Argo’s varsity poms had a fantastic year and recently competed in the state competition.
The team has worked hard this year, and Coach Dawn Palmer couldn’t be more proud.
“We competed at various regional contests during December and January,” Palmer said. “On January 21, we competed in the 2A Sectional Competition at Geneva High School. There were five sectionals in the state that day. We needed to come in the top six and we took third place that day. The top six teams from each sectional (total of 30) qualify to compete at the State level.”
“We finished 18th in State for Division 2A. This was the first time that any of the team members had ever been to a state contest. They had a great performance that we are all proud of. As their coach, I was also very proud of how they represented Argo High School. Their behavior, manners and adherence to instructions was exemplary.”
Palmer added that another thing she’s proud of, it that the team has a combined cumulative GPA of 3.8.
The team consists of 23 members who are sophomores, juniors and seniors. They are Bella Baranski, Natalie Boggs, Emily Carrera, Tabatha Delgado, Gianna Ciota, Alina Elizondo, Kassidy Farrell, Karen Flores, Maryssa Flynn, Paulina Gallardo, Ashley Lopez, Alexa Lozano, Brooke Marrotta, Brittney Meehan, Emily Murawski, Maja Nawrocka, Madison Robles, Adelena Sabanoski, Lily Turbyfill, Kendall Wendt, Jada White, Natalie Witek and Zoey Zadlo.
Palmer has great pride for her team and the school. She graduated from Argo, is full-time teacher there, and has been coaching for 31 years.