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Pearland High students describe juggling varsity cheer, marching band and advanced coursework
Summary
On Pearland ISD's Building Blocks podcast, two students described daily schedules that start before school, include multiple practices and require tight time management and communication with coaches and directors.
Two Pearland High School students described how they balance varsity cheer, marching band and advanced academic coursework during a Pearland ISD Building Blocks podcast episode.
The students said intense summer conditioning and year-round practice schedules require strict time management and coach-to-coach communication. "I pretty much wake up pretty early. We have cheer practice first period in the morning. Normally start at 06:45, and then go to school," said Julia Frickin, a ninth grader at Pearland High School. She said after-school cheer practice often ends around 4:00 p.m., followed by two to three hours of band practice on some days.
Jackson Purking, a senior at Pearland High School,…
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