...and then they wonder why little girls develop eating disorders.

aww man i remember standing there having to do all that stuff it was embarrasing escpecially since i'm not like the skinniest person and everyone else in my class was...no wonder i had esteem issues my first two yrs of high school lol

Oh Ginger, by the way that wasn't directed at you, but at the teachers in gym class. I had to do the same thing and it was horrible.

we have some cheerleaders who are plus-size
they don't have uniforms yet though

No worries :) I actually *had* an eating disorder at the time, so it was just as embarassing for me. :o Being told you're too thin to participate in gym class is pretty embarassing too.

My high school's cheerleaders were for the most part skinny, but flabby. (make sense???) We did have one "thick" girl and she could kick anyone's butt. She was about 5'0" and 150-160 but it was almost all muscle. The skinny girls were around 5'4" and 100 but when they jumped they jiggled. And don't get me started on how damn short their skirts were. No wonder I called them "The Buttcheek Brigade"
Here at Alabama our cheerleaders are pretty short (like me) but they are in shape and cute. The male cheerleaders are so cute too!:D