Rampage, December Issue

Volume XLIV Issue 3
LV Berkner High School
1600 Spring Valley Road
December 7,2012
Richardson, TX 75081
Let’s Dance
Dancers, stompers garner success
Violinist named
all-state
Page 3
Winter holidays mean
anticipated movies
Page 6
Step team
wins district
Page 7
Student dancer stars in
‘Nutcracker’
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December 7, 2012
Reviews
Rush rocks AAC with old, new
Karilyn Gregson
Thing” and another song “Far
Cry.” “Where’s My Thing”
started with a bass solo, and
in the middle, there was
the first of three drum solos
that Neil Peart will perform
throughout the night.
There was a short break
and another short video, and
then they started off with the
first song off the new album
Clockwork Angels, “Caravan.” I was ecstatic when they
played it. I loved the orchestra
that performed with them
during this song. Whenever
Geddy Lee said the word
“fire,” huge bursts of flames
shot up in the air. When he
said “flares,” purple flares
shot up. It was amazing. The
next song they played was
named “Clockwork Angels,”
another song from the new
album.
After “Clockwork Angels,”
Rush played “The Anarchist.”
That song was really great
live and I enjoyed it very
much. Next, they played
“Carnies,” which included so
much pyro it would make a
KISS fan blush. Lee also does
The next song was “Headlong Flight,” which included
Staff Writer
a mini drum solo in the middle. Following the drum solo
was an opportunity for Alex
Recently, I attended Rush’s
Lifeson to show off his superb
concert supporting the Clockguitar skills. He performed a
work Angels album. It was
short but fantastic guitar solo.
truly a night to remember. It
After that were “Halo Effect”
was definitely one of the top
and “Seven Cities Of Gold,”
five concerts I’ve attended.
both from Clockwork Angels.
The night started off with
After ‘Seven Cities Of Gold,”
a short intro video, and then
Rush
played “Wish Them
“Subdivisions” from the
Well”
and “The Garden,” finSignals album. To me, that
ishing
up Clockwork Angels.
was one of the best songs
Rush
returned
to their vault
they could’ve started out
with
“Dreamline”
from Roll
with because it’s awesome.
The
Bones,
one
of
my
favorNext, they played, “The Big
ites
off
that
album.
Money” and “Force Ten” from
After “Dreamline,” the third
Power Windows and Hold
and
final drum solo was
Your Fire, respectively; two
performed
by the master of
of Rush’s successful albums
drums,
Neil
Peart. Following
from the 1980’s.
that
was
“Red
Sector A” from
The next three songs,
Grace
Under
Pressure.
After
“Grand Designs,” “The Body
was
the
instrumental
that
Electric,” and “Territories,”
everyone loves, “YYZ.” They
I didn’t know that well but
didn’t miss a single note. It
they still did a really good job
amazed me. I was hyperof playing them. “The Analog
focused on the stage during
Kid” from Signals was a huge
the whole song; I didn’t want
hit with the crowd. Next,
to take my eyes away from
Rush played “Bravado.” “Brathe epic battle between guitar
and bass that I
witnessed. The
string accompaniment worked
well, along with
a dancing chicken randomly
making it’s way
across the stage.
I couldn’t imagine how they
would follow
that up, until
they started
playing “Spirit
Of Radio.”
“Spirit Of Radio” has always
been close to my
heart. It was one
of the first songs
I learned on guitar, so, naturally,
I air-guitared
along with it.
After, they finished that song,
Rush invaded the AAC on Nov. 28 to promote its new album, Geddy screamed
“Goodnight
Clockwork Angels.
Dallas!” However, I knew
a
silly
dance
at
the
end
when
they
couldn’t
leave without
vado” is a song that I really
all
the
pyro
is
being
set
off.
playing
“Tom
Sawyer,” and
love and I’m happy that they
The
next
song
played
was
I
was
right,
as
they returned
played it at the concert.
“The
Wreckers.”
That
song
two
minutes
later
to play
They ended the first half
really
makes
me
think
and
I
“Tom
Sawyer.”
My
voice was
of the show with an instruloved
hearing
it.
already
giving
out,
but
I had
mental named “Where’s My
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enough energy to sing this
song at the top of my lungs.
I thought it was over until I
heard the familiar sounding
effects for “2112.” They didn’t
play the whole 20-minute
song, but “Overture,” “The
Temples Of Syrinx,” and
“Grand Finale.” I was surprised that Geddy could still
sing “The Temples Of Syrinx.”
Rush ended the show flawlessly with the lines, “Attention planets of the solar federation. Attention planets of
the solar federation. We have
assumed control. We have assumed control.” at the end of
“Grand Finale.” Then Geddy
again shouted “Goodnight
Dallas!” this time, for real.
Shortly after, another short
video played and the lights
turned back on and everyone
went home.
Overall, the show was amazing. Lee’s voice has aged a bit,
but when you’ve been singing
since the late 60’s, that’s going
to happen. Alex Lifeson can
still play the guitar beautifully, and Neil Peart is still the
drum god. I didn’t want it to
end. I’m looking forward to
them coming by Dallas again
soon.
Berkner Rampage
1600 Spring Valley Road
Richardson, TX 75081
Editors-in-Chief
Abby Hawthorne
Ciara Mason
Features Editor
Harmony Holder
Sports Editor
Neyat Abraha
Photo Editor
Evelyn Alonso
Assistant Photo Editor
Charlie Gallegos
Graphics Editor
Gabe Medrano
Staff Writers
Tre Chappell
Chinonye Duru
Karilyn Gregson
Forrest Milburn
Michelle Pinilla
Scarlett Smith
Photographers
Mario Espinoza
Justin Jennings
Maylan Raymundo
Gaby Rodriguez
Sponsor/Advisor
Jarred Goodall
Principal
Mr. Ron Griffen
News
December 7, 2012
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Orchestra fine tunes its product
Forrest Milburn
Staff Writer
Berkner High School continues to
exhibit fantastic displays of talent, creativity and dexterity. None other than
Berkner’s Orchestra Program presents
a good example of this.
In the fall, each individual student
prepares for a different kind of competition, which tests playing ability at
the region, area and state level.
Senior Violinist James Lee commented on his first chair placement at the
All-Region audition
“I was really confident walking into
the audition room, especially since
I’ve been through it for four years and
every year I’ve made the Orchestra,
and I ended up doing really well this
year. It surprised me, because there
were some really good players there.”
This year, 12 members of the
Berkner Orchestra made All-Region
Orchestra, and two were chosen as
alternates. Of the overall scores for
All-Region, the top two violinists were
both from Berkner High School, Lee
and freshman Heechul Shin,
Lee scored first chair overall, therefore naming him the Concertmaster
of the Region Orchestra. The Concertmaster is the principal, or first
chair, violin that leads the orchestra in
warm-up and tuning.
First chair of the 2nd Violin section
in the Symphony Orchestra, sophomore Elissa Dabaghi, had a lot to say
about the work and effort that goes in
to preparing for the All-Region auditions.
“Most of my work on the etudes
for All-Region occurs at home with
my lesson teacher, and my lessons
with my teacher really help me get
to where I need to be skill wise,”
Dabaghi said.
Of the final scores at All-Region
tryouts, 50 Violins (25 for the first Violins and 25 for the second violins) are
selected to perform in the All-Region
Orchestra.
“They hear a lot of violinists, and out
of all the ones that they hear, you need
to stand out in order to get a good
score, and the way you play makes
you stand out,” Dabaghi said.
If a certain player’s placement is
high enough, then the student has the
opportunity to advance to the next
step in the All-State process, All-Area
level, and then if their placement is
high enough from there, they advance
to the All-State Orchestra.
“Being in the AllState Orchestra is a
huge honor for the
students that make it,
because it is so selective,” Mr. Needham
said.
Less than one percent of all Orchestra
students in the state
of Texas ever advance
to the All-State Orchestra.
“I’ve auditioned
three times for the
All-State Orchestra,
and I was so happy
to make it my senior
year. I had to play 12
excerpts and etudes
when I was tape
recorded for State,
and I had to play
flawlessly, because
everyone else who
was being recorded
sounded really good.
The slightest error
could determine
whether you make it
or not,” said Lee.
The top performing orchestra, the
A portion of the Cello section stops to listen to BHS’ ochestra teacher Ms.
Symphony Orchestra,
Ashley Johnson’’s instructions. Despite difficulties in scheduling rehersal
consistently places
times outside of class. the BHS’ orchestra continues as one of the state’s best.
high at statewide
(Photo provided by Ciara Mason.)
competitions, including last year when it
placed 4th at the Full
sically start our rehearsals the day
performance at three concerts in NoOrchestra Honor Competition and 6th school starts, and since Symphony’s
vember and December, including the
at the String Orchestra Honor Compe- first competition is the String Honor
winter concert on Dec. 4.
tition. In addition, under the first time Orchestra on Oct. 15, we only have
However, not all orchestras at
direction of Ms. Ashley Johnson, the
about six weeks’ time to prepare, and
Berkner have the opportunity to reConcert Orchestra made all ones at
normally we have eight,” said Mr.
hearse outside of their respective class
their UIL competition last year.
Needham.
period according to Ms. Johnson, the
This year, however, the Berkner
To make up for this loss in time, the
director of the Concert Orchestra.
Orchestra program faces tough chalorchestra has extra rehearsals outside
“The Concert Orchestra doesn’t have
lenges.
of its individual periods.
extra rehearsals, so what we have to
The Berkner Orchestra, unlike the
“In addition to meeting first period,
do is get all of our preparation done
Mighty Ram Band, cannot possibly
we also meet 30 minutes earlier on
during class. To do this, we have
come to the high school during the
days that we need to, and we also
sectionals in class, help sessions before
summer to rehearse, due to the fact
meet after school to rehearse,” said
or after school and playing tests to
that many Orchestra members are off
Mr. Needham.
help motivate the students,” said Ms.
on their respective summer vacations
The Berkner orchestras meet only
Johnson.
or other things that occur in the stuonce a day during the school year for
Since there is a limit of time to predents’ lives. So, this can be a real prob- their regular rehearsal times, and this
pare its music, each orchestra must be
lem for the director of the Symphony
does not include neither early mornreasonable about the choices it makes
Orchestra, the top performing varsity
ing extra rehearsals, nor sectional
on musical selections.
orchestra, Mr. Craig Needham
time. The Symphony Orchestra meets
“I try to pick music that challenges
“We
during first
the students, but is still achievable in
baperiod, the
the time span that we have. It needs to
Concert Orbe at an appropriate level of difficulty
chestra meets and length,” said Ms. Johnson.
second, the
In addition to the normal activities
Philharmonic of orchestra and All-Region audimeets third
tions, some orchestra members are
and the
also members of the Mighty Ram
Chamber Or- Band, jazz band, Ramblers, theatre,
chestra meets volleyball, Varsity Football and other
fourth.
extracurricular activities.
These
In addition to this, the 12 students
rehearsals
who made the All-Region Orchestra
help prepare
will also have the opportunity to
each orchesperform at a concert in Febuary, which
tra for its
could be a great opportunity to see
concerts and
just how extraordinary Berkner is in
competitions
its talented programs, like the Berkner
throughout
Orchestra.
the year.
Each orchestra prepares
music for
Video Game
Contrary to popular belief the first video game ever
created was not Pong, it was....
Tennis for Two
Created in 1958 by nuclear physicist William Higinbotham, who has also worked on the famous Manhattan
project.
Although Pong is the first official game ever released,
Tennis for Two was the first created.
The orignal screen?
Two people could play the
electronic tennis game.
There were two controllers connected to an analog
computer with an
oscilloscope for a screen.
“The Soul Calibur games have beautiful
graphics and an exemplary weapons fighting system. The new ways you can customize your characters are great as well.”Grabriel Gainey
“Super Mario, or any Mario game
really, is my favorite because I
love the adventure and challlenges you have to overcome. And
the 8-bit graphcs are definitely a
plus.”-Ciara Mason
“Galiga is one of
those old games
that never loses its
ability to make you
happy when you
play it.” Anonymous
“This game isn’t bloody or gory. Yet
it involves battling. The pokemon
are epic and creative. It’s kind of like
having your own virtual pet.”-Bethany King
“I like shooting games and games that
make me feel like I’m in the army serving
my country.”-Daniel Green
“I love when Sonic travels
everywhere and he tries
to beat chaos.“-Satonya
Easter
Interested in Video Game Design?
Written by: Dalton Repp and Ciara Mason
Many people still don’t know about the video game design course added this year to Berkner High School. Headed by Mr.
Jeff Bishop the class uses progams such as Maya, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and a new program called Unity. Many of those
programs may seem like a foreign language to some students, but Mr. Bishop assures the Rampage that this class is for novices as well as students who have taken animation one (a preferred prerequisite that is not required), “You don’t have to be
awesome to begin the class, I’ll give you what you need to pass.” While he didn’t mean to rhyme Mr. Bishop’s excitement
about teaching the course is evident. Having already taught art one and a continued affair with animation, being able to teach
something like video game design is a dream come true for Mr. Bishop. “Being able to teach this course is definately satifsfying the nerd fantasies of my life!” said Mr. Bishop. Throughout the year students get to create a giant war hammer, as well
as other miscellaneous items, and they also get to recreate the classic Halo map “Blood Gulch.” All of this work leads to the
final exam; the creation of your very own video game, which you can keep the rights to and sell at the end of the year if you
choose. Students in the class are amped up about the oppourtinity to experience this before they have to pay for the class in
college, it is undoubtedly one of the most interesting courses. It is not for those looking for an easy ‘A’ however, Mr. Bishop
says that in order to pass, you need to have the drive, pasion, and love of computers and videogames, everything else will be
given unto you.
e Diversity
Videogames have only been embedded in the culture of
the American public since the 1970’s. Yet, over the past
few decades, gaming systems have become much more
advanced, and the games have followed them.
The Consoles
The Handheld
Which gaming console sold the most units?
Sony’s Playstation Two sold 153.6 million units, it was
released in the year 2000.
Reviews
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December 7, 2012
Metal fans keep ‘Overkill’ alive
Karilyn Gregson
Staff Writer
I had a tough time deciding what I
should review for this issue. I thought
Christmas music would be done to
death, so I went with Moorhead’s
1979 album, Overkill, one of the most
influential classic hard rock albums of
all time.
The lineup for this album is the classic lineup for Moorhead, the iconic vocalist and bassit Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, “Fast” Eddie Clarke on guitar, and
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor on the
drums. Motorhead formed in London,
England in 1975, and released with its
self titled album, Motorhead in 1977.
Motorhead’s most iconic album is
their fifth album, Ace Of Spades. After
nearly 40 years, they still continue to
tour and put out albums to this day.
I really enjoyed the album, especially the first three songs. The song
“Overkill” is the first song in Heavy
Metal history to introduce double bass
drums, which are used quite profusely
throughout the song.
The second song, “Stay Clean,” has
the iconic Motorhead sound, which
is what makes it one of my favorites.
However, my favorite song on this
album is the third song, “(I Won’t) Pay
Your Price.”
“(I Won’t) Pay Your Price” converys
“I’m not going to take your crap” attitude. I love the line “Shut the door
behind you when you go, why you’re
still here, I really don’t know.” Lemmy
seems really mad at this person he’s
speaking to and I like how he can be
straightforward and honest.
Initially, I was skeptical about the
song “I’ll Be Your
Sister” until I listened to it. I mean,
a song named “I’ll
Be Your Sister”
sounds pretty
stupid right? No.
It was a really cool
song and I enjoyed
it very much. Like
all the rest, it had
the iconic Motorhead sound and
style that makes
them so awesome.
The next song
“Capricorn” was
much slower and
moodier than the
rest of the album.
“No Class” and
‘Damage Case”
both continue with
the classic Motorhead sound that
makes them so
amazing to many
people. I didn’t
enjoy these songs
as much as the
first three, but they
were still pretty
good.
“Tear Ya Down,”
“Metropolis” and
“Limb From Limb” were decent. They
weren’t as enjoyable as the rest of the
album. One can only listen to Lemmy’s voice for so long because of the
scratchiness of his vocal sound.
Overall Jimmy Miller did a good
job producing the album. He has
worked with artists such as The Roll-
ing Stones, The Plasmatics and Blind
Faith. Motorhead doesn’t seem like
they would be in his catalogue, but it
doesn’t matter, because Motorhead is
amazing.
I would recommend this album to
anyone who likes Motorhead or any
of the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) bands such as Iron
Maiden or Diamondhead. The album
did a really good job of just being a
classic Motorhead and not conforming to the disco popness of the 1970’s,
which was popular at that time. I’ve
always loved how Motorhead can do
its own thing and not care about what
other people think.
Holidays mean winter blockbusters
Tre Chappell
Anticipated pictures
hitting the big screen
Staff Writer
It is holiday season again,
which means it is time for
anticipated movies to hit the
the big screen.
These are the movies that
could have easily been summer blockbusters, because
even with big budgets, they
are almost guaranteed to
make their money back.
First up is Director Peter
Jackson’s return to Middle
Earth for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a prequel
to his immensely successful
Lord of the Rings trilogy.
This time we follow Bilbo
Baggins (played by Martin
Freeman) as he, 13 Dwarves,
Thorin Oakshield and
Gandalf the Grey attempt
to reclaim the Lost Dwarf
Kingdom of Erebor from the
mighty dragon Smaug.
It is safe to assume that the
CGI (Computer Generated
Images) will be fantastic and
that the scope of the story will
be epic. Since it is a prequel,
however, we won’t get to see
Dec. 13
Earth for the Hobbitt: An Unepxected Journey
Dec. 21
Jack Reacher
Dec. 25
Django Unchained
most of the original cast from
the trilogy. Although there
will be a few familiar faces reappearing, such as Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), Legolas
(Orlando Bloom) and Gollum
(Andy Serkis). The Hobbit:
An Unexpected Journey will
be released on Dec. 14.
Next up is the Anne Fletcher
directed comedy The Guilt
Trip. In summary The Guilt
Trip is about inventor Andy
Brewster (Seth Rogen) and his
mother Joyce (Barbra Streisand) as they take a crosscountry trip to sell Andy’s
invention and to reunite Joyce
with an old love. The Guilt
Trip hits the theaters on Dec.
19.
Also on Dec. 19, Pixar’s 2001
classic, Monster’s Inc., will be
rereleased in 3D.
For those who do not
remember, it is about Sulley
(John Goodman) and Mike
(Billy Crystal) as they go from
being the top monsters who
scare kids for “scream energy”, to power their world, of
their company. While on the
run they find a little human
girl named Boo (Mary Gibbs)
in their world of monsters
and discover that there are
more to humans than meets
the eye.
Monster’s Inc. re-released
should open up the possibility
for an entirely new generation
to see a movie that they may
have otherwise missed. Also
it allows the older generation
have to see it again.
In addition to the rerelease
of Monster’s Inc., the return
of a prominent actor to the big
screen occurs on Dec. 21.
Tom Cruise is back again,
this time starring as a former
military police officer trying
to discover the truth behind
a massacre in Jack Reacher.
After former infantry sniper
James Barr (Joseph Sikora)
is accused of shooting five
people in a crowd, he calls to
Jack for help in clearing his
name and finding the real
culprit.
Jack Reacher is based on the
2005 novel One Shot, written
by Jim Grant using the pen
name of Lee Child.
As for Christmas Day itself,
Quentin Tarantino’s next film,
Django Unchained opens. It is
set in the Deep South during
the late 1850’s and follows
Django (Jamie Foxx) as he
is set free from slavery by
Dr. King Schultz (Christoph
Waltz) to hunt down a ruthless gang known as the Brittle
Brothers. In return for hunting the Brittle Brothers down,
Dr. Schultz will help Django
find his wife, who was bought
by Calvin Candie (Leonardo
DiCaprio).
Tarantino is usually known
for making action movies,
filled with eccentric characters, and since this is a
movie set a few years before
the Civil War, we can expect
Django Unchained to be no
different.
I expect The Hobbit to perform the best at the box office,
but Django Unchained will
not be far behind. Monster’s
Inc. will do well because of
Disney’s track record, even if
it is a rerelease. The Guilt Trip
is a wild card. We will see
how it does later this December. Jack Reacher will do well,
with fans of the book coming
out to see the adaptation to
film.
Features
December 7, 2012
7
Junior dances with passion
Forrest Milburn
Staff Writer
At some point in life, everyone has danced. However,
few people actually make it
his/her passion or a way of
life. Junior Marie Lawrence is
one of these few.
“I’ve been dancing with the
Tuzer Ballet since I was three
years old, so I’ve been dancing for about 14 years,” said
Lawrence.
The Tuzer Ballet is a student
dance company for people of
all ages located in Richardson.
The Tuzer Ballet has many
performances throughout the
year, including its upcoming
“The Nutcracker” on Dec. 22
and 23.
Lawrence also gets to travel
around the country, performing with the Tuzer Ballet and
at times with other companies.
“I have performed at
McFarlin Auditorium at the
Southern Methodist University, the Eisemann center in
Richardson, the Winspear at
the University of North Texas,
Sarasota Opera House and
Peridance. The first four were
with the Tuzer Ballet and
the other two were summer
intensives in Sarasota, Florida
and New York City,” Lawrence said.
When in New York and
Florida, Lawrence was able
partake in a summer intensive dance, which is sort of
like a dance “Boot-Camp”.
Once there, she and the dancers were able to train with the
company for however long to
better their skills.
Being in the Tuzer Ballet
and other dance companies,
allows dancers like Lawrence
to pursue their future goals
in life.
Junior Marie L. receives a lift from her partner during a recent dancing performance. L. will start in Tuzer Ballet’s performance of “the Nutcracker” on
Dec. 22-23. (Photo provided by Marie L.).
“I really hope that my future
career is in Dance, and I really
would like to be a professional dancer in a company later
on in life,” said Lawrence.
Lawrence certainly seems
well on her way of accomplishing this goal, but it takes
a lot of practice, time, and
effort.
“I have dance rehearsals
from Monday through Saturday, and my practices average
about 20 hours a week,” said
Lawrence.
Lawrence also faces other
challenges in addition to her
dance schedule, including
having been in the Berkner
Symphony Orchestra since
her sophomore year, and being fourth chair in the second
violin section. She also has
many rigorous courses including Pre-Calculus and AP
English III.
Mr. Jarred Goodall, Lawrence’s US History teacher,
says that Marie balances her
schedule very well.
“After learning her schedule, I would expect to see her
visibly tired at least once.
However, judging that
I have never seen her
tired, she must balance
her schedule well,”
said Mr. Goodall.
One could ask, how
can someone handle
such a busy, hectic
schedule?
“What do I do in
my free time? Eat and
sleep, haha! I just try
to relax between the
homework, school and
dancing with music
and friends,” Lawrence
said.
Lawrence seems to
handle it pretty well.
“Marie is a very
open-minded, sweet,
hardworking student
who does super well
in my class,” said Mr.
Goodall.
Lawrence seems to
refuse to be phased
by her hectic, rigorous
schedule. In fact, she
seems to love it.
“Dance is the only
thing I have ever wanted for myself. It has
kind of always been a
part of my life I guess,
and I can’t imagine
living without it. For
me, working to make
myself better every day
is the best feeling in the
world,” said Lawrence.
Lawrence will be
performing with in
the Tuzer Ballet’s “The
Nutcracker” on Dec.
22 and 23, at the Eisemann
Center in Richardson.
Step team stomps over RISD
Chinonye Duru
Staff Writer
On Nov. 10 the Berkner High School Untouchables
team and the Epic hip-hop dance team performed
well at the 6th annual RISD step and dance team
competition. The Untouchables placed first out of
all step teams, and the epic hip-hop team placed
second out of all dance groups.
This was the first year the Untouchables have won
first place and their sponsor, Mrs. Tessa Pettigrew, is
proud how far the team has come.
“I felt great because this is our fourth year going,
where we actually placed first,” said Mrs. Pettigrew.
Tee’ira Griffen, an Untouchable, felt satisfied after
the team’s victory.
“I worked my hardest and finally got what I
wanted. Preparing for competitions was a challenge,” said Griffen.
The Untouchables practiced long hours, everyday
before and after school, preparing for the competitions. The Epic Hip-hop team practices the same
hours as well.
The most difficult challenge for the hip-hop team
was making sure the members were dependable,
and able to show up to every practice.
Although they didn’t win first place, the Epic hiphop team competed hard, and worked constantly to
get better.
Senior Jana Lau talked about the difference
between performing at pep rallies and actually
competing, as well as how she felt about the competitions.
“I was disappointed because we didn’t win first
place. Competition is really different than performing at pep rallies because there’s not as much pressure at pep rallies,” said Lau.
Although the hip-hop team didn’t place first, they
are determined to push for first place and perfect
its dance skills. In order to prepare for next years
competition, they will continue to use pep rallies as
practice performances for the real thing.
The Untouchables have come a long way in terms
of competing. They will continue to work to get
better.
Tee’ira G. ,Shakierra J., , Tiniqua
S. and Arnisha L. sport their first
place trophy from the recent RISD
step and dance team competition.
(Photo provided by Tessa Pettigrew.)