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Drill Team : front- Lyndsey Katis,
Courtney Gigliotti , Richell e Turnqui st,
Stacey Andry, M ichell e Beffa, April
Warford, Jana Groff, Kri sten Wehner,
Meli ssa Cooney; back- Corri e Cahow,
Andrea Bli zzard , Becky Smith, Jill Latoza,
Jami e Pond , Julie Dann (Arnold Clark
Photgraphy)
Teacher Steve Dvork begs Jun iors Andrea
Blizzard, Corrie Cahow, and Jamie Pond
Seniors Julie Dann , April Warford, and
Mi chelle Bu ffa and Freshman Melissa
Cooney, and Becky Smith to perform th eir
nati onals routine fo r him.
Props were used to enhance the Drills Team's
dance. Junior Jami e Pond stands on th e seat
of Pink Cadill ac to carry out their theme.
(Alex Herr)
Drill Tealll Puts No End To Wins

Jessica Bode

Si nce the end of last year, selves. In addition they took first They started to teach them a month
the Drill Team worked every place in the dance taught at camp. before nati onals.
minute to perfect its talents. This This dance was performed later In Nati onals the team com-
paid off when it competed against for the judges. peted differently than before. In-
62 schools and won second in its Before the squad attended stead of only competing in sev-
di vision of small varsi ty and sec- Metros and Nati onals, the girl s eral areas, they could only com-
ond in all around. had to practi ce from 6-8 a.m. ev- pete in one of two categori es: small
At camp last summer ery day and on Tuesdays and or large varsity. Drill Team chose
the team competed again st many Thursdays from 3-5 p.m. For na- small varsity and placed second,
schools fo r a chance to compete ti onals the squad practiced Satur- losing only by eight points to a
at nationals. The Drill Team won day and Sunday mornings from 7 squad in California. "Even though
fo ur pl aques and two trophi es. to 9 a. m. we had our differences before we
They also received the Superi or " Metros and Nati onals were left for Nati onals, I think that we
Showmanshi p Award, Technical almost two totall y different com- pulled together at the end to make
Excell ence, Dorothy Herkimer petitions. Metros seemed more a great performance," said Junior
Award, and Circle Gold Award. political than Nati onals because Richelle Turnquist.
The sq uad was also given the at Metros it was more a name "I think we did well con-
Sp irit Stick every ni ght while at recogni tion and Nati onals seemed sidering all we have been through.
camp for the squad with the most more professional," said Junior We never thought we were going
spi rit that day. The team also won Jamie Pond. T he dance was to win. We went to Dallas with the
fir st place in the Home Dance taught to them by '92 graduates, attitude to just have a good time,"
where they choreographed th em- Cheri Lamay and Jenn a Byrn e. said Seni or J ulie Dann. e Drill Team 223