THS majorettes earn School Board’s praise

Published 12:00 pm Thursday, April 11, 2019

By NEAL WAGNER / Managing Editor

ALABASTER – The meeting room at Alabaster City Hall was filled to the brim on the evening of April 8, as the Alabaster Board of Education honored several Thompson High School teams for wrapping up successful seasons.

Among those honored was the THS majorette team, which is coming off a season during which they added plenty of hardware to the school’s trophy case.

During the 2019 competition season, the majorettes, who are sponsored by Zandra Morris, placed first in the auxiliary category at the American All-Stars Southeastern regional competition.

The team also placed first in the High School Majorettes category at the Amateur Athletic Union Southeastern regional competition.

At the Twirltacular Mardi Gras competition, the team placed first in the School Majorettes category.

THS also placed first in the School Majorette category and first in the School Halftime Twirl category at the National Baton Twirling Association Alabama State Championship competition.

The THS majorettes recognized during the meeting were:

 

-Kathryn Anderton

-Jessie Edwards

-Reagan Kline

-Aleigha Young

-Maggie Keller

-Kaitlyn Homan