate conduct. Share McKinney Cheerleaders pics, blogs, and videos here.
Harry Jones' report and press quotes have detailed some pretty unbelievable stories about how intimidating these girls really were to everyone around them. I posted an excerpt of the report below, and here are a few more interesting comments... -----
Linked from The Telegraph The pouting teenagers were guilty of intimidation, threats, "telling teachers to shut up, using a cell phone in class even after being told not to, cheating on tests, skipping school," added Mr Jones, who... Read Full Story
Linked from Dallas News
Dallas News has an exclusive with the cheerleaders and parents...
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"It was a stupid mistake," Elizabeth Griffin, 18, one of the cheerleaders, told The Dallas Morning News on Saturday. "We will never live it down, but we never thought about that at the time."
The cheerleaders and their parents spoke out for the first time this weekend because, they say, the national media has spun a story portraying the girls as drunken, mean, sex-crazed and out of control... Read Full Story
Linked from ABC Local News
Great write-up at ABC News regarding the McKinney Cheerleaders scandal...
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In an exclusive interview with "Good Morning America," Michaela Ward, the coach that the Fab Five drove out, said the girls were beyond discipline.
"Unfortunately these girls were given power that any teenager would have completely abused. They were untouchable. They were invincible. The rules did not apply to them," Ward said. "There was no accountability. They knew that I had... Read Full Story
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The University of Hawai'i Cheer Squad has earned the No. 1 seed in the West Region heading into the UCA National Championship competition for the third straight year in a row. There's a great new video of the University of Hawaii Cheeleaders posted here .
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Fundraising Ideas - Try These 5 Hot Cheerleading Fundraisers! Author: Jessi McCafferty If your cheerleading team is in need of new uniforms, or needs funds to travel, give cheerleading fundraisers a try. You can do a myriad of interesting activities to make your fundraising programs a tremendous hit with the young crowd and the others of your community as well. The more innovative you can make your fundraisers, the more profitable they will turn out to be. But the biggest key to fundraising... Read Full Story
