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Fernley parents and students seek second tryouts after contentious Fernley High cheer selections
Summary
Parents, students and former coaches urged the Lyon County School District Board of Trustees on May 27 to address a contested Fernley High School cheer selection process that left multiple seniors and experienced cheerleaders off a single varsity roster.
Parents, students and former coaches urged the Lyon County School District Board of Trustees on May 27 to intervene after Fernley High School’s spring cheer tryouts left several seniors and returning varsity members off the single team the school announced.
Dozens of speakers — students, parents and former varsity coaches — described what they called inconsistent scoring, lack of an independent judging panel and a perceived pattern of favoritism for freshmen coached previously by the new coach. “I am asking for a second chance,” senior Miley Michaelson told the board. “Please give us another chance to have our senior year.”
Why it matters: Hundreds of students tried out for cheer programs across the district this spring. At Fernley High, parents said more than 60 girls tried out and only one squad was formed, creating the…
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