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Show ?? . . . ..- , ; J "V ' i l 0 Ov -"'-V V) j " . ' ' - 2 J V ' 1 7 r " " .: ' 5 J .. . U' t N w v : v v -u- : a " """ DISNEYLAND PERFORMANCE What is next in store for these 67 young girls? This question might have been asked by thousands of people who have seen and heard of the All-Star, Small-Star and Mini-Star Mini-Star drill teams. Through many spectacular performances perform-ances come invitations to perform per-form in many parts of the country. IN FEBRUARY the Stars had quite a hectic schedule to keep. They left their audiences speechless at the Miss Drill Team USA Pageant with their exceptional performance. A standing ovation followed the Stars super performance. The Miss Drill Team California Cali-fornia pageant also had invited the Stars to perform during their event. Again the audience audi-ence was captivated and awed by the professionalism and precision these girls displayed. F.VKN THOUGH these girls show much maturity during performances they still enjoy the things young girls do. Mickey Mouse" Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs are still exciting and thrilling to them, and since the girls are equally thrilling to these characters Disneyland invited the Stars as guest performers. The crowds around them showed great pleasure ple-asure with their outstanding performance by applauding loudly. This past year the Stars have been seen at many functions. However, the most important to the St irs was the Utah Jr. Miss Drill and Team competition competi-tion held at the Dee Events Center. March 29. There the girls w ere able to compete individually indi-vidually and with the team to show just what they can do. And indeed they did just that. THE STARS as a team took first place. In the individual categories there were 30 places possible and of the 30 places 20 were filled by the Stars. These girls indeed shone that day. Many people have asked the question: "What makes these girls so much better and different diffe-rent from other drill teams?" Well, if you were to ask their director, Pat Rhodes she would most likely sum it up like this. "It takes a certain type of girl, not just any girl can be a Star. She must be will- . ing to work hard and be dedicated. dedi-cated. And she certainly must love to perform." PAT'S requirements to be on the team might seem a bit stiff to some people. Few have made comment that it is a little like being in the Army to belong be-long to the Stars, however the invitations they receive and standing ovations makes it all worthwhile. To ensure that she has the best girls on the teams Pat requires re-quires that each girl try out every ev-ery spring, whether or not she is already on the team. The All-Stars All-Stars 5th, 6th and 7th grade must be under five feet tall. The Small-Stars, grades 2nd, 3rd and 4th, must be under 4 ft. 6 in. tall. MINI-STARS, preschool, kindergarten and first grades must be under four feet tall. This year Pat is starting a new team, the Super-Stars. This team will consist of a group of girls junior high school age and over five feet tall. There will be clinics held in April for these different age groups in where they will be taught a routine with which they will try out for the four different teams. Since each Pat Rhodes directs Kaysville's All-Stars, Small-Stars and Mini-Stars Mini-Stars in a performance at Disneyland on Thursday, Feb. 14. Park guests were treated to the group's precision drills at Tomorrowland's America Sings. year the number of participants partici-pants increases, tryouts become be-come a little tougher for each girl. THE UTAH Jr. Miss Drill Pageant contestant winners for 1980 are: 0-6 age group division, Nicole Cyphers, first runnerup from Riverdale; Cori Adams, second runnerup, Layton. 7-8 AGE GROUP division, Tammi Wangsgard, queen, from Sunset; Melissa Kent, . first runnerup, Layton; Liza Stevens, second runnerup, Farmington; Marianne Ford, third runnerup, Farmington. 9 age group division, Brenda Stanger, queen, from South Weber; Stephanie Pike, first runnerup, Bountiful; Kerry Kent, second runnerup, Layton; Jodie Bambrough, third runnerup, South Weber, Jennifer Sorenson, fourth runnerup, run-nerup, West Point. 10 AGE GROUP division, Tiffany Rhodes, queen, Kays-ville; Kays-ville; Antionette Martinez, first runnerup, Clinton; Lisa Stettler, second runnerup, Layton. 11-12 age group division, Stephanie Ames, queen, Ogden; Kim Curtis, second runnerup, Ogden; Joy Arnell, third runnerup, Farmington; Stacy Poll, fourth runnerup, South Weber. 13 AGE GROUP division, Elaine Arnell, second runner-up, runner-up, Layton; Sue Holling-sworth, Holling-sworth, third runnerup, Ogden. The Utah Jr. Miss Drill 1980 drill down winners are: 0-6 AGE GROUP division, Heidie Nielsen, first place; Tiffany Tif-fany McCormick, second. 7-8 age group division, Marianne Ford, first; Melissa Kent, second; Tamra Mason, third. 9 AGE GROUP division. Tiffany Partington, second place; Brenda Stanger, third. 10 age group division, Trudi Chapman, first; Tiffany Rhodes, second; Antionette Martinez, third. 11-12 AGE GROUP division, divi-sion, Michele Bouchard, first; Joy Arnell, second; Kimberly Curtis, third. 13 age group division, Elayne Arnell, first; Stephanie Smedley, second; Gail Keller, third. |