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SLCS, the Second Life Cheerleading Squad, was founded by Christi Charron in October 2007. My BCFF ( Best Cheer Friend Forever) Abbie Bulloch and I were trainees in February 2011. I blogged about our 2011 experiences over on iRez.uk.

As Taylor Temper, who’s clever with computers, notes, I was then absent for 4,000 days. Shortly after I left, Abbie helped found SLCS’ teen unit The Comets. She eventually had a falling out with the squad and left and still doesn’t like to talk about it.

I was away from SL for a long time. But never left the SLCS SL group. If I would login I’d see a zillion notices from this still surviving an always thriving group of people. On those rare login days I would think about going back to the stadium. But as the thousands of days piled up, it all just seemed more and more embarrassing. On Thursday, 6 January 2022, Joni Temple Shadow finally convinced me to come to a practice. I was overwhelmed by how nice all the strangers and the familiar faces were. 2022 has been a great year with the squad.

What is SLCS? I’m pretty sure I don’t know! I’ve spent all of 2022 trying to understand that. It’s a large, loving, diverse group of people. Many interests. Many hobbies. Many worldviews. At core we are cheerleaders! SLCS performs constantly at charitable and other events around the grid. We often back singers in their vocal performances at many different Second Life venues. It sometimes  feels to me like we are a Conservative Christian organization. And almost everyone who isn’t me is a member of the Stark family.

If you take Swoozy Stark’s SLCS History class you’ll learn how much Christi Charron, “CC”, struggled in the early years. She had to work hard to come up with a few L$, and a few cheerleaders. She eventually created the Cheermaster HUD, which is the backbone of SLCS performances. By the time I was a trainee in 2011 things were already soaring! While a lot of the people I met in 2011 aren’t part of SLCS in 2022, it’s amazing how many are!

During my long hiatus, the cheerleader who trained Abbie and I, Srooc Skytower, passed away. Researching on Facebook and elsewhere (sidenote: Facebook hates avatars and exterminates us when it can. SL avatars and groups using Facebook for communications and promotion is some kind of self-loathing insanity. Please use anything other than Facebook!)

I learned how devastated everyone had been at Srooc’s passing. They named the stadium after her. I can’t recall the name of the stadium in 2011! For as long as I’ve been around it’s been in the Cheertopia region of Second Life. And today it is The Srooc Skytower Memorial Stadium at the Cheertopia region. We still have practice every Thursday at 6 PM SLT (PST/PDT). Sometimes practice is at the 50 yard line of Skytower Stadium. Other weeks it is at a wide range of venues across the Second Life grid. We also have a variety of performances on different days and at many different venues around Second Life.

I love the name of our SL region: Cheertopia! Partly because it’s just such a fun, engaging, and playful name! And partly because, as a concatenation of Cheer and Utopia, the name of the region beautifully summarizes what SLCS is all about. I may not know what SLCS is! But a lot of our mission is stated right in the name of the region. It is a Cheerleading Utopia. It is the imperfect, but best, cheerleading haven we mere mortal avatars can make.

~ Aero

Training Class #3
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Training Class #3

Aero Bigboots
21 February 202323 February 2023

Training Week 3! Jenna and Plague closing in on their final week of training!

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Training Class #2
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Training Class #2

Aero Bigboots
14 February 202323 February 2023
Class 2 tonight - going deeper into performance and The Cheermaster HUD. Looks like we lost trainees Sandy & Sara. But Jenna (wzl) & Plague...
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27 Cheerleader Pyramid
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27 Cheerleader Pyramid

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2 February 202312 February 2023

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!?

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Corrie, Amber, Luna & Kylie
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Corrie, Amber, Luna & Kylie

Aero Bigboots
28 January 202328 January 2023

Corrie, Amber, Luna, Kylie, and I went shopping for $hoes!!! Of course, with Dancer Luna + DJ Amber, the trip had to have an impromptu dance segment!

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Five Suggestions for SLCS Trainers
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Five Suggestions for SLCS Trainers

Aero Bigboots
25 January 202326 January 2023

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.

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Christi Charron @15
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Christi Charron @15

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31 December 202231 December 2022

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.

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Portrait by Nana Moon Star
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Portrait by Nana Moon Star

Aero Bigboots
24 December 202224 December 2022

Nana Moon Star (SL: Ruethie) created a wonderful portrait of me!

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Kiki Meowmix & I head to Truth Hair to cut my bangs!
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Kiki Meowmix & I head to Truth Hair to cut my bangs!

Aero Bigboots
16 December 202216 December 2022

I met Kiki at SLCS practice. After practice we went over to Truth Hair Salon to play with hair styles & colors and drink a little too much of Maddy’s hot & yummy glühwein.

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Srooc Skytower Memorial Garden
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Srooc Skytower Memorial Garden

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14 December 202214 December 2022

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.

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SLCS Thanksgiving Dinner
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SLCS Thanksgiving Dinner

Aero Bigboots
21 November 202213 December 2022

Shawna Trang organized, and Lumyai catered, a bountiful Thanksgiving Dinner for all of us tonight.

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Haunted Mansion with Lily
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Haunted Mansion with Lily

Aero Bigboots
20 October 202223 October 2022

SLCS GNO (Girl’s Night Out!) First stop, the amazing SL “Haunted Mansion” of Disneyland fame. Lily Brontë Grey (xxvampireluciaxx) and I got to ride in an SL “Doom Buggy!”

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Paneling the trainee? Or SLCS itself?
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Paneling the trainee? Or SLCS itself?

Aero Bigboots
29 September 202229 September 2022

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.

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Dancing in the street with Amber
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Dancing in the street with Amber

Aero Bigboots
22 September 202223 September 2022

After Thursday night SLCS practice Amber Hazel Woods (BongzieHaze) and I headed over to a club she hosts at to listen to her favorite Blues DJ. And do some dancing in the street in Maddy’s SLCS 15th Anniversary uniforms.

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SLCS Avatar Name Stories
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SLCS Avatar Name Stories

Aero Bigboots
29 August 202230 September 2022

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.

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SLCS Logo & Bio
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SLCS Logo & Bio

Aero Bigboots
12 August 202230 September 2022

On Sunday I helped cutie write a short bio for SLCS for the Spoonful of Sugar Festival. Then on Monday I worked with Christi on what the SLCS logo & colors represent.

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SLCS Tips for Trainees
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SLCS Tips for Trainees

Aero Bigboots
1 August 202226 August 2022

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!

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What SLCS Means to Me
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What SLCS Means to Me

Aero Bigboots
23 July 202223 July 2022

Second Life Cheerleading Squad (SLCS) members share their thoughts on what SLCS means to them.

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A Cool Cheer Uniform 4 a Hot Summer
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A Cool Cheer Uniform 4 a Hot Summer

Aero Bigboots
23 July 20229 August 2022

Concept Board for a Cool Uniform for this Hot Summer! Short-shorts with a big belt and a bedazzled crop halter! Woo!

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SLCS Rank Controller
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SLCS Rank Controller

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13 February 202230 September 2022

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?

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My 13th Rezday & 3rd SLCS Service Day!
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My 13th Rezday & 3rd SLCS Service Day!

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13 January 202225 December 2022

It was my 13th Rezday and SLCS 3rd year of service day today! Linden Lab sent me a rezday card & SLCS gave me a cool trophy!

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The Prodigal Cheerleader
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The Prodigal Cheerleader

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7 January 20227 January 2022

The Prodigal Cheerleader showed up to Second Life Cheerleading Squad (SLCS) practice last night after missing a few (4,000 give-or-take) days. Everyone was so nice!

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