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Not only do they put on o
great show at halftime performances, but also when competing in morn-
front of judges ing practices
The donee team leapt into o new realm this year as they went to pay off," Omeara said
regionals for the first time. With 29 other teams competing for four places Nationals toke place in Orlando, Florida at Disney World, and ore
and no previous experience in o regional competition, the stokes were televised by ESPN. 300 schools traveled from across the country to toke
higher than junior C arl Wadman's toe touches. place in the globally recognized competition.
The girls took the stage by storm with on explosive pam routine choreo- While winning is an exhilirating accomplishment , it isn't everything. The
graphed to o Nicki Minoj mix, jam pocked with captivating synchroniza - experience as a whole; the ups and downs; the rood to victory is what
tion and powerful technique means the most to the girls.
An air of awe and appreciation overwhelmed the audience as they Senior Margan Rabine has lived and breathed all four years of her
witnessed school spirit in its most graceful form. The girls took first in pom high school career into the donee teom, and is grateful beyond words for
at regionals , o new height of success which boosted their spirits for nation- the experience and the people it has brought into her life.
als. "My favorite port of nationals was walking out of th castle , onto the
Senior Kaylie 0' M eara saw national s as no orlunity to exhibit the stag and soo rng everyone oboLJI t wolch u~ drmr .. Rubine sord.
hard work it takes to g I as far as they did. Whulhcr II hen iK_,Iftlrm> [1Qrfa rmonc oro not ronal competi tion, the
"Nothing compares to nationals . It's wher all of our hard work and dance leam pours out its heart and soul into each donee

"Nothing Compares· to Millard North Dance T earn by Liz Booz