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Cheerleaders Run Wild in Lifetime's 'Fab Five' - Tatum O'Neal, ...

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Matt

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#147
Aug 5, 2008
 
Karrissa Theret's webpage is www.myspace.com/karrissa_30 . the young lady who portrayed her in the movie was much, much prettier. These girls were just plain disgusting people, I hope they were embarrassed when this movie came out... not excited to be 'famous.'
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#148
Aug 5, 2008
 
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Lori, you sound uneducated and ignorant. Please step back in your trailer before others notice you for the racist you truly are. I lived in McKinney while attending a university in Dallas to get my doctorate and it is a closed-minded community. You just make the citizens sound worse by portraying yourself as utterly moronic. If a community were to adhere to traditions and policies of the past, as you so glibly suggested, then you would still own slaves. I'm a minority and I'm obviously more educated than you are, so what do you have to say to that, BITCH?
And whatever gave you the idea you are more educated than I? Unless you received your doctorate from SMU, I'm not impressed. I do not know nor care to know what year you lived in McKinney and it appears you have missed my whole point. At one time McKinney was a nice quiet community then others began to move here using it as a bedroom to Dallas, and I suppose that would include you. That my friend is when our "friendly" city saw change for the worse. So stop jumping to conclusions and putting words into my mouth based on your own narrow thinking.
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Aug 5, 2008
 

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The report on the McKinney cheer scandal was done by an independent investigative attorney. When you add in the photographs, there is not much doubt that the "Fab Five" were what they are portrayed to be. The only people in disagreement seem to be the girls in question, their parents, and the girls' close friends. Not a big surprise there. A Medal of Valor to Mrs. Ward for Extreme Moral Courage despite overwhelming odds. She tried to do the right things but ended up being slaughtered from above and below. As an educator in a district with some affluent schools, I know that affluent parents can exert significant influence on school administrators. Based on what I have read, what doesn't surprise me is that the parents and the five "still don't get it" to this day. Given our society in general today, not a big surprise on this either. I heard that ASU will no longer have a cheer squad. Someone please tell me that this isn't an infection from the McKinney Syndrome.
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#150
Aug 6, 2008
 
Oh really? and which girl are you?

Karrissa Theret's friends from McKinney North include:

Korree Blair
Cameron Cangelose
Lauren Gordy
Courtney Hosea
Kelly Lockhart
Brittney Rader
Maxine Ridling
Kait White
Lindsey Wilson

http://www.barstoolsports.com/randomthoughts/...
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I was on this cheerleading squad with those girls. They are in no way, shape or form, being depicted accurately. There was no scandal rather just a coach,(who was only the coach for 5 months might I add) who abused HER power, blew the entire thing out of proportion and sold her soul to the media. "Mean girls" or "fab 5" exists everywhere, not just Mckinney North. Preferential treatment is always given to the athletes and to those involved because it is usually those kids that are active, that really know the principals, and talk to the teachers. Theret didn't treat these girls differently because of her daughters involvement, in fact in the entire four years that I was on the cheer squad she never handled any of the disciplinary actions that were enforced. It was the assistant principal, Brunner and the cheerleading coach. The person who handled the actions of the Fab 5, was the superintendent. Ms. Ward and the media have skewed the reality of the situation so far from the truth. Ms. Ward IS the one who sold the story to lifetime. It is Ms. Ward who should be ashamed, not the fab five, or the cheerleaders, or even the school.
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Aug 8, 2008
 

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this is a great group and i wanna be a member of this group plz enter me thanx
Munawar

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#153
Aug 8, 2008
 
I wanna be fair friend to all even a girl or a guy its not a matter that i must want a girl guy will also run.....hahahahah
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#154
Aug 8, 2008
 
Does anyone know when this is going to show again? I missed it both times it showed! I want to see it so badly!
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#155
Aug 8, 2008
 
Munawar wrote:
I wanna be fair friend to all even a girl or a guy its not a matter that i must want a girl guy will also run.....hahahahah
HUH???????
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#156
Aug 9, 2008
 
Lori wrote:
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And whatever gave you the idea you are more educated than I? Unless you received your doctorate from SMU, I'm not impressed. I do not know nor care to know what year you lived in McKinney and it appears you have missed my whole point. At one time McKinney was a nice quiet community then others began to move here using it as a bedroom to Dallas, and I suppose that would include you. That my friend is when our "friendly" city saw change for the worse. So stop jumping to conclusions and putting words into my mouth based on your own narrow thinking.
all i have to say is that you wouldn't be so defensive if this story wasn't atleast MOSTLY true. you sound like one of those people who love to rub their education in people's faces and use it as an excuse to make borderline racially insulting and insensitive remarks. it looks like those horrible girls aren't the only ones in mckinney in need of some serious growing up.
BTW those girls would not have survived one minute here Baltimore. parents, administration, congrats: you've crippled these brats, and basically GUARANTEED the fact that they will learn most of life's lessons the hard way.
ELIZABETH METCALF GLEASON

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#157
Aug 10, 2008
 
I WATCHED THE "FAB FIVE" MOVIE TODAY. IT WAS REALLY DISGUSTING. DISRESPECTFUL, HATEFUL, VENDICTIVE, DRINKING BOOZE, SKIPPING SCHOOL, AND PARENTS WHO BELIEVED "MY LITTLE JOHNNY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG" ETC.
I DOUBT THAT CHEERLEADERS WEAR THOSE OUTFITS TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY ALL DAY AS DEPICTED IN THE MOVIE(ALSO, ON "ONE TREE HILL",TV MOVIE).
I WAS CURIOUS AND GOOGLED THE FAB FIVE AND FOUND THIS LINK. I'M SHOCKED THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE "ANONYMOUS", ARE YOU AFRAID OF REPRECUSSIONS FROM THESE PEOPLE? I'M FROM A SMALL TOWN SO I KNOW ALL ABOUT "EVERYONE KNOWING YOUR BUSINESS". I ALSO LOOKED AT A LINK WHERE THESE GIRLS HAVE POSTED THEIR PHOTOS. PRETTY DISGUSTING IN THEIR SCANTLY CLAD CLOTHES, WITH "BOOB JOBS?", TONGUES HANGING OUT "EXACTLY AS THE MOVIE DEPICTED"!!
I'M GLAD I'M NOT A TEACHER AND HAVE NO CHILDREN IN SCHOOL BECAUSE I'VE SEEN PARENTS LIVING THEIR LIVES THRU THEIR CHILDREN. I GUESS MCKINNEY NORTH HIGH SHOULD BE GLAD NO ONE WAS "KILLED" AS THE TEXAS CHEERLEADER MOM TRIED TO KILL HER DAUGHTER'S COMPETITOR'S MOTHER SEVERAL YEARS BACK.
SUCH BAD DRAMA FOR "TEXAS"!!
WHAT HAS THE ACADEMIC WORLD COME TO?
MY FRIEND LIVES IN SPLENDORA, TEXAS AND SHE LOOKED UP LINDA THERET @ SPLENDORA I.S.D.ORG AND SURE ENOUGH SHE IS WORKING FOR THEM. I GUESS EVERYONE HAS TO WORK, BUT I HOPE THIS WOMAN ISN'T IN A POSITION OF POWER, SINCE IT'S OBVIOUS SHE CAN NOT HANDLE IT.
TRULY DISGUSTED WITH TODAY'S YOUTH!
ELIZABETH METCALF GLEASON

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#158
Aug 10, 2008
 
ARE YOU A TERRORIST???
ELIZABETH METCALF GLEASON

Missouri City, TX

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#159
Aug 10, 2008
 
THE QUOTE REGARDING "GLANISH TEXANS IN MCKINNEY". I HAVE LIVED IN TEXAS ALL MY 55 YEARS. NOT ALL TEXANS ARE GLANNISH, UNFORTUNATELY YOU SEE THAT TYPE OF BEHAVIOUR ALL OVER THE WORLD.
GLAD TO BE "BORN AND BRED IN TEXAS"!!
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#160
Aug 10, 2008
 
It looks like Linda Theret, the lax principal/mother at the school, is working as an administrator in another school. http://www.splendoraisd.org/district.cfm... (scroll down to Linda Theret)
Tess

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#161
Aug 11, 2008
 
I just want to know, are the events in the movie are completely and fully truthful?
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#162
Aug 12, 2008
 
Tess wrote:
I just want to know, are the events in the movie are completely and fully truthful?
You obviously have not been reading this entire thread....but even if you had you would have gathered different opinions about that.

From talking to several of the moms of girls who were members of the squad, many events are truthful, or at least based in truth, but were exaggerated either slightly or in some cases, greatly. Also, some events protrayed actually happened in prior years to the year pictured. So it was a mosaic of real/exaggerated instances with some liberties taken and manipulated to enhance the viewing experience.
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#163
Aug 12, 2008
 
My family was aware of the situation at Norht long before these cheerleaders were even on the squad. People have their head in a bucket. This was only a small part of the garbage. If you want to know truth, find out what some of these girls are still doing, and then you will know if that was true. We knew one of the five and I told her mom three years before this happened to take her daughter out of that school. I do agree that this is going on in other schools. It is not the school leadership that is the main problem, it is parents that can't seem to see their child is going in the wrong direction and then do something about it.
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#164
Aug 12, 2008
 
MISD has problems. The board wrote the principal a letter of recommendation when she left. That was just an easy way to get her out. They did the same thing with a gentleman name Muizer. He and his boss were funneling money to another program. They were found out. The board told him if he resigned they would not press charges. Apparently he also was given a letter of recommendation if he resigned. He also showed up in one of the local districts along with his old boss. No one knew he should have been have been tried in court. This seems to be a pattern with MIDS board. Since it is to costly to address issues, get them out of the way easily. The problem, they just go on to another district and do the same thing. Melissa ISD were fools to pick up this principal.
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#165
Aug 12, 2008
 
the whole town is really resposible because it takes a whole town to raise a child congrats to you all nice job
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#166
Aug 13, 2008
 
"It lies COMPLETELY with the parents. 4 of the 5 parents threatened lawsuits all because there girls were stupid and unremorseful...are you serious?"
The parents did not threaten lawsuits but did try to get their childrens punishments from 30 days to 15 days. Earlier that year 4 star football players recieved Public intoxication tickets and went to jail and only recieved 10 days suspension. The school district agreed with the parents that if they did in fact give the girls 30 days compared to the 10 days they gave the football players it would promote drinking since at that point the girls were only getting in trouble for the picture.
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#167
Aug 13, 2008
 
and not once until the picture happened did any teachers/administration ever call the parents if these girls got in trouble. How were the parents supposed to know what happened in school if they were not being notified?
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