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Cheerleading uniforms in the early 1900s were a steadfast symbol of the schools they represented, usually depicting the first letter of a high school or the first letter plus the letters "H" and "S", standing for "high school." These letters were normally sewn onto a sweater-type garment, sometimes even polo shirts in warm weather. While ...
The gakuran (学ラン), also called the tsume-eri (詰襟), is the uniform for many middle-school and high-school boys in Japan. The colour is normally black, but some schools use navy blue. The top has a standing collar buttoning down from top-to-bottom. Buttons are usually decorated with the school emblem to show respect to the school.
The rah-rah (or ra-ra) skirt is a short flounced layered skirt that originated in cheerleading and became a popular fashion trend among teenage girls in the early 1980s. As such it marked, as the Oxford Dictionary noted, the first successful attempt to revive the miniskirt that had been introduced in the mid-1960s. [ 1 ]
A 16-year-old Black cheerleader and her family sued Cumberland Valley School District, in Pennsylvania, USA over racial discrimination and harassment. The lawsuit is based on an incident that ...
Cheerleading carries the highest rate of catastrophic injuries to female athletes in high school and collegiate sports. [48] Of the United States' 2.9 million female high school athletes, only 3% are cheerleaders, yet cheerleading accounts for nearly 65% of all catastrophic injuries in girls' high school athletics. [4]
The school’s dress code is not gender-specific, reading, “Students and parents/guardians may determine a student’s personal dress and grooming standards, provided that they comply with the ...
A cross-country runner at a Sioux Falls, S.D., high school is kicking up dust about a dress code policy that requires athletes, both male and female, to wear shirts at all times regardless of ...
A black dress with white trim, with a full skirt at or above knee length; White half-apron, usually with ruffle or lace; A ruffled or lace headpiece; Long stockings or tights. These can be white or black and vary from design to design; High heels Feather duster; White or black lace garter; Optional accessories depend on design and context ...