Amanda’s Big Day for Grades 6 - 12. © 2008 Clarion Council All rights reserved This is Amanda....

Amanda’s Big Dayfor Grades 6 - 12

© 2008 Clarion Council All rights reserved

This is Amanda.

She’s a little freaked out right now because tomorrow is a megabig day for her.

She is trying out for the cheerleadingsquad at her school.


When her dad asks her at dinner time if she is nervous, she tells him the truth and says, “For, sure. There is a lot of toughcompetition and there will be a test.”

Her dad asksher if she is prepared.


Amanda tells her dad that she has been frying her brain studying the cheerleading book every day for the past two weeks.

And she even organized the study questions from thebook onto index cardsso she can study atlunch.


Amanda and her dad have always been close. He’s called her “the apple of my eye” since she was a baby.

She rolls her eyes but really loves it.

She can tell her dad anything.


Amanda confides in her dad that another kid at school said she had a copy of the cheerleading test from last year and asked Amanda if she wanted it. Amanda said no, that would be cheating.

Her dad says he is proud of her.


Amanda is used to studying hard. She knows that there is no free ride to the important things in life.She does her homework without whining and is prepared for class.

Her college goal is UF.

As they say - theUniversity of Floridais in Gainesville, butGator Nation is –everywhere.


Amanda says that in addition to studying her tail off, she has also been exercising and practicing the cheer routines.She says that she evengot her lazy boned boyfriend, Reggie, to jogwith her once or twice.

Her dad says call 911 because he’s going to have a heart attack!


Amanda says that she’s serious about this cheerleading goal and has been tracking her progress.

She tells her dad that she has even been laying off the junk food and eating right! Her dad pretends to faint.


Amanda tells her dad that something else is worrying her.

She’s heard that some of the other girls trying out for the squad are back stabbing, drama grabbing, boyfriend nabbing, gossip blabbing types.

Her dad reminds her that the only person she can control is herself and encourages her not tobecome a bottom feeder.


On the way to school the next day, Amanda finds a cell phone on the ground. She can tell from the photos that it belongs to Tisha, one of the biggest backstabbers trying out for the squad.

She’s tempted to step on it, but gives it to Tisha because it’s the right thing to do.


Tisha is surprised at Amanda’s honesty, thanks her, and gives her a snarky smile.

Even though Tisha is a pain, Amanda is proud she did the right thing.


Jake, the new guy at school, saw Amanda return the phone to Tisha and said that Amanda showed integrity.

He said that he admired that qualityin a lady, and smiled.


Amanda is ready for the cheerleading test and routines that she must do. She knows that whether she makes the cheerleading squad or not…

She made theright choices to doher best.


What about you?


Pssst…

Amanda made the squad!

And Tisha didn’t!

Amanda’s Big Day for Grades 6 - 12. © 2008 Clarion Council All rights reserved This is Amanda....

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