Re: SHYANN'S TROPHY

[Guest guest]

Shyann's trophy for cheerleading has arrived. On it I put " For Shyann - For

having the courage to be heard by all - from your friends at the children's

apraxia network " . I will be giving it to her soon. If anyone wants to say

something to her please write here and I will have her read them. Any words of

encouragement, congradulations, anything!! This year she had to do a cheer where

she had to introduce herself to the home team and then do it again for the

visiting team. She had to say this line alone, with no other voices to help her

out: " My name is Shyann, and I'm a Tiger, and I am up-tight, out-of-site,

scooby-doo alright alright! " When she said it, it came out " My na'e is Si-ann,

an' I'm a Tiguh, an' I am ut-ti, owe-da-si, 'cooby-doo aw-wigh' aw-wigh'! " I

would see adults in the stand smile - not like they were laughing but kind of a

" how cute " type smile. No one ever made fun of her, but I would still cringe

inside being scared that someone would. The only problem we had was with her

coach who told me that she knew something was wrong with Shyann and treated her

like a second-class citizen. But every year the cheers get harder and she knows

she can't keep up. (Then again maybe she will now that she is back on oils!)

Regardless, this has been a very hard and emotionally tiring season for her and

it ended without so much as a ribbon or thank you and she wasn't invited to the

end of the year party. So getting this trophy (it is 18 " high, with two pillars

at base and one large pillar at top holding a cheerleader holding pom-poms in a

vee) is a way of telling her that someone appreciates her and how hard she

worked and KNOWS how hard it is with apraxia!!!

I would like to give her a card with it with individual names and if you would

like to just say yes so I can put everyones name on it. Thank you all so much

for being there for me, and for Shyann, and for helping me out with this!

All our love, Joy and Shyann, 9

sHYA

[Guest guest]

What do you mean she wasn't invited to the end of the year party? Was

this a school sponsored function or a party held by another cheerleader??

Either way, my child would be out of there. Just my thought.

Depending on the circumstances, I would have a battle with someone, but

not until I had my child out of the situation.

Pam in GA.

Joy Hansen wrote:

>

> Shyann's trophy for cheerleading has arrived. On it I put " For Shyann

> - For having the courage to be heard by all - from your friends at the

> children's apraxia network " . I will be giving it to her soon. If

> anyone wants to say something to her please write here and I will have

> her read them. Any words of encouragement, congradulations, anything!!

> This year she had to do a cheer where she had to introduce herself to

> the home team and then do it again for the visiting team. She had to

> say this line alone, with no other voices to help her out: " My name is

> Shyann, and I'm a Tiger, and I am up-tight, out-of-site, scooby-doo

> alright alright! " When she said it, it came out " My na'e is Si-ann,

> an' I'm a Tiguh, an' I am ut-ti, owe-da-si, 'cooby-doo aw-wigh'

> aw-wigh'! " I would see adults in the stand smile - not like they were

> laughing but kind of a " how cute " type smile. No one ever made fun of

> her, but I would still cringe inside being scared that someone would.

> The only problem we had was with her coach who told me that she knew

> something was wrong with Shyann and treated her like a second-class

> citizen. But every year the cheers get harder and she knows she can't

> keep up. (Then again maybe she will now that she is back on oils!)

> Regardless, this has been a very hard and emotionally tiring season

> for her and it ended without so much as a ribbon or thank you and she

> wasn't invited to the end of the year party. So getting this trophy

> (it is 18 " high, with two pillars at base and one large pillar at top

> holding a cheerleader holding pom-poms in a vee) is a way of telling

> her that someone appreciates her and how hard she worked and KNOWS how

> hard it is with apraxia!!!

> I would like to give her a card with it with individual names and if

> you would like to just say yes so I can put everyones name on it.

> Thank you all so much for being there for me, and for Shyann, and for

> helping me out with this!

> All our love, Joy and Shyann, 9

>

> sHYA

>

>

[Guest guest]

End of the year party is school functioned cheerleading, but the school turns

all problems over to the coaches - and it was not a " private " party. Shyann

wasn't invited because she was " not an integural part of the team " . She is out

of there, but I want her to still be recognized for hanging in there dispite

apraxia - hence your help with thoughts for her. And after cheerleading for the

football season was over, I DID do battle with " miss diana " the coach. I won't

even write about it as I doubt anyone would be proud of my use of adjatives. But

I did not start using them until SHE did first. She did not like being called on

her discrimination! Ha! Joy

Re: [ ] SHYANN'S TROPHY

What do you mean she wasn't invited to the end of the year party? Was

this a school sponsored function or a party held by another cheerleader??

Either way, my child would be out of there. Just my thought.

Depending on the circumstances, I would have a battle with someone, but

not until I had my child out of the situation.

Pam in GA.

Joy Hansen wrote:

>

> Shyann's trophy for cheerleading has arrived. On it I put " For Shyann

> - For having the courage to be heard by all - from your friends at the

> children's apraxia network " . I will be giving it to her soon. If

> anyone wants to say something to her please write here and I will have

> her read them. Any words of encouragement, congradulations, anything!!

> This year she had to do a cheer where she had to introduce herself to

> the home team and then do it again for the visiting team. She had to

> say this line alone, with no other voices to help her out: " My name is

> Shyann, and I'm a Tiger, and I am up-tight, out-of-site, scooby-doo

> alright alright! " When she said it, it came out " My na'e is Si-ann,

> an' I'm a Tiguh, an' I am ut-ti, owe-da-si, 'cooby-doo aw-wigh'

> aw-wigh'! " I would see adults in the stand smile - not like they were

> laughing but kind of a " how cute " type smile. No one ever made fun of

> her, but I would still cringe inside being scared that someone would.

> The only problem we had was with her coach who told me that she knew

> something was wrong with Shyann and treated her like a second-class

> citizen. But every year the cheers get harder and she knows she can't

> keep up. (Then again maybe she will now that she is back on oils!)

> Regardless, this has been a very hard and emotionally tiring season

> for her and it ended without so much as a ribbon or thank you and she

> wasn't invited to the end of the year party. So getting this trophy

> (it is 18 " high, with two pillars at base and one large pillar at top

> holding a cheerleader holding pom-poms in a vee) is a way of telling

> her that someone appreciates her and how hard she worked and KNOWS how

> hard it is with apraxia!!!

> I would like to give her a card with it with individual names and if

> you would like to just say yes so I can put everyones name on it.

> Thank you all so much for being there for me, and for Shyann, and for

> helping me out with this!

> All our love, Joy and Shyann, 9

>

> sHYA

>

>

[Guest guest]

Pam

BTY -- our coaches are nothing more than mothers of other cheerleaders who

volenteer their time. This particular coach won't be back as I placed a

complaint against the district which now must screen new coaches because of

discrimination. Yay!

Re: [ ] SHYANN'S TROPHY

What do you mean she wasn't invited to the end of the year party? Was

this a school sponsored function or a party held by another cheerleader??

Either way, my child would be out of there. Just my thought.

Depending on the circumstances, I would have a battle with someone, but

not until I had my child out of the situation.

Pam in GA.

Joy Hansen wrote:

>

> Shyann's trophy for cheerleading has arrived. On it I put " For Shyann

> - For having the courage to be heard by all - from your friends at the

> children's apraxia network " . I will be giving it to her soon. If

> anyone wants to say something to her please write here and I will have

> her read them. Any words of encouragement, congradulations, anything!!

> This year she had to do a cheer where she had to introduce herself to

> the home team and then do it again for the visiting team. She had to

> say this line alone, with no other voices to help her out: " My name is

> Shyann, and I'm a Tiger, and I am up-tight, out-of-site, scooby-doo

> alright alright! " When she said it, it came out " My na'e is Si-ann,

> an' I'm a Tiguh, an' I am ut-ti, owe-da-si, 'cooby-doo aw-wigh'

> aw-wigh'! " I would see adults in the stand smile - not like they were

> laughing but kind of a " how cute " type smile. No one ever made fun of

> her, but I would still cringe inside being scared that someone would.

> The only problem we had was with her coach who told me that she knew

> something was wrong with Shyann and treated her like a second-class

> citizen. But every year the cheers get harder and she knows she can't

> keep up. (Then again maybe she will now that she is back on oils!)

> Regardless, this has been a very hard and emotionally tiring season

> for her and it ended without so much as a ribbon or thank you and she

> wasn't invited to the end of the year party. So getting this trophy

> (it is 18 " high, with two pillars at base and one large pillar at top

> holding a cheerleader holding pom-poms in a vee) is a way of telling

> her that someone appreciates her and how hard she worked and KNOWS how

> hard it is with apraxia!!!

> I would like to give her a card with it with individual names and if

> you would like to just say yes so I can put everyones name on it.

> Thank you all so much for being there for me, and for Shyann, and for

> helping me out with this!

> All our love, Joy and Shyann, 9

>

> sHYA

>

>

[Guest guest]

Good for you!

> >

> > Shyann's trophy for cheerleading has arrived. On it I put " For

Shyann

> > - For having the courage to be heard by all - from your friends

at the

> > children's apraxia network " . I will be giving it to her soon.

If

> > anyone wants to say something to her please write here and I

will have

> > her read them. Any words of encouragement, congradulations,

anything!!

> > This year she had to do a cheer where she had to introduce

herself to

> > the home team and then do it again for the visiting team. She

had to

> > say this line alone, with no other voices to help her out: " My

name is

> > Shyann, and I'm a Tiger, and I am up-tight, out-of-site, scooby-

doo

> > alright alright! " When she said it, it came out " My na'e is Si-

ann,

> > an' I'm a Tiguh, an' I am ut-ti, owe-da-si, 'cooby-doo aw-wigh'

> > aw-wigh'! " I would see adults in the stand smile - not like

they were

> > laughing but kind of a " how cute " type smile. No one ever made

fun of

> > her, but I would still cringe inside being scared that someone

would.

> > The only problem we had was with her coach who told me that she

knew

> > something was wrong with Shyann and treated her like a second-

class

> > citizen. But every year the cheers get harder and she knows she

can't

> > keep up. (Then again maybe she will now that she is back on

oils!)

> > Regardless, this has been a very hard and emotionally tiring

season

> > for her and it ended without so much as a ribbon or thank you

and she

> > wasn't invited to the end of the year party. So getting this

trophy

> > (it is 18 " high, with two pillars at base and one large pillar

at top

> > holding a cheerleader holding pom-poms in a vee) is a way of

telling

> > her that someone appreciates her and how hard she worked and

KNOWS how

> > hard it is with apraxia!!!

> > I would like to give her a card with it with individual names

and if

> > you would like to just say yes so I can put everyones name on

it.

> > Thank you all so much for being there for me, and for Shyann,

and for

> > helping me out with this!

> > All our love, Joy and Shyann, 9

> >

> > sHYA

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

My 10 year old daughter went thru a tough time tonight and can relate to

your daughters frustration and non acceptance. Her name is and no

she is not DUMB as she put it after our Thanksgiving guests left and we sat

down for a quick affirmation that some people can do better at some things

than others and they in turn are better at other things.It hurts and she

really needed a hug and positive comments on how well she attempted to make

our guests comfortable.and I pointed out how she was extra good on the

monlkey bars and the other girl not so good so speech is not everything..

She also put in some sign language when she was saying some words that are

not so clear and I think the other girl had a little more respect fore the

difficulty was having. Does your daughter find that sign language

helps when she is trying to talk?

Roxanne

s proud MOM

_____

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Joy Hansen

Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:43 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] SHYANN'S TROPHY

Shyann's trophy for cheerleading has arrived. On it I put " For Shyann - For

having the courage to be heard by all - from your friends at the children's

apraxia network " . I will be giving it to her soon. If anyone wants to say

something to her please write here and I will have her read them. Any words

of encouragement, congradulations, anything!! This year she had to do a

cheer where she had to introduce herself to the home team and then do it

again for the visiting team. She had to say this line alone, with no other

voices to help her out: " My name is Shyann, and I'm a Tiger, and I am

up-tight, out-of-site, scooby-doo alright alright! " When she said it, it

came out " My na'e is Si-ann, an' I'm a Tiguh, an' I am ut-ti, owe-da-si,

'cooby-doo aw-wigh' aw-wigh'! " I would see adults in the stand smile - not

like they were laughing but kind of a " how cute " type smile. No one ever

made fun of her, but I would still cringe inside being scared that someone

would. The only problem we had was with her coach who told me that she knew

something was wrong with Shyann and treated her like a second-class citizen.

But every year the cheers get harder and she knows she can't keep up. (Then

again maybe she will now that she is back on oils!) Regardless, this has

been a very hard and emotionally tiring season for her and it ended without

so much as a ribbon or thank you and she wasn't invited to the end of the

year party. So getting this trophy (it is 18 " high, with two pillars at base

and one large pillar at top holding a cheerleader holding pom-poms in a vee)

is a way of telling her that someone appreciates her and how hard she worked

and KNOWS how hard it is with apraxia!!!

I would like to give her a card with it with individual names and if you

would like to just say yes so I can put everyones name on it. Thank you all

so much for being there for me, and for Shyann, and for helping me out with

this!

All our love, Joy and Shyann, 9

sHYA