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ance clinic inspires

future drill team girls

She took a deep there were about 70
breath, her hands clenched girls at the clinic.
together tightly. Then she “I think everyone
gave her friend an excited enjoyed the clinic. I
look. This was one girl’s thought it would be
reaction to the Ralston boring trying to teach
High Drill Team Clinic the girls a dance but
held at the high school they were so energetic
Jan. 21. and. .gung-ho that it
“I remember that girl’s made it really fun,”
reaction because she Palensky said. Bartlett
seemed so excited about added, ‘They were so
being there. She did this eager, they would try
when we told them to split anything.”
up into groups,” said
Megan Palensky, sopho­
more drill team member.
Dianna Tessin, senior, said Senior Stacy Palmeiro helps a
that Drill Team organized fellow drill team member stretch
the clinic to help the out prior to the Metro Spirit
younger kids understand Spectacular.
the difference between Freshman Renee Barry helps out
drill team and cheerlead­ the children in her group at the
ing. “We also did it to raise Ralston Drill Team Clinic.
money for ourselves to buy
uniforms,” Tessin said. It m W
Drill Team cost $12.00 for the girls to
^Outstanding Squad Award, Universal Dance Camp attend the clinic, plus they
- Lincoln, July , 1988 received a t-shirt.
'/Michelle Swett named All-American Dance Girl at When the girls came to
UDC earning a chance to go to London, England, to the clinic they were split
compete up into groups according to
^Placed third in Metro Spirit Spectacular Dance grade. The clinic was open
Contest held at Ralston High to girls from third grade to
VHeld dance clinic for girls grades 3-8 at Ralston eighth grade. They were
High January, 1989 then taken to separate
parts of the building where
they were to be taught
their dances. Liz Bartlett,
senior, said, “We split the
Drill Team into groups to
teach the kids. There were
three to four Drill Team
members in each group.
The group made up the
dance according to what
grade level they had.”
That night, the girls
were given tickets to the
basketball game. They sat
on the student side until
half-time when they
performed the dance they
had learned that day. “I
think the girls were really
excited about performing
and just getting to sit on
the kids’ side,” Palensky
said. Tessin said, “I think
they were nervous, but
DRILL TEAM
Front Row: Leslie Houlton, Liz Bartlett, Stacie Palmeiro, excited.”
Renee Barry, Becky Stanek 2nd Row: Kari Nelson, Connie This was the first year
Irving, Traci Bosen, Michelle Swett Back Row: Megan Drill Team sponsored a
Parkhurst, Megan Palensky, Amy Lotspiech, Dianna clinic, but Palensky said
Tessin, Carrie Hazuka she thought it was some­
thing they would start to
do every year. Tessin said
the only thing she would
do differently is to, “publi­
cize it more/’ She said
Qn January 14,1969, tba Drill Tearn got their first pompons, one
pergirl,

fam ilies, Vol. XII, No. 8, Page 2, January 31,1969.