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Several Tournaments Slotted for
Competitive Debate Team
This fall the Eagle Competitive Forensic Team has
completed tournaments at Cal State University Long
Beach, Cal State University Fullerton and Cypress. In
December they will travel to San Diego for the Christmas
Classic. Both the CSU Long Beach and Christmas Classic
tournaments host high school debaters and competitive
speakers from the western states. Eagle team members
will have an opportunity to compete with debaters from
Washington, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico and Hawaii.
The novice team members are working on policy cases to
begin tournaments after the first of the year. Several
varsity members are working on individual entries in
Dramatic/Humorous Interpretation and
National/International Extemporaneous. This is a full
season for the 2004-2005 Debate Team. The second half
of the season begins in January 2005 at Cal State
Fullerton and team members are looking forward to a
February slot at UC Berkeley. On we go!
Two students preparing for their debate competition
Red Cross news
The second Blood Drive of the school year will take place
on Thursday, January 27, 2005 from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. in
the Moiso Pavilion (gym). Students who are at least 17
years of age, weigh 110 lbs. and are in good health can
donate blood. Parents, friends and neighbors are also
welcome and do not need an appointment. There is almost
always a critical shortage of blood in Southern California
and 20% of the blood supply comes from high school
students! Please help our community and save lives by
donating blood. More information can be obtained by
emailing Mrs. Keane, the Faculty Advisor, at
keanen@smhs.org.
Eagle Dance Team
The Eagle Dance Team is busy working toward their upcoming
competition season. The girls have a history of success,
including being named National Champions at the Walt Disney
World Competition three years in a row. This year the dancers
plan to reclaim that title as they travel to Orlando in early
March to compete in the Contest of Champions. In addition,
the Eagle Dancers will compete locally against teams from all
over California with a total of six competitions for the season.
In the past few years, the team has accumulated hundreds of
first place trophies and they look forward to adding more
trophies to the walls in the Eagle Dome.
During the season, the Eagle Dancers will compete with seven
different routines and six solos. These routines encompass
many styles of dance including jazz, ballet, hip-hop, modern
and lyrical. The Santa Margarita Dance Team works with
numerous professional choreographers. This year's
choreographers include Mike Esperanza, Sara Sanders, Danny
Batimana, and Karen Ayres. Each of these choreographers
offers a unique and different style that contributes to the
dancers' wide vocabulary of movement. The Dance Team is
blessed to have these talented individuals working with the
girls.
The first competition is January 29, 2005. If you are interested
in supporting the Eagle Dance Team, come out and cheer them
on. If you would like more information about their
competition schedule, please contact the Dance Office or check
the Dance Team web site:
www.smhs.org/Activities/Clubs/Cocurricular.htm.
The 2004-2005 Eagle Dance Team
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