Wasatch Waspettes: high school

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Friday, April 22, 2016

New Team!

Say hello to your new 2016-2017 Waspettes!

After a long week of auditions, we are please to announce there are 33 members on the new Wasatch High School drill team. The girls will begin practicing on May 2nd and will have a spring and summer full of training. You can catch a sneak peak of the new team during the parades this summer and look forward to fun football halftimes in the fall. Be sure to congratulate these ladies when you see them!

*There will be a MANDATORY parent meeting for all Waspettes and their parents on Thursday, April 28th at 7:00 PM in the WHS lecture hall.

FRESHMEN
Tria, Grace, Faith, Sydney, Sophia
Shaylin, Kaylee, Breein, Cleo

SOPHOMORES
Brynn, Cece, Mimi, Kaitlyn, Kelsey, Abby, Jadree
Gracie, Morgan, Jentry, Jaiden, Madison, Amber

JUNIORS
Demie, Jaden, Wendy

SENIORS
Rachael, Shalee, Pristine, Cami, Emily, Becca, Aubrey, Payton

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Waspette Spectacular

Two weeks ago we held the Waspette Spectacular and Mini Waspettes clinic. It is a huge fundraiser for the team and a fun way to bring the community together and learn more about drill team. The Waspettes held three two hour class sessions where they trained girls (ages 3-13) on proper dance technique and taught a routine. We had a tremendous turn out this year with over 200 girls (60 of whom were 3 & 4 years old!)

That Friday night, the Mini Waspettes were able to perform their routines at the Waspette Spectacular. The Waspette Spectacular showcased all the Waspette routines from the year. The drill team performed their Hip Hop, Camp, Military, Dance, and Character routines. There were also guest performances by local dance studios in town. The Waspette Spectacular is a fun way for the girls to end the season and show off all their hard work from over the year. We had a fabulous season and want to thank everyone for their support!

meeting the mini waspettes

learning routines

learning dance technique

playing dance games

snack time

practicing

rehearsal

getting ready

lining up with escorts

awesome crowd

three waspettes singing the national anthem

mini waspettes routine

hip hop

camp dance

military

dance

character

seniors

coaches

2015/2016 Waspettes

awesome waspette boyfriends sticking it out until the end

Monday, February 29, 2016

Mini Waspettes

Come join the fun at our annual Mini Waspette clinic! This is a huge fundraiser for the Waspettes and a great opportunity for your daughter(s) to have fun dancing with the high school drill team. Sign up with a Waspette or turn in the below form to your daughter's school's front office by this Friday, March 4th.

Check in is on Tuesday, March 8th at 3:30 PM in the high school's aux gym. On Thursday the girls will receive a t-shirt and two entry tickets for parents. On Friday, March 11th the girls will perform at the Waspette Spectacular. Please bring your daughter to the high school at 6:45 PM and meet in the high school's main gym. It will be a fun night full of many of Heber Valley's talented dancers.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Competition Season

After great success in our first invitational at UVU, the Waspettes went on to compete in two more invitationals. At The Falcon Classic the girls delivered amazing performances bringing home a 3rd place trophy in Hip Hop and placing 5th overall. Emily Gabler won 3rd place in the 4A drill down and Rachael Hales took 5th in her solo routine.

At the Bountiful Invitational the Waspettes killed it placing 2nd in Hip Hop, 3rd in Military, and 4th in Character. Emily Gabler represented Wasatch well taking 1st in the 4A drill down.

Region took place on January 28th at Salem Hills High School. The day before, the team relaxed and visualized with a yoga class. The awesome Waspette moms then made Hawaiian hay stacks for lunch and performed their very own version of Uh-say. Even with the time crunch of a fast paced competition, the girls blew everyone away with their performances taking 4th at region and 3rd in Hip Hop. This meant the Waspettes could go to state! Even more impressive was that our outstanding seniors all received Academic All Region, and Marion received the hero award.

This year, the Utah High School Athletics Association changed the format of the state competition for drill team. In our region, the top 5 schools move on to state semi-finals. There, based on our region rankings, we were placed into different pods. The Waspettes were put into Pod 3 with other 4A schools; Murray, Box Elder, and Corner Canyon. Our first routine wan't until 3:00 PM, but the Waspettes went down early anyways and watched some of the other schools compete. After eating lunch, the girls became focused and got ready to perform. The Waspettes crushed military, best its ever been! They then performed their sassy Ex's and Oh's dance routine, and finished with their intense siren character dance. The top two placing teams in each pod moves on to state finals. Unfortunately the Waspettes didn't move on to finals this year, but they most definitely excelled way beyond exceptions over the course of this season. Our captain, Meagan, also received Academic All State.