DALLAS, TX and INDIANAPOLIS, IN, October 22, 2019 – Varsity Brands, the market leader in team sports, school spirit and achievement recognition, today announced that Steve Down has joined the company’s Herff Jones business division as President, effective immediately. He will be based in Herff Jones’ home market in Indianapolis and report to Varsity Brands’ [...]
Memphis, TN, September 16, 2019 -- Varsity Spirit, the leader in cheer and dance camps, competitions and apparel, has announced the launch of Varsity Performing Arts to serve the performing arts community, including marching bands, pep bands, color guards and percussion groups. Varsity Performing Arts will be offering new training camps and competition experiences to schools [...]
Memphis, TN, July 29, 2019 -- Varsity Spirit, the leader in cheer and dance camps, competitions and apparel and a division of Varsity Brands, today announced that it has acquired Stanbury Uniforms, one of the leading providers in band apparel nationwide, and SA Feather Company, a specialty supplier of costume, millinery and special events products. [...]
Dallas, TX, July 18, 2019 – Varsity Brands, the market leader in team sports, school spirit and achievement recognition, today announced that it has accelerated its investment in a digital, technology-enabled future with the addition of Jaime Jaramillo as the company’s first Chief Technology Officer. In this capacity, Mr. Jaramillo will report to CEO Adam [...]
The company has raised more than $7 million for the hospital Farmers Branch, Texas, July 11, 2019 – Varsity Brands, the market leader in sport, spirit and achievement, has been honored with the “Spirit of St. Jude” award by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for its company-wide commitment to the hospital’s efforts to understand, treat [...]
Dallas, TX, June 17th, 2019 – Varsity Brands, the market leader in team sports, school spirit and achievement recognition, today announced that Martha May has joined the Company as Chief Human Resources Officer. In this senior leadership capacity, May will be responsible for all human resources functions, including responsibility for strengthening Varsity Brands’ culture and [...]
May 28, 2019 | By:Debbie Kelley, The Gazette Pick a club, any club, at Vista Ridge High School, and chances are it’s spotlighted in the Class of 2019 yearbook. So is every game, concert, event and performance. Add a new “augmented reality” tool, which enables a reader to hover a cellphone or electronic tablet over [...]
May 22, 2019 |The Daily Memphian Varsity Brands has named Whitehaven High School executive principal Vincent J. Hunter its Most Spirited Principal in the 2019 School Spirit Awards. The awards honor the best of America’s high schools across 25 categories by recognizing outstanding schools, organizations and individuals that go above and beyond to build school [...]
May 18, 2019 | Fredericksburg.com NORTH STAFFORD HIGH SCHOOL Sarah Schaefer has won Most Spirited Student in Varsity Brand’s 2019 School Spirit Awards. The signature school pride event recognizes schools, organizations and individuals across 25 categories that go above and beyond to build school pride, student engagement and community spirit. Schaefer wears many hats at [...]
May 17, 2019 | Taylor Drake, 13WMAZ MACON, Ga. — Rutland High School's cheerleading team is celebrating after winning $6,000 in awards for their stellar sportsmanship. Herff Jones and Varsity Brands awarded the team after hearing about how the squad reached out to a rival team when tragedy struck. In late September of 2018, Pike [...]
