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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Sparks second at state drill,
also receive academic award
Trophy case hardward
The Mount Ayr Sparks drill team placed second in
both the pom division and the novelty division at the Iowa State Drill Team competition held December 4 in Des Moines.
Members of the Sparks include (kneeling) Ashton QUick and Haylea England; (standing, L-R) Laura Davison, Megan
Warin, Bailey Anderson, Sadie Frost and Hannah Glendenning.The Mount Ayr Sparks drill team brought home a pair of second place-trophies from the Iowa
State Drill Team competition held in Des Moines December 4.The Mount Ayr girls also received the Distinguished Academic
Excellence award, which means the girls' GPA are between 3.5 and 4.0. The Sparks performed their novelty routine, which
has a theme of Alice in Wonderland, and their pom routine, which is a mix of 80's rock music. In order to place at state,
each of the dances also had to score a I rating. Members of the Sparks include Ashton Quick, Haylea England, Laura
Davison, Megan Warin, Bailey Anderson, Sadie Frost and Hannah Glendenning. Both of the dances were choreographed by
Amber Martin from Norwalk. Coaches for the Sparks are Kris Quick and Kalian Smith. After showing their pom routine at
the December 5 basketball game, the Sparks will perform their state novelty routine on December 19 during halftime of the
boys basketball game. Both dances can also be seen on February 27 at the Sparks Expo.
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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Sparks novelty costumes
The MACHS Sparks drill team placed second in both the pom and the novelty division at the
State Drill Team competition held recently. Above, the Sparks -- Ashton Quick, Laura Davison, Haylea England,
Bailey Anderson, Megan Warin, Sadie Frost and Hannah Glendenning -- display their "novel costumes.
Photographs courtesy of Mount Ayr Record-News
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, January of 2015
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, February 26, 2015, Page 1
Sparks Expo this weekend
Members of the Sparks include (front row) Sadie Frost and Kennedy McAlexander; (second row) Laura Davison, Haylea England,
Ashton Quick, Hannah Glendenning and Kirsten Dolecheck; (back row) Cheyenne Haveman, Kirsten Young, Bailey Anderson, Megan Warin, Abbey Schafer and Blair
Glendenning.
The Mount Ayr Sparks will hold their annual Sparks Expo Friday, February 27. The varsity and junior varsity teams will showcase
a few of their dances that they have performed throughout the year.Varsity Sparks members include Ashton Quick, Haylea England, Sadie Frost, Laura
Davison, Megan Warin, Bailey Anderson and Hannah Glendenning. Members of the junior varsity Sparks are Abbey Schafer, Kristen Young, Kennedy McAlexander,
Cheyenne Haveman and Blair Glendenning. There will be guest performances by the SWCC dance team, the East Union drill team, and MaKayla O'Mailia, who will
perform vocal solos. One highlight of the evening will be a performace of the Little Sparks. This year 71 students from preschool through fifth grade
participaed in the Little Sparks. Another highlight will be the always-popular Mount Ayr coed performance. Performing coed this year will be Ashton Quick
and Jacob Taylor, Haylea England and Logan Stark, Sadie Frost and Cal Daughton, Megan Warin and Riley Weehler, Hannah Glendenning and Lincoln Martin, Bailey
Anderson and Rhett Murphy and Laura Davison and Kyle Dolecheck. A concession stand will be available, and community members may participate in a
silent auction. Proceeds from the evening will fund the Sparks throughout the next year for choreography fees for state routines, hotel rooms, camp,
costumes and accessories for the dances.
Photographs courtesy of Mount Ayr Record-News
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2015
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