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Wed., SepT. 1, 1999, Houston Homt Jouhnal FaII Extracurrlcular Acriviiies Guide
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DANCE LINE The Westfield Vespi
daettes for the 1999- 2000 season are
(back row, from left) Georgia Anne
Brooks, Keri George, Lauren Sims, (middle
row) Lauren Mullins, Summer
Vespidaettes back in action at Westfield
By Torey Jolley
Home Journal Staff
The Westfield Vespi
daette Dance Team has
made a recent come back
to the school. The 13-girl
team has been making
strides in preparation for
their coming perfor
mances with the help of
their coach, Westfield
alumna and Vespidaette
Stephanie Davis.
Their work began,
according to Vespidaette
sponsor Melinda Gray,
when the team attended
the NCA Danz Camp at
Georgia Southern Univer
sity in Statesboro, July
17-20. There the squad
was instructed in new
dance routines, skills,
techniques, projection,
and showmanship.
During the camp, the
Vespidaettes won blue
ribbons and superior rat
ings in four individual
routines performed and
excellent ratings on the
home routine which was
learned at Westfield the
week prior to camp.
In addition. Top Gun
awards were earned by
Lindsay Jones, and Katie
Byrd. Georgia Ann
Brooks, Katie Byrd. Anna
Gray, Caroline Maddox
and Lauren Sims received
recognition in the Funk
competition.
Katie Byrd, Bethany
Cassell and Lauren Sims
earned Showmanship rib
bons.
These ribbons were
awarded to individuals
exemplifying presenta
tion, excitement, and pro
jection during evaluation.
Spirit ribbons were
awarded to individuals
showing the most spirit
and enthusiasm during
class. Earning spirit rib
bons were Amanda
Coogle, Beth Ellis. Sum
mer McWilliams, and Lau
ren Mullins.
Outstanding individu
als who exemplified the
best all-around dance
performance, skills, lead
ership ability and overall
attitude at camp were
nominated for the 10-per
son All-American team.
Out of the 60 camp par
ticipants, Westfield Vespi
daettes have two girls on
the All-American team.
Receiving this honor were
Katie Byrd and Lindsay
Jones.
Upon returning to West
field, these girls continued
striving for excellence, but
not only in dance. Each
Vespidaette must main
tain grades and excellent
conduct throughout the
entire year, not just lor
the football and basket
ball seasons.
Horn** Journal Photo by Torry Jolley
McWilliams, Kristin Moore, Anna Gray.
Caroline Maddox, [front row) Lindsay
Jones, Katie Byrd, Bethany Cassell, Beth
Ellis, and Amanda Coogle.
Why do the girls work so
hard to achieve this goal?
According to Vespidaette
Captain Amanda Cooglc,
“It is a lot of fun. I like
performing in front of peo
ple. I enjoy entertaining.
But as a Vespidaette. I get
to make many new
friends. The work is hard,
but making new friends is
well worth it."
For one Vespidaette, it is
carrying on a family tradi
tion. McWilliams is the
granddaughter of Mr. And
Mrs. Billy Beckham. Claire
Beckham was the found
ing director of the original
Westfield Vespidaette
Dance Team in 1979.
Davis summoned it all
up, "They are an out
standing group of girls.
You can tell how hard they
work. It is a young team.
Few had any prior dance
experience, but they
worked together to achieve
success. It is the accom
plishment of succeeding
they want.”
The 1999 Westfield
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Vespidaettes are Amanda
Coogle, captain, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Coogle; Katie Byrd, co
captain. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Chuck Byrd;
Caroline Maddox, co-cap
tain. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Maddox;
Georgia Ann Brooks,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Brooks; Bethany
Cassell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Kim Cassell;
Lindsay Jones, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Jones;
Summer McWilliams,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Gary Jones; Beth Ellis,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley Ellis; Kcri George,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jeff George;
Anna Gray, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gray;
Kristin Moore, daughter of
Dianne Moore and Harry
Moore; Lauren Mullins,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Kim Mullins: and Lauren
Sims, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Tony Smith.
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