Dance Team Competes at State
Launch the media gallery 1 playerThis last Saturday Feb 21, 2026, the Patriot Dance Team competed at the State Dance Competition in Grand Island at the Heartland Event Center.
The Patriot team competed in Class C-1 against many other schools.
They finishing in 6th place in High Kick and 11th in Hip-Hop.
Dance team coach Mrs. Steph Dostal said, “Our team was proud to compete at the Nebraska State Dance Competition in Grand Island. The girls took the floor in both kick and hip hop and truly rose to the occasion. Their hard work, dedication, and commitment was evident in every count of choreography! They showed up focused, confident, and ready to represent our school with pride, and they did exactly that! I could not be prouder of the energy, teamwork and determination they brought to the state stage!”
Junior Daphne Jedlicka stated, “We had a great time at state this year. We competed well and did the best we ever have. We were so close to the top five in the new category we decided to try out this year with our kick routine. It was a great year and I will miss the seniors!”
The team says goodbye to seniors Karly Wendt, Lexis Gleason, and Jocelyn Donnely from Leigh and Hannah Cech from Clarkson.