OPENING CEREMONIES
We welcome all family and friends to join us in celebrating the hard work all the players and cheerleaders have put in since the first practice to get ready for the season. We start the evening with a routine the cheerleaders work tirelessly to perfect. After, we move into introducing each individual cheerleader and player. Once the introductions are finished, we honor our 8th graders who are receiving a longevity award. To finish the night, all the kids receive a treat.
To learn more about our longevity awards, please see below.
Longevity Awards
Tom McFadden Award
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Football players will receive the gold helmet when they have participated in our program for 6+ years consecutively. The Gold Helmet is named after a Titan's coach who continued in our program long after his kids were gone but came back year after year because of his love for the game.
White Helmet
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Football players will receive the white helmet when they have participated in our program between 4 and 5 years consecutively.
Gold Megaphone
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Cheerleaders will receive the gold megaphone when they have participated in our program for 6+ years consecutively.
White Megaphone
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Cheerleaders will receive the white megaphone when they have participated in our program between 4 and 5 years consecutively.
2023 Opening Ceremonies
8th Grade Longevity Awards
Not Pictured: Elias Criswell - White Helmet
![kash headshot 1 (321 of 329) Austin Thorne - Tom McFadden Award](https://www.stcharlesfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3527/bb-plugin/cache/kash-headshot-1-321-of-329-scaled-portrait.jpg)
![kash headshot 1 (328 of 329) Tayla Luke - Gold Megaphone](https://www.stcharlesfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3527/bb-plugin/cache/kash-headshot-1-328-of-329-scaled-portrait.jpg)
![kash headshot 1 (316 of 329) Howard Matthews - Tom McFadden Award](https://www.stcharlesfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3527/bb-plugin/cache/kash-headshot-1-316-of-329-scaled-portrait.jpg)
![kash headshot 1 (324 of 329) Mia Bradt - Gold Megaphone](https://www.stcharlesfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3527/bb-plugin/cache/kash-headshot-1-324-of-329-scaled-portrait.jpg)
![kash headshot 1 (308 of 329) Phil Sweeney -
White Helmet](https://www.stcharlesfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3527/bb-plugin/cache/kash-headshot-1-308-of-329-scaled-portrait.jpg)