SLCS Winter Camping (almost)
Masha & My (short lived) campsite at the SLCS 2024 Winter Camping Event.
The Zen of CheerAdmin
When I, or anyone else stresses about SLCS, when we butt our heads against the wall, I find myself standing with CheerAdmin and experiencing her sublime calm.
Cheer Camp – Sororal Values
We formed groups of 4 cheerleaders and tried to define the value, and values, of being an SLCS Cheerleader.
Language we use at Panels
At Panels, is the Trainee performing for us? Or are we performing for them? Should we show them the kind of environment we hope to foster at SLCS?
Cheerometer 4.0 Road Map
Based on Squad feedback from our survey, we have developed this roadmap for implementing the Cheer-o-meter Level System.
SLCS Level System Survey Results
30 Cheerleaders filled out the SLCS Level System Survey. Here are the results.
Cheerleader Tarot
Wanna be a star of the Major Arcana!? Pick your card, take a pix, and send it to Aero! IM me with what card you’d like to do. LMK if you have any questions!
ChatGPT on Cheerleading
We asked ChatGPT to tell us about Cheerleading! ChatGPT talked about becoming a cheerleader, the history of pompoms & uniforms, and also explained “cheer spirit” and “sororal values”. Thank ChatGPT!
Meet The Cheerometer!
Gwynevery Golightly & Aero Bigboots have been talking with SLCS CIO Sayrah Parx about the possibility of updating the SLCS Rank Controller algorithm.
Gaming the Rank Controller
Sayrah Parx, Gwynevery Golightly, and I have been discussing reformulating how the SLCS Rank Controller distributes points. More points for this sort of activity, less points for that sort, and so on. It’s a bit like trying to reform the tax code! One issue we’ve discussed is time to Level Up.
Training Class #4
4th & final week of training for Plague & Jenna. Driving & Panels. They both rocked their panels. Ealewn even gave them each an award for awesome participation!
Dancerina Starlight
We had practice at Cheerport tonight. As we were practicing I noticed that Dancerina Starlight has the best hair! Dancerina wears OG Flexi Hair. I used to love flexi hair! The way it moves when you move. Responds to the breeze in the stadium. Flexi hair is alive!
Training Class #2
Class 2 tonight - going deeper into performance and The Cheermaster HUD. Looks like we lost trainees Sandy & Sara. But Jenna (wzl) & Plague...
SLCS Training Feb ’23
I was in the SLCS February 2011 Trainee class. Now, 12 years later, I thought I’d check in see what training looks like these days.
27 Cheerleader Pyramid
On 2 February 2023 we performed a 27-cheerleader pyramid. No one present could recall ever having done one that big before. Or if it was even possible with the Cheermaster HUD!?
Five Suggestions for SLCS Trainers
I’d like to respectfully offer 5 training suggestions to the SLCS Training Staff. Each of these is a small thing, but I believe they also carry big implications. I worry that our training may over-emphasize the technical aspects of being an SLCS cheerleader at the expense of of the personal, emotional, sororal, and spiritual aspects of being a part of SLCS.
Christi Charron @15
It’s SLCS’ 15th anniversary year. After practice each week Sayrah presents Cheerleader service awards… 1 year… 3 years… 6 years… and so on. This week she presented a 15-year award to SLCS Founder Christi Charron.
Srooc Skytower Memorial Garden
Cheerleading legend Srooc Skytower passed away on 6 March 2014. SLCS named its stadium after her and built a Memorial Garden to remember Srooc and other SLCS Cheerleaders & Friends who have passed.
SLCS Thanksgiving Dinner
Shawna Trang organized, and Lumyai catered, a bountiful Thanksgiving Dinner for all of us tonight.
Paneling the trainee? Or SLCS itself?
When a panel votes on a trainee, we are making a choice about one specific trainee. It might be less obvious, but with each trainee who Panels, we are also defining who we are. Panels are a test of what SLCS is. Of who we aspire to be.
SLCS Avatar Name Stories
Cheerleaders share the stories behind how they chose their avatar names. From frustration with Lucky Chairs to refugees from another world, we’ve taken some interesting journeys to find our names and to become a part of SLCS.
Abbie Bulloch
Can it really be 11 years since Abbie and I were SLCS trainees? (not SL or Dog Years, but 11 actual PW years!)
Second Life Cheerleading Squad Logo & Bio
On Sunday I helped cutie write a short bio for the Second Life Cheerleading Squad (SLCS) for the Spoonful of Sugar Festival. Then on Monday I worked with Christi on what the SLCS logo & colors represent.
SLCS Tips for Trainees
A few SLCS Cheerleader Training tips that might make your training experience a little bit easier, better, funnerer. From 2 Cheerleaders who know almost nothing. But we mean well!
What SLCS Means to Me
Second Life Cheerleading Squad (SLCS) members share their thoughts on what SLCS means to them.
A Cool Cheer Uniform 4 a Hot Summer
Concept Board for a Cool Uniform for this Hot Summer! Short-shorts with a big belt and a bedazzled crop halter! Woo!
SLCS Rank Controller
What if we modified the SLCS Rank Controller and levels of Cheerleader away from a military model of Lieutenants and Captains to a more participation, achievement, and community-based model of Pom Pom colors?