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Coach
Team Manager
Ellie Wiskus
Participating Students
19
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Notable Accomplishments
2025 State Solo Finalist
Sietje Beukelman earning 3rd place overall in Class II Color Guard
2025 State Soloist earning a Division I rating – Makenna Hall, Becca Winegardner, and Marlaina Lightkeeper
Sietje Beukelman earning 3rd place overall in Class II Color Guard
2025 State Soloist earning a Division I rating – Makenna Hall, Becca Winegardner, and Marlaina Lightkeeper
2025 All Iowa Honor Dance Team Members
Sietje Beukelman, Makenna Hall, Kelsey Lemke, Ella Van Waardhuizen, Becca Winegardner, Sierra Leathers, Marlaina Lightkeeper, and Brooklyn Sorheim
2025 ISDTA Team Championships
1st Place State Champions – Class II Military
2nd Place – Class VI Jazz
4th Place Class XI Pom
DTU Be Bold Award – Military
Distinguished Academic Award ( avg. team GPA 3.5-4.0 )
Senior Scholarship Recipient – Sietje Beukelman
1st Place State Champions – Class II Military
2nd Place – Class VI Jazz
4th Place Class XI Pom
DTU Be Bold Award – Military
Distinguished Academic Award ( avg. team GPA 3.5-4.0 )
Senior Scholarship Recipient – Sietje Beukelman
2024 ISDTA Solo Qualifier
Olivia Cunningham, Makenna Hall, August Huddleston, Marley Lightkeeper, Isabelle McCann, Harleigh Walkup and Becca Winegarder all earned Division 1 Rating (scoring at least 80/100 points)
Team Manager Ellie Wiskus performed in the Beyond Limits Category and will perform again on December 1st.
2023-2024 All Iowa Honor Dance Team
Olivia Cunningham, Kalea Hastings, Alexa Klein, Isabelle McCann, Stella Stelpflug, Harleigh Walkup and Faith Smith
Will perform at Wells Fargo Arena on March 2nd during the Girls’ State Basketball Tournament
2023 ISDTA Team Championships
– Military – 1st Place
– Novelty – 1st Place
– Pom – 2nd Place
– Academic Excellence Award ( avg. team GPA of 3.5-4.0)