Dear Belles and BBPC,
Well..........all the hard work for the summer has
paid off and we are now ready to get back to school
and start performing!! Here are some details you may
want to know:
1) 1st day of School: All Belles meet at WHS at 8:15
for class. Please dress up for 1st day of school to
make a great impression. Freshmen Belles will be
bussed to NGC at 9:00.
2) Sunrise Ceremony: Tuesday, August 25th at 7 AM.
Please deliver food between 6 and 6:30. Belles will
enter at 7 AM. Ceremony will be concluded by 8:30
AM. Parents welcome to attend, watch, and take
pictures.
3) Community pep rally: Tuesday evening, August
25th. NO AFTER SCHOOL PRACTICE TODAY! Please pick
Belles up from school, feed them dinner, and be back
by to WHS by 6:15 PM. Pep rally starts at 7 PM in
the WHS MAIN GYM. Should be over by 8 PM (ish).
4) School Day practices and Info: 7 AM practice
starts on August 25th and will continue all year.
Please make sure your Belle gets here by 7 each
morning. If there is an issue, please call or email
and let us know the circumstances and when to expect
the Belle to be at school. **Dr appts should be
scheduled at alternate times and absences should be
minimal from practices to be ready to perform each
week! Thanks!
After School practices start on Thursday, August
27th from 4:30-6 (every Tuesday and Thursday from
this date until further notice). Freshmen will be
bussed from NGC to WHS on those days. PLease pick up
at WHS.
5) Kangaroo Football and Bus Trips: 1st football
game is Friday, August 28th. ALL Belles must ride
the bus to the away games! If a parent wants to
bring a Belle home AFTER the game is over, the
PARENT must check the Belle out with the directors
IN PERSON> This is for your child's safety --
THANKS>
We look forward to an awesome year for the Belles
29th Line. Thanks for all your support and let us
know if there is anything we can help you with.
Thanks, Mrs. Carter and Ms. Duck
PS: THERE IS NO FRIDAY PRACTICE ON AUGUST 21ST AND
NO EVENTS ON SAT. AUGUST 22ND. THANKS FOR ADAPTING!
Nika Orm Carter, Director
Weatherford High School Blue Belles and Hall Middle
School Highsteppers
2121 Bethel Rd.
Weatherford, Texas 76087
817-598-2858 Ext 3559
The WHS Blue Belles were honored with a
$2000 donation from the Weatherford Noon Lion's Club
for their summer service project. Every year, the
Belles volunteer to sell drinks and concessions in
the stands at the annual Sherriff's Posse Rodeo for
the Lion's Club to raise money to help local people
with their dental, visual, and medical needs.
Presenting the check at the weekly luncheon is
Lion-- Phillip Lapp with Freshmen Belle Natalie
Hinrichs, Jr. Lieutenant Rylee Durant, Lapp,
Sophomore Maegan Davis, Jr. Lieutenant Shelby Carter
and Director Nika Orm Carter. The money raised will
be used to pay for expenses for the Belles to be
"float walkers" and parade participants in the 2009
Capital One, Neiman Marcus Adolphus Christmas Parade
on Dec. 5th.
The Weatherford Blue Belles worked hard over the
summer preparing for the upcoming year by completing
service projects for Noon Lion's Club, Chamber of
Commerce Peach Festival, hosting the 21st Annual
Blue Belle Memorial Golf Tournament and attending 2
dance and leadership camps--HTE Dance and Social
Officer Camp and EXTREME DANCE Line Camp.
The dance camps consisted of leadership workshops,
goal setting opportunities, and team unity projects
as well as over 30 amazing dances that the audience
will get to see throughout the upcoming football
season. In addition, the Belles competed for awards
and won the following distinctions for their
outstanding performances and efforts:
EXTREME DANCE Camps: TEAM Awards:
EXTREME Team 2009: Platinum rating and
trophy for evaluations
62 “EXTREME Award” ribbons for
outstanding showmanship, attitude, and effort
35 Elite Dancers selected for
beautiful technique and memory
32 Kick Team recipients
18 Extreme Kick Finalists
6 selected as Extreme Kick Winners
“EXTREME Dancers”--Madison Walker, Shelby
Carter, Natalie Mitchell and Taran Hulsey
HTE Officer Camps: Dance Officers
Sweepstakes Graduation Trophy
Spirit Stick Winners each day and all
week
Staff Award for Most Spirited Officer
Line
Most Outstanding Choreography
Most Outstanding Leadership
HTE Officer Camps: Social Officers
Sweepstakes - Graduation Trophy
Spirit Stick Winner for the Day
Spirit Stick Winner of the Week
Outstanding Social Officer Group
Dance Officers Social
Officers
Madison Walker, Captain Ashley
Carter
Katie Beard, Lt.
Sarah Chehade
Taran Hulsey, Lt.
Shawna LeMottee
Kierstin Reed, Lt.
Shelbie Box
Shelby Carter, Lt.
Lakota Klein
Michelle Dukeman, Lt. Danielle
Summerfield-Brice
Rylee Durant, Lt.
Natalie Mitchell, Lt.
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