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Proclamation in Recognition of the Rochester High School Dance Team National Champions
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Whereas, Competitive Dance is a high-energy team-based performance sport that involves athletes performing elaborate routines; and
Whereas, while the Rochester High School Varsity Dance Team is not currently a school club or sport, they are a self-funded activity in which team members practice together on average of ten hours per week, as well as train at technical dance studios in their free time, and the passion and hard work has carried them to the top to win the Dance Team union National Championship; and
Whereas, at the fiercely competitive national competition on February 14-16, 202, which included 240 teams from around the nation, Rochester High School edged out their competition by 1.94 point in the Pom event, winning first place, and placed fourth in the Jazz event; and
Whereas, the 2025 Dance Team Union National Champions, led by coach Lisa Niskar and Assistant Coach Andrea Arnold, consists of the following Rochester High School athletes:
Birelle Bates Victoria Brinell Shaila Buhat
Brooke Dieterle Shelby Lawrence Luke Loftus
Ellery Maras Megan Myrick Alina Patalan
Amelia Sandoval Jillian Sieber Eva Teknos
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that on the occasion of their outstanding win, I congratulate the Rochester High School Varsity Dance Team and wish each athlete all the best in their academic and extracurricular endeavors.