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key part to the dance team's performance, because it showed their enthusi-
asm and spirit. photo by Denise Schwery

game is freshman Rachel
For the basketball games, the
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time is junior Ke
Halvorson. She
extra hard this past
by Courtney Kurylo to make the squad,
ter not making it
5.6.7.8 ... the dance team lines up, presented a unified team full of a freshman year. photo
Schwery
•v~•'v"n'""• and as the music starts, love for dance.
begin to show off their rhythm "I will never forget the night we
moves before the student body. went to "TP" the varsity football
"It's a great experience to show off players' houses before state. It was
we've learned. The sore sopping wet and cold, but being with
1 u.-,~ ... ,,., and long practice hours are the girls was so much fun that
forgotten once you're on nothing else mattered. Being friends
" freshman Brooke Claxton off of the dance floor helps us better
on the floor," senior Stephanie
Balancing both schoolwork and Buckley said.
practice was difficult, but this Beginning in June with practice
was up to the challenge, and once a week, continuing in July with
work paid off. They received an elite UDA (Universal Dance
.... .,,..., .... awards for spirit and for Association) camp, and fmally week in order
off a lot of
routines at camp where all of fmishing with a busy schedule of technique during
dances. photo
seniors were named all-stars. varsity sports games to attend, the Denise Schwery
also succeeded in pumping up dance team worked to perform at its
crowd during games, and they best throughout the entire year.

team mingles before a varsity basketball game. "Before performing we always make sure our hair is pulled
and that we have taken all of our jewelry off," sophomore Michaela Vassios said. photo by Denise Schwery