2 Broadcaster Press July 21, 2015 www.broadcasteronline.com VHS Dance Team Returns To Summer Camp Takes Home Top Spirit Award STORM LAKE, IA, - July 9-12, 2015: This month, the Vermillion High School Dance Team returned to Iowa for their annual summer dance camp. The camp, hosted by Just for Kix, was held at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. The team procured several awards including Most Spirited for the entire camp. In attendance were over 150 dancers from four different states. Inferno dancers continued to perfect their skills, learned new routines and acquired new dance technique during the fourday camp. New assistant dance coach, Shana Cerny saw a transformation from the team. “The girls didn’t just learn new skills, they really became dancers. It was a great kick-start to the season!” They were recognized as the “Most Spirited Team” because they had great attitudes, assisted other teams and worked hard throughout the duration of the www.broadcasteronline.com camp. In addition to that honor, they also earned: 3rd place Home Routine, a Firecracker Award (Lauren Bern), a finalist for Best Turns (Rachel Brady) and a semi-finalist for each Best Toe-Touch (Peyton Larson) and Best Turns (Laruen Bern). The highlight for the VHS coaches was when the camp staff made a point to compliment the team on their positive attitudes. Head dance coach Joni Freidel said the experience the team gained was invaluable. “Since we have a very young team, the opportunity for them to bond as a team and participate with dancers from other high schools was a great learning experience. They went to camp as individual dancers and left as a team.” Inferno’s first performance will be at the VHS Booster Bash on Friday, August 21. Front: Lily Foster, Mia Johns, Tasia French, Kylee Retzlaff, Shelby Husby, Tomalyn Peckham www.broadcasteronline.com Back: Shana Cerny, Jess Braunstein, Alex Rosdail, Lauren Bern, Carter Williams, Rachel Brady, Peyton Larson, Joni Freidel Not pictured: Morgan Halverson, Amanda Finnegan, Sowmya Ragothaman A Beary Scary Tale www.broadcasteronline.com BY DARIS HOWARD My university colleagues www.broadcasteronline.com and I always tried to find summer work, and then returned to share stories of our adventures. But John’s story was unsurpassed that year. As he had in other years, John found work in Yellowstone National Park doing trail maintenance. He would walk the trails of the park with a chain saw, cutting trees that had fallen across the paths. Also, as in previous years, because he would be working in the back woods, he had to sit through bear safety training even though he could nearly repeat it by heart. 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