Edmonds Woodway High School Drill Team Fifth Annual Competition

Jan. 6, 2010 - PRLog -- Edmonds, WA  -- The award winning Edmonds-Woodway High School Drill and Pom Team  hosts its fifth annual competition Saturday January 16th from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the EWHS gym. This year's competition is one of the largest in Western Washington with teams traveling from Bellingham to Vancouver to participate. In addition to year-round dedication to training and competition, the EWHS Drill & Pom team is actively involved in community service.  In support of families of fallen peace officers this year the team is donating ten percent of proceeds to Behind the Badge Foundation http://www.behindthebadgefoundation.org/. Behind the Badge Foundation is dedicated to better serving law enforcement families and their agencies. The Foundation’s expanded mission includes the State recognized Line of Duty Death Response Team, financial support for line of duty death memorial services, support for catastrophically injured officer issues, a resource center to network counseling, financial planning, memorial planning, and legal assistance for affected families, and ongoing maintenance of the State Law Enforcement Memorial on the capitol campus in Olympia.

Participants will compete in several categories including drill, pom, hip-hop, kick, dance, flag and prop. Please come enjoy the precise movements of drill, the fluidity of pom, the edgy beat of hip-hop dancers, the grace of jazz, the showiness of kick and the excitement of flag and prop teams. All teams perform to a specific set of standards per category and must complete each segment within a set period of time. Professional judges score each team. The teams compete for trophies and their scores compile with those earned from other local and regional competitions in an effort to qualify for the State Competition held each spring at Yakima's Sun Dome.

"Our school presents a high profile competition each year, but the 2010 performance is a record setter. We have 22 teams registered and a total of 36 performances! We are at absolute maximum capacity and are looking forward to showcasing the hard work of these young men and women," stated Coach Deb Johnson. "This is the premier event for our hardworking team. They begin working for this in July. Team members and parents plan for months to make this a thrilling event to remember."

The EWHS Little Drillers will perform that day after attending a fun, intensive and educational clinic on drill, pom and team building techniques.

Concessions will be served all day. This year the team features an assortment of delicious hot and cold snack and lunch items served throughout the day from vendors such as Fred Meyer,  Costco, Azteca, QFC, Seattle Bagel, Petschl's Quality Meats, Pizza Hut and more.

Commemorative t-shirts and sweatshirts, flowers and customized "shout outs" will be sold. Shout outs and flowers (flowers donated by QFC Westgate in Edmonds) will be delivered throughout the day to dance boys and girls with a special message from family and friends.

The competition's location is the Edmonds Woodway High School Gym, 7600 212th Street SW, Edmonds, WA 98026.

The time of this event is 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is: $7.00; $5.00 for students and senior citizens.

Please contact EWHS Drill Coach Deb Johnson for further information Deb.johnson15@gmail.com

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Edmonds Woodway High School Drill and Pom team is comprised of scholar athletes dedicated to year-round training and competing in Western Washington and Washington State.