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Free Baton Twirling Course Held Rampage Wins Title

The Catoctin-Ettes, Inc., also known as the Catoctin-Aires, will be hosting The Rampage National Baton
its annual free, four-week introductory baton twirling course for beginner Twirling Teams have captured the
twirlers. national title of Beginner Senior
Large Twirl Team Champions.
The course will highlight basic baton twirling skills and marching over Rampage is the competitive name
the four-week course. It is a wonderful opportunity to determine interest and for the spin-off group from the
talent for twirling, with no costs whatsoever! Batons are loaned free of charge Catoctin-Ettes, Inc. and Catoctin-
for class time. Certificates of completion are presented to all who graduate the Aires Twirling Corps.
course at the final class of the session. In order to compete for this
prestigious title, the group of nine
These classes will run on consecutive Monday evenings at the Emmitsburg twirlers traveled to South Bend,
Community Center Gymnasium, beginning on October 17, 2016. Courtesy Photo Indiana, where they twirled at the
University of Notre Dame for the
An exciting new opportunity for the very young is starting this year. A week-long event. The National
new baby doll class is forming. This class is for tiny twirlers, ages three to five Baton Twirling Association holds
years old. This special class runs from 6:00-6:30 pm. its national championship yearly at
the University.
Following the baby doll session, beginner twirlers, ages six and up, will All members of the national
meet from 6:45-7:30 p.m. team were participants in the
winning title event and received
Participants must be pre-registered. For registration or more information, commemorative Olympic-style
please contact Donna Landsperger, the program director, at 301-271-4326 or medallions. They were: Abigail
DONITO@aol.com. Adams, Rachel Bechler, Kiara and
Shyanne George, Erika Oland,
In addition to baton twirling, the group also sponsors competitive Pom
Pom teams; Dance-Twirl teams; competition Percussion Line; and competition
Color Guard, consisting of rifle spinning and flag twirling.

Those interested in these activities may register at the above mentioned
contact points.

Pictured (bottom to top): Rachel Bechler, Jilliam Plummer, Caitlyn Purdum,
Abigail Adams, Kiara George, Eirka Oland, Jillian Kelly Reed, and Angela Ridenour.
Plummer, Shyanne George, Caitlyn Purdum, Kelly The head coach and director of the
group is Donna Landsperger.
Reed, and Angela Ridenour.
In addition to this title, the
group also placed in the top ten, earning second place in the Beginner Senior
Small Twirl Team category and eighth place in the Beginner Senior Large
Dance-Twirl category.
For more information on joining the twirling program, please contact
Donna Landsperger at DONITO@aol.com or 240-405-2604.

CYA Basketball Registration Now
Open

Catoctin Youth Association (CYA) Basketball is comprised of Kindergarten
through U16 boys and girls teams. All tryout/evaluation dates and times and
player fees are listed on the CYA Basketball website. You can register online
at: www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=cyabasketball.

In person registration for Instructional Clinic and In-house Rec teams will
be held this coming October 11 and October 13 at Thurmont Elementary
School’s lobby, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Coaches wanted! If you are interested in coaching a boys or girls
Rec Travel, In-house Rec, or Clinic teams, please contact Jason Smith at
jasonsmith008@comcast.net. Curriculum provided.

Lewistown “Girls on the Run”

“Girls on the Run” is a positive youth development (PYD) after-school
program for girls in third through eighth grades.

Lewistown is excited to become a part of this program this year! Their
mission is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident, using a fun,
experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running.

The program started in September and will run through the beginning of
December. Teams meet twice a week for ten weeks to learn life skills and train
for a 5K (3.1 mi) run that will be held at the end of the season (on Saturday,
December 3, in Baker Park, Frederick). For more information, visit www.
gotrfrederick.org.

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