EMCC to hold open gym cheer tryouts in advance of May 3rd cheerleading tryouts on Scooba campus

SCOOBA – East Mississippi Community College will hold open gym cheer tryout sessions on April 28^th and 30^th in advance of conducting May 3^rd cheerleading tryouts for the 2025-26 academic year on the Scooba campus.

Interested cheer tryout participants must have attended at least one of the previous EMCC-hosted stunt clinics or one of the upcoming open gym tryout sessions in order to participate in EMCC's cheerleading tryouts on May 3^rd. EMCC's open gym tryout sessions on April 28^th and 30^th will take place at the Dottie Smith Family Center for Instrumental Music Education (EMCC Band Hall) on the Scooba campus from 6-8 p.m. both days. EMCC's cheer tryouts will then be held Saturday morning, May 3^rd, at the same band hall location. Warm-ups and practice will take place from 8-9:30 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. tryouts.

East Mississippi's cheerleading tryouts are open to graduating male and female high school seniors as well as current college students with eligibility remaining.

Along with a $25 registration fee per individual to be paid in cash or by check made payable to the EMCC Development Foundation, open gym tryout session and cheer tryout participants must also provide proof of admission into East Mississippi Community College or indicate what method was used in applying to EMCC. In addition, interested participants must submit a signed tryout waiver form, copies of a current physical examination form and insurance card along with completing an online tryout registration form.

Information for EMCC's upcoming open gym tryout sessions and cheer tryouts can be found at www.EMCCAthletics.com.

For additional information on East Mississippi Community College's cheerleading program, open gym tryout sessions and cheer tryouts, please contact EMCC head cheerleading coach Danielle D McDade at dmcdade@eastms.edu.

EMCC Cheer Tryout Registration Form

EMCC Cheer Tryout Waiver Form

EMCC Physical Examination Form