Sterling Stars Drill Team Contest Awards
By: Lori Alexander
This past weekend the Sterling Stars attended their first competition of the 2021 Season. They competed with American Dance/Drill Team at the Houston Regional Competition at Goose Creek Memorial and did an outstanding job. The Stars received Sweepstakes awards on all dances – which means division 1 ratings with scores of 90 or above from all judges on all routines. The girls were named Best in Class for both Team and Officers, as well as Best in Class Large Ensemble. They swept the competition, with the Varsity Officers being named BEST OF THE BEST TEAM for the entire day, and the Field Officers being names 1st Runner Up Best of the Best overall. Our JV team the Sapphires also received a division 1 rating on their Pom. Both teams were named academic champions in their respective Varsity and JV Divisions. The Stars & Sapphires have worked extremely hard all season, overcoming every obstacle that was thrown at them and continued to grow and improve each week, especially in these unprecedented times. Their passion on the dance floor was so powerful and moving, and it was a joy to watch them dance their hearts out and leave everything they had on the floor each time they performed. The full list of results is below.
Sterling Star Varsity Team Awards:
- Winner Academic Champions with a team GPA of 3.64 on a 4.0 scale
- Solo Finalists Included: 2nd Runner Up Tie Treva Hedrick & Molly Scheidt & 1st Runner Up Addison Schmidt
- Solo Best in Class Winner: Riley Kimble
- Duet Finalist Include: 2nd Runner Up Jacklyn Hedrick and Treva Hedrick & 1st Runner up Isabella Sandoval and Peyton Newman
- Duet Winners: Best in Class Duet Jorrin Allie Hernandez & Addison Schmidt
- Sweepstakes and Gussie Nell Davis Award (Division 1 ratings with a score of 94 or Above from all judges on all routines)
- Best in Class Large Ensemble for our Jazz Company
- Judges Award for Outstanding Jazz
- Judges Award for Outstanding Pom
- Judges Award for Outstanding Contemporary
- Platinum Best Overall - receiving awards in Precision, Performance, Technique & Choreography
- Winner Best In Class Team
- Winner – 1st Place Overall Best of the Best
Sterling Star Officer Awards:
The 2020-2021 Sterling Star Officers are Colonel Riley Kimble, Lt. Colonel Treva Hedrick, & Major Addison Schmidt
- Sweepstakes and Gussie Nell Davis Award ( Division 1 ratings with a score of 94 or Above from all judges on all routines)
- WOW Award for Officer Lyrical (one of 3 routines of the entire day chosen by Judges as most memorable and impressive)
- Judges Award for Outstanding Novelty
- Judges Award for Outstanding Lyrical
- Judges Award for Outstanding Contemporary
- Gold Best Overall - receiving awards in Precision, Performance, & choreography
- Winner Best In Class Officers
- 1st Runner Up Overall Best of the Best
Sterling JV Sapphire Awards:
Our JV Team the Sapphires also attended competition with us this past weekend and competed one routine. They did an outstanding job, and walked away with the following awards and honors:
- Division 1 rating for their Team Pom
- JV Academic Champions
- Winner Best in Class JV Duet by Avery Heffernan & Karlie Webb