Dance teams take home awards

SANTA FE — Five Clovis Municipal Schools dance teams took home several awards from the Santa Fe Dance Festival on March 10, according to a CMS press release.

Clovis High Varsity Wildcadettes coach Kymberly Cordova said the top prize earned at the event was the Wildcadettes’ second-place finish in the Best of the Best competition that included 31 teams.

The full list of awards earned by CMS dance teams at the Santa Fe Dance Festival are as follows:

CHS Varsity Wildcadettes:

• Best of the Best — 2nd place (31 teams)

• Best in Class Ensemble — Trystan Hennessy, Ashley Eisenmann, Mazdin Grim

• 2nd Runner Up Soloist — Gahbrielle McBride

• Get Poms Giving Back Award

• Outstanding Team

• Academic Champions — High School Division (3.77 GPA)

• Sweepstakes Award

• Gussie Nell Davis Award

• Judges Award Pom, Military, Hip Hop, & Novelty

• Platinum Award — Excellence in Precision, Presentation, Choreography, & Technique

• Texas Motion Sports Wow Factor Award — Military

• Best in Class — 1st Runner Up — Small High School Division

• Invitation to participate in 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, 2018 Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida, & San Antonio Spurs & Dallas Mavericks Games

CHS Freshman Academy Wildcadettes:

• 1st Place Soloist — Junior Varsity Division — Kyree Kennard

• 1st Runner Up Soloist — Junior Varsity Division — Aryn Barros & Allie Berg

• Sweepstakes Award

• Judges Award Pom, Military, & Hip Hop

• Bronze Award — Excellence in Choreography

• Academic Champions — Junior Varsity Division (3.76 GPA)

• Best in Class — Junior Varsity Division

Gattis Dance:

•1st Place Soloist — Middle School Division — Alyana Cordova

• 2nd Runner-Up Soloist — Middle School Division — Rachel Shonkwiler

• Officer Award — Single Division One

• Judges’ Award Officer, Novelty, & Military

• Sweepstakes Award

• Gussie Nell Davis Award

• Gold Award — Excellence in Precision, Choreography, & Technique

• Academic Champions — Middle School Division (3.75 GPA)

• Best in Class — Middle School Division

• Best of the Best — 7th Place

• Invitation to participate in 2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York City, 2018 Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida, & San Antonio Spurs & Dallas Mavericks Games

Marshall Sparklettes:

• Sweepstakes Award

• Gussie Nell Davis Award

• Judges Award Pom & Military

• Silver Award — Excellence in Choreography & Precision

• Academic Champions — 1st Runner Up — Middle School Division (2.62 GPA)

• 1st Runner Up — Best in Class — Middle School Division

Yucca Chap Dance

• Best in Class — Duet

• Officer Judges Award

• Sweepstakes Award

• 2nd Runner Up Best in Class — Middle School Division