Hey Everybody!

The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders had a routine that they performed before the 1st show. For some reason, (to my enjoyment) the producers had them do the routine four times. I loved watching them perform!

We filmed the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader episodes on Father's Day. For a few weeks I had been wondering what to get my dad. When I found out we were filming the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader episodes... I had the perfect present! My dad got to talk to the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders! (Great present, right?) Don't worry, my mom was there to keep him in line!

The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders definitely broke the stereotype that cheerleaders aren't smart! Altogether, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders won $78,000 for the USO. Congrats Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders!

See ya!
Danielle

Country Music Stars on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader!

Hey everybody!

Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader begins September 21 in syndication - check your local listings! CMT (Country Music Television), is also picking up the show, and will air it 5 day a week at 8 p.m. I just found out that the first week of shows on CMT is a theme week. The theme is country music stars! I had a great time filming these shows. Here are the dates:

Monday, 9/21 Big Kenny plays the game for the benefit of his charity called Love Everybody. Big Kenny was so amazing! He gave all of the kids gifts after the show. He gave us Love Everybody frisbee's, patches,t-shirts, and even computer flash drives! Big Kenny was really, really nice, and I loved working with him! The picture with this post is me with Big Kenny.

Tuesday, 9/22 Heidi Newfield is playing to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Heidi Newfield was really sweet and VERY smart.

Wednesday, 9/23 Bucky Covington, from American Idol season 5, plays for the Arthritis Foundation. Bucky was really amazing and was so fun to work with. The audience was really excited, and he had a lot of loyal fans at the taping!

Thursday, 9/24 Jack Ingram donates to Tom's Shoes, which donates shoes to less fortunate children. Jack Ingram was also just in the news, when he broke the Guiness World record for most interviews given in 24 hours. Jack is great on the show, and he played the game really well!

Friday, 9/25 Emily West plays for the Alzheimer Foundation of America. She is an amazing person an works really hard for her charity.

Hope you all tune in to see my first week of shows. After spending the whole summer filming episodes, it's so exciting that they are finally going to be on T.V.!

Backstage at Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader

Hey everybody! Here is a picture in the giant white shirt from Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader right before lunch! I have to keep my outfit clean! We all had to wear these shirts. I kept mine normal. Other kids had everybody sign their shirts, and kept it at the end of shooting for a souvenir.

Backstage!!

Hey guys,

I thought you might want to know some fun backstage info. I'll add a couple of pic's for everyone to see.

When we went to eat lunch on set, we were usually wearing our outfits. To make sure we didn't get the taco day toppings on them, we wore huge white men's dress shirts!!! They were like dresses on most of us!!! Some people decorated them, and we wore them all the time. Some people printed photos onto there shirts, some people decorated it with markers, and some people had the cast and crew sign it!

I'll update soon! Don't forget, "Ar eYou Smarter Than a 5th Grader" airs on September 21st on channel 13 and fox reality on fridays! While I won't be on every episode, you will definitely see me!

Love,
Danielle

Filming Concludes!

Hey everyone,

I am sad to say that "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" taping is over. I have had such a great time on set. One of my favorite memories was being on Good Day L.A. It was so awesome! They taped it live, and they talked about the show. I had a fabulous time! Three different parts were shown! I also enjoyed all of the celebrities.

Just for fun, I thought I would list some of the celebrities that we filmed with.

Nick Lachey
Drew Lachey
Miss USA
Omarosa (Apprentice)
Sanjaya (American Idol season 5)
Jillian Reynolds(Good Day LA)
Paula Dean (Cooking Show)
(and many others)

Here are some of the theme weeks we filmed

COMEDIAN WEEK
Fred Willard(Comedian/Actor)
Tom Arnold(Comedian/Actor)
Brad Garret(Comedian)
(and others)

DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADERS
(5 cheerleaders)

NASCAR RACERS
(5 racers)

SOAP OPERA STAR WEEK
Tuck Watkins
(and others)

COUNTRY MUSIC WEEK
Bucky (American Idol)
Big Kenny
Hedi Neufeild
Emily West
(and others)

My class filmed NASCAR, SOAP OPERA, COUNTRY MUSIC, and DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADERS. It has been a blast working with all of these fabulous people. They are all so nice to everyone! I will keep you all updated as the shows begin to air!

Luv Ya,

Danielle