Jaguars Anticipate powder Puff Game

By Christopher Casillas, Diego Munoz, Oscar Basurto, Emmanuel Delgado, Daisy Ceballos, Jazmin Tapia, and Julian Izabal

Juniors and seniors get ready for the Powder Puff game coming to South East High School on April 23 from 6 through 8.

The Powder Puff is a tradition at many high schools and universities. Ms. Che said, “This tradition has been out for the last three years”. Girls play football and boys are cheerleaders. Girls play flag football for the Powder Puff game. Football players teach girls how to play football and cheerleaders teach the boys how to cheer.

The informational meetings started the first week of February. Sign-ups were in the Quad from January 19-22. The meeting for the juniors was on February 3 in P103. The meeting for seniors took place on Thursday February 4 in P103. The tryouts are on February 22-26 on the football field.

It is going to be the 3^rd Powder Puff game at SEHS. Only juniors and seniors will be participating in this activity.

If a student makes it into the Powder Puff there is a requirement to buy jerseys and t-shirts only sold at the student store. For the uniform the estimated price is $80. Jerseys must be purchased through the 3 weeks prior to the game. Cleats are required for practice. Each player is required to sell at least 3 tickets.

Another requirement to participate in the Powder Puff is to clear all detention hours before March 8. Ms Che, a teacher at SEHS, said, “A student that wants to participate must have good grades and good behavior”. If a student doesn’t have an exceptional grade average they would not be allowed to participate in the game. Ms. Che, said, “The required GPA to participate in the game is at least 2.0.Ms Che said,  “ all need to sign a waiver for insurance”.

The purpose of the Powder Puff game is for players and viewers to enjoy the game. After the game the senior and junior classes will split the money raised from ticket sales. Freshman and sophomores work at the entrance and aren’t left out. They get the profits they make selling snacks.

People normally sign-up for the Powder Puff because they’ve been waiting join a sport and most sports are already full. The Powder Puff season is back and more and more people are signing up, but only so many will make it. Ms. Che said, “Only about 35 girls and boys make it in each team.”   The Powder Puff game brings seniors and juniors together.