2026 Fall Competition Teams

NSE Seniors

Schedule

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SEP

10

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

SEP

12

other 8:00 AM (12h) Cheercago Competition Huntly High School

SEP

14

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

SEP

16

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

SEP

17

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

SEP

19

other 8:00 AM (12h) Red Carpet Cheer Competition BMO Harris Center

SEP

21

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

SEP

23

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

SEP

24

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

SEP

28

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

SEP

30

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

OCT

1

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

OCT

3

other 8:00 AM (12h) Cheer Pink Competition Jacobs High School

OCT

4

other 8:00 AM (12h) Cheer Pink Competition Jacobs High School

OCT

5

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

OCT

7

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

OCT

8

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

OCT

10

other 8:00 AM (12h) Cheer Rodeo Compeition Marian Catholic High School

OCT

12

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

OCT

14

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

OCT

15

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

OCT

17

other 3:00 PM (4h) Pancake Supper Fundraiser Emily's Pancake House

OCT

19

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

OCT

21

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

OCT

22

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

OCT

24

other 8:00 AM (12h) Spirit Spooktacular Competition NIU Convovation Center

OCT

26

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

OCT

28

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

OCT

28

other 5:45 PM (1h 45m) Fall Spirit Bash New Tech High - Zion-Benton East

OCT

29

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

NOV

2

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

NOV

4

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

NOV

5

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

NOV

8

practice 9:45 AM (2h) New Tech High - Zion-Benton East

NOV

8

other 11:45 AM (2h) State Showcase New Tech High - Zion-Benton East

NOV

9

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

NOV

11

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

NOV

13

practice 5:45 PM (2h) New Tech Practice

NOV

14

other 8:00 AM (12h) State Championships Round 1 NIU Convovation Center

NOV

15

other 8:00 AM (12h) State Championships Round 1 NIU Convovation Center

NOV

16

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

NOV

18

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

NOV

19

practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

NOV

20

other 8:00 AM (12h) State Chamtionship Finals NIU Convovation Center

NOV

20

practice 3:00 PM (7h) NIU State Championships

NOV

21

other 8:00 AM (12h) State Chamtionship Finals NIU Convovation Center

NOV

22

other 8:00 AM (12h) State Chamtionship Finals NIU Convovation Center

DEC

5

other 3:00 PM (3h) End of Season Celebration TBD

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	2	3 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	4 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	5	6
7 practice 10:45 AM (3h 15m) New Tech Practice	8 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	9	10 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	11 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	12	13 practice 10:00 AM (4h 30m) Zion Walgreens NSE Juniors NSE Munchkins
14 practice 10:45 AM (3h 15m) New Tech Practice	15 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	16	17 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	18	19 practice 6:00 PM (1h 30m) New Tech Practice	20 practice 12:15 PM (1h 45m) Zion Zion Nostalgia Days NSE Juniors NSE Munchkins
21	22 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	23	24 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	25 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	26 practice 7:30 AM (10h 30m) Choreo	27
28 practice 11:00 AM (3h) Wauk July 4th Parade NSE Juniors NSE Munchkins	29	30

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	16 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	17	18 other 10:00 AM (4h) Tagging Zion Walgreens other 10:00 AM (4h) Tagging Waukegan Jewel
19 practice 10:45 AM (3h 15m) New Tech Practice	20 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	21	22 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	23 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	24	25
26 practice 10:45 AM (3h 15m) New Tech Practice	27 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	28	29 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	30	31

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 other 9:00 AM (3h) Beach Bonding Day Illinois Beach State Park - South Beach
2 practice 10:45 AM (3h 15m) New Tech Practice	3 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	4	5 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	6 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	7	8
9 practice 10:45 AM (3h 15m) New Tech Practice	10 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	11	12 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	13 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	14	15
16 practice 10:45 AM (3h 15m) New Tech Practice	17 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	18	19 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	20 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	21	22
23 practice 10:45 AM (3h 15m) New Tech Practice	24 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	25	26 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	27 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	28	29
30 practice 9:45 AM (3h 45m) New Tech Practice other 11:45 AM (1h 30m) 2026 Fall Showcase New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	31 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1	2 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice practice 6:15 PM (1h) Mandatory Parent Pre-Competition Meeting New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	3 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	4	5 other 9:45 AM (6h) CAR WASH Advance Auto Parts
6	7 practice 12:30 PM (3h) Parade NSE Juniors NSE Munchkins	8	9 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	10 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	11	12 other 8:00 AM (12h) Cheercago Competition Huntly High School
13	14 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	15	16 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	17 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	18	19 other 8:00 AM (12h) Red Carpet Cheer Competition BMO Harris Center
20	21 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	22	23 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	24 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	25	26
27	28 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	29	30 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	2	3 other 8:00 AM (12h) Cheer Pink Competition Jacobs High School
4 other 8:00 AM (12h) Cheer Pink Competition Jacobs High School	5 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	6	7 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	8 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	9	10 other 8:00 AM (12h) Cheer Rodeo Compeition Marian Catholic High School
11	12 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	13	14 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	15 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	16	17 other 3:00 PM (4h) Pancake Supper Fundraiser Emily's Pancake House
18	19 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	20	21 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	22 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	23	24 other 8:00 AM (12h) Spirit Spooktacular Competition NIU Convovation Center
25	26 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	27	28 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice other 5:45 PM (1h 45m) Fall Spirit Bash New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	29 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	30	31

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	3	4 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	5 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	6	7
8 practice 9:45 AM (2h) New Tech High - Zion-Benton East other 11:45 AM (2h) State Showcase New Tech High - Zion-Benton East	9 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	10	11 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	12	13 practice 5:45 PM (2h) New Tech Practice	14 other 8:00 AM (12h) State Championships Round 1 NIU Convovation Center
15 other 8:00 AM (12h) State Championships Round 1 NIU Convovation Center	16 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	17	18 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	19 practice 5:45 PM (2h 15m) New Tech Practice	20 other 8:00 AM (12h) State Chamtionship Finals NIU Convovation Center practice 3:00 PM (7h) NIU State Championships	21 other 8:00 AM (12h) State Chamtionship Finals NIU Convovation Center
22 other 8:00 AM (12h) State Chamtionship Finals NIU Convovation Center	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1	2
3	4	5 meeting 6:30 PM (1h) 2026 NSE Cheer Orientation Soiree Event Space	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18 practice 5:45 PM (1h 45m) New Tech Practice	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27 practice 5:45 PM (1h 45m) New Tech Practice NSE Juniors NSE Munchkins	28	29	30
31

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1	2	3	4	5 other 3:00 PM (3h) End of Season Celebration TBD
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

NSE Seniors

Schedule

MAY

5

MAY

18

MAY

27

JUN

1

JUN

3

JUN

4

JUN

7

JUN

8

JUN

10

JUN

11

JUN

13

JUN

14

JUN

15

JUN

17

JUN

19

JUN

20

JUN

22

JUN

24

JUN

25

JUN

26

JUN

28

JUL

15

JUL

16

JUL

18

JUL

18

JUL

19

JUL

20

JUL

22

JUL

23

JUL

26

JUL

27

JUL

29

AUG

1

AUG

2

AUG

3

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5

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6

AUG

9

AUG

10