Polytechnic High School cheerleading captain Elizabeth Olalde-Ortega thought her squad was in trouble this summer when her coach asked to meet them in front of the school.“OK, guys, I don’t know what you did,” coach Rayneta Dotson told them in a somber voice. “I don’t know why you did it, but you have to tell your parents that you won’t be home for Thanksgiving because … you are going to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!”That dreamy moment was met with cheers, of course. Now the squad is working to raise $37,000 to make the trip to New York City a reality. The cheerleaders are promoting a gofundme page, car washes and the sale of T-shirts that say, “Get Loud or Go Home.”I feel like God has blessed us with a really beautiful opportunity. Rox Timmons, 16, Poly cheerleaderMeanwhile, the invitation is helping build a new sense of confidence for the southeast Fort Worth high school often described as an underdog. On Thanksgiving Day, the cheerleaders say, the whole nation can catch a glimpse of the squad and break with stereotypes about the urban school.“

It gives the kids hope that they can go places,” Assistant Principal Jeffrey Bartolotta said. “There’s a lot of buzz. It gives hope to a lot of kids in athletics.”Olalde-Ortega, 17, said Polytechnic students aren’t always met with a positive vibe when people find out they go to an inner-city school. jual ac portable watt kecilPoly is perceived in a negative light; oasis auto repair tempe azstudents are sometimes asked if there are fights every day.mte ac hydraulic power unitShe challenges outsiders to get to know Poly. “People doubt us,” Olalde-Ortega said. “They think we can’t do anything — [that] we are not capable of doing anything. ‘Poly is so ghetto. Poly is this and Poly is that,’ but when they really get to be a Poly Parrot, they realize who we really are and how we come together.”

The parade invitation is also building a sense of community with other high schools in Fort Worth, said Dotson, who has gotten kudos from people with ties to Dunbar and Arlington Heights. “The Poly cheerleaders inspire our local community of Poly, east and southeast Fort Worth with their sense of determination and Poly pride,” said Tobi Jackson, school trustee who represents District 2, which includes the school. She pointed out that the cheerleaders will be the first from the school district to march in the parade. Dotson said she hopes the cheerleaders’ new notoriety will bring more fans out to football games. With more fans in the stands, maybe the football team will get more community support, too, she said.We have the swag, which means we are pumped. We have a lot of spirit for our school. Diamond Prince, 17, cheerleaderThe Parrots last made the football playoffs in 2009, when they finished 6-5. Before that, the last playoff trip came in 1990.Hope was the reason Dotson brought up the idea of trying out for the nationally televised parade.

“It was one of those things that I was like, ‘Man, when I was a kid, I wondered if I could ever do that,’ ” said Dotson, who wanted to inspire the cheerleaders to seek personal challenges. “I wanted them to know that if you work for it, you can do whatever you decide to do.”So the team tried out via video.“I’m so excited to go to New York because this is my first time,” said Diamond Prince, 17, a senior on the squad. “It’s going to be a good experience for me.”Now, comes the hard part — earning the money needed to get to the Big Apple.Reaching these goals will help the students stay focused on building a better future, Dotson said. “This is giving them an extra push to let them know, ‘I can do whatever I want to do and I have a coach behind me,’ ” Dotson said.Tell Us What You Think Questions/comments about our business, policies, investor relations or credit issues? Tell us about your recent Macy’s Shopping experience. showcases the progress that Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s and our associates have made both collectively and individually toward reducing our carbon footprint and promoting sustainability.

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