usa regionals @ anaheim convention center results

One Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Glendora

Two Flag
1st: Channel Islands

sharp @ gladstone hs results

Results:
1st: San Pedro HS

Sharp Camp 2008 Results

There were some problems concerning the line-up--they didn't have it official until the day OF the competition, and even then Narbonne wasn't on the line-up they handed out at the door.


Solos
1st: Kevin - Morse
2nd: Angela - Carson
3rd: Jordi - Bishop Montgomery

4th: Andrea - Bishop Montgomery
5th: Janelle - Carson
Runner Up: Eileen - Carson



Two Flag
1st: Morse
2nd: Carson
3rd: Bishop Montgomery
4th: Narbonne


One Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery



It was actually a nice set up this year at camp, complete with bleacher seating which is a new addition to the competition. Only 4 schools came out to compete.

Summer Camp

It's almost August and that means that we'll soon be catching our first glimpses of the 2008-2009 teams! Camp is a great way to socialize with other teams as well as an opportunity to bond with the newbies/rookies/etc and give them a taste of competition season.

All my memories of camp have truly been memorial ones (if you haven't seen my yt videos) featuring only a few of my cherished camp experiences...



Sharp's Camp is coming up in Pomona, and I'm curious to see who is attending / performing.

If you didn't know already, I taught a few classes last year and I might and I believe we have some new instructors for this up and coming camp (I don't know if I'll be teaching also at this point..we'll see!)

But if you're interested in coming to sharp camp make sure to register on the official sharp website (beware the BEP intro on the welcome page).

There's also the USA camps available that same weekend at UCLA! (If anyone has more details let me know and I'll be sure to update)

Hope to see you all very soon!

Chatterbox & updates.

The Chatterbox is NOW caput.

I thought they would've pulled the plug back on July 2nd, but I guess it took them a while to actually take effect on our humble little chatterbox.

I have decided to not renew the chatterbox due to the immense opinionated outbursts that have caused--for lack of a better term--drama to teams of the 2007-2008 season.

We'll see how the summer progresses. I still want to do big things with the site...involving new layouts more content and videos made by yours truly.

"Pep Flags is a sport"

I found this post on this wordpress blog

This post is for a certain “kirbycurse” (see Blog Review: videotapegames). PEP FLAGS, DRILL TEAM, DANCE, ETC ETC ARE SPORTS.

Okay. You’re argument was that you don’t earn your scores, someone gives them to you. The only thing is: you earn those scores! Judges for dance competitions etc. wouldn’t score you super high if you sucked, and vice versa. Honestly, although not directly earning a ’score’, for example, shooting a soccer ball into the goal, you are indirectly earning your points through the judges professional discretion. If that argument stands, skiing is no longer a sport, nor is diving, gymnastics, figure skating… The list goes on and on.

Kirbycurse, provide a counterargument, or I assume victory! Others, agree with me or kirbycurse?

P.S. - A certain bandgeek, sorry to steal your idea. I’m not trying to do so, but your thinking galvanized this argument to mind, and it was never quite settled. Sorry… you can still say why you think marching band is a sport, etc. This is merely for argumentative purposes, not speculative. Sorry again.

I guess it just calls for a debate on..

..whether Pep flags can be seriously designated as a sport with the whole scoring by judges. What do you think?

Forum Poll

I was just wondering if the pep flag community would be interested in having a forum based website rather than this public style of a blog.

I admit there are some things that should remain exclusive to some of the people who check up this website. So a forum seems the most fitting a place to host our little community :)

I am planning on paying for its own domain name (___.com) and web hosting online. It would be more YOU oriented and there would be private posts for the special users. With a lot more organization and information.

What I would like to request from the community, is to answer the poll I have whether to start it up or not, I don't mind paying for it as long as the community is open to contributing to a website that has potential to educate and inform the rest of the community. :D

If enough people say yes, that would mean that there would be lots of moving to a new address with new content, etc. Let me know I really want to make more changes!

Youtube Posts

Hello everyone!

I apologize for the extreme lack of updates towards the end of the 2007-2008 Season, but I can assure you that I'll be catching up soon enough.

I would like to extend a request to the short flags community to help me with the next step. I wanted to sort out all the youtube videos by competition. If you could kindly comment the competition posts with the proper links to each school at that competition it would help a GREAT deal.

I was also planning to upgrade this website into a forum so it would have more organization and freedom. More info at a later date. Have a great summer and congratulations to all the new teams of the 2008-2009 season!

sharp @ knott's berry farm results

Two Flag (Varsity)
1st: San Pedro
2nd: Bell

Two Flag (JV)
1st: San Pedro

One Flag (Varsity)
1st: San Pedro

Solo
1st: Shirley (San Pedro)

Duet
1st: Ruben & Vanessa (San Pedro)

Miss Dance Drill Team @ UCI Bren Events Center results

Two Flag
1st: Narbonne
2nd: Channel Islands
3rd: Bishop Montgomery

One Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Narbonne
3rd: Bishop Montgomery
4th: San Pedro

International
1st: Kyoei Gakuen (Japan)
2nd: Narbonne

Here is the pending line-up for Miss Dance Drill Team USA this weekend, Saturday March 29th. GOOD LUCK to all the teams! :)

100 Bren Events Ctr
Irvine, CA 92697 (Directions)

Admission: $8.50 for competition + $16.50 for awards/pageant
Parking: $8

One Flag
12:00pm	Oxnard
	Channel Islands
	San Pedro
	Narbonne
	Carson
	Bishop Montgomery
Two Flag
1:00pm	Bell
	Oxnard
	Kyoei Gakuen (Japan)
	Channel Islands
	San Pedro
	Narbonne
	Carson
	Bishop Montgomery
Pageant & Awards
6:30pm

Info contributed by Rafael III

USA Nationals @ Anaheim Convention Center results

RESULTS for Sunday FINALS

Two Flag
1st: Long Beach Poly
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: Carson
4th: Channel Islands
5th: Morse
(6th: Hoover)

One Flag
1st: Long Beach Poly
2nd: Channel Islands
3rd: Bishop Montgomery
4th: Narbonne
(5th: Carson)

More video snippets here

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Spirit Day Championships @ West Torrance Results

One Flag
Champion: 94.2 Bishop Montgomery
1st: 93.3 Channel Islands
2nd: 89.3 Carson
3rd: 89.2 Narbonne
4th: 88.3 Long Beach Poly
5th: 85.3 Oxnard

Two Flag
Champion: 94.0 Channel Islands
1st: 90.5 Bishop Montgomery
2nd: 88.8 Narbonne
3rd: 87.5 Carson
4th: 85.9 Oxnard

sharp @ arcadia results

JV One Flag
1st: Hoover

Varsity One Flag
1st: Hoover
2nd: San Gabriel

Two Flag
1st: Glendora
2nd: Hoover
3rd: Temple City

Auditions for Sharp International

Forwarded by Monique Sharp
Open Staff Auditions

Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Arcadia HS
180 Campus Dr. Arcadia Ca. 91007
(Small Gym; 2:00 pm SHARP)

Please email us back if you or anyone you know
Might be interested in auditioning for our Staff

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SHARP

Open Staff Auditions

P.O. Box 581

Temple City, Ca. 91780

Ph:(626) 279-9267 Fax: (626) 548-5743

www.sharpinternational.biz

Staff Application

If you are interested in joining our incredible staff experience, please fill out the form below with current information on yourself and fax or email us your application. We are looking for bright, energetic people with training in their field of expertise.

By filling out this form you will be asked to bring your current resume,photo & bio to the audition with you.

You must be 18 years or older to audition for Sharp Staff. Proper dance or cheer attire required. We ask that you wear all black and prepare a 1-2 minute routine of your choice. We are especially looking for performers that can tumble, get the crowd involved and must have at least 3+ years experience. We will ask that you teach a routine that consists of 3 counts of 8 to our staff and others auditioning at the time of your audition. All applicants will receive an email of acceptance at least 2 weeks following the audition.

Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Arcadia HS

180 Campus Dr. Arcadia Ca. 91007

(Small Gym; 2:00 pm SHARP)

Please print clearly

Personal Information *Required fields

*Full Name:

*Age:

*Address:

*City:

*State/Zip Code:

*Birthdate:

Home Phone/Cell Phone:

*Email Address:

Expertise

Please indicate all of the fields that you specialize in and the number of years experience

Cheer:

Dance:

Hip Hop:

Military/Drill:

Pep Flag:

Baton:

Tall Flag/Colorguard:

Breakdancer/Step:

Pom:

If you are unable to make this audition, we will have another audition on Saturday March 8, 2008 at Santa Ana HS Small Gym… times TBA. Please email us for more information.

Please direct all questions to Monique at Sharp@sharpinternational.biz

Centurion Invitational @ Saugus hs recap

One Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery
2nd: Channel Islands
3rd: Hoover
4th: Oxnard

Two Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: Hoover
4th: Oxnard

2008 Pep Flag Yearbook ! ! !

Interested in helping make a yearbook of all the teams of the 2008 Pep Flag Season?

Please take a group pictures of your squad in a formal, cute/funny, and solos of your team
and send them the short_flags flickr account.

Send all photos to:
glass58words@photos.flickr.com

There is no deadline but it would be great if you sent them in before Nationals.

Let make the first Pep Flags Yearbook!!!

La Mirada Recap

One Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery
2nd: Carson
3rd: Narbonne

Two Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery
2nd: Narbonne
3rd: San Pedro Varsity

UCSD Triton Twirl Flags TRYOUTS!

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to let you know that the UCSD Triton Twirl Flag squad is hosting tryouts for the current and coming year! If you would like to be apart of the squad here is your opportunity to shine... don't be shy!

NO TWIRL FLAG EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

The Triton Twirl Flag squad is an awesome way to give back to the school! Plus we all love it and do it for the love of the sport! Who knows maybe you will make history and be apart of the first UCSD collegiate competition flag team!


TRYOUT SCHEDULE

Mon Feb 25th... 7pm-9pm RIMAC Activity Rm. A
*Basic info about the squad- info about performances, cost, tryout process, etc.
* Q&A
* Twirl Clinic - learning basic twirls and the tryout routine

Tues Feb 26th time TBA In front of RIMAC
* Twirl clinic - Q&A about the routine and more practice!


Thurs Feb 28th 8pm-? MAIN GYM Conference room (behind natatorium, MUIR COLLEGE)
* Last minute Q&A and practice
* Performance and Judging




As far as i know the routine will be a one flag routine consisting of a few 8 counts!

As for the moment we are not sure about non-ucsd students being able to tryout, but we are certainly working to find the answer!


If you have any questions feel free to message me on my youtube account... just look for me DNORMUS! Hope to see you there!

Wanted: Collegiate pep flag coordinator

Let's face it, a majority of us have already graduated from high school and the pep flag competition it contains.

Let's change that.

We're looking for ANY individuals with pep flag experience to participate in an All Star / Collegiate Pep flag team based at California State University Long Beach...

UPDATE
We finally have someone volunteering to coordinate our team: Loren Pendilla. You may remember him as being the coach for Bishop Montgomery Short Flags until 2005. If all goes well, we should have everything ready by this Summer for preparation of the next season.



A few have already made their mark in bringing pep flags to the collegiate level such as at University of California San Diego or at Duke University on the East coast.

California State Long Beach houses a number of pep flag alumni who have graduated from the top high schools including Bishop Montgomery, Carson, Channel Islands, Long Beach Poly, Narbonne among others. It gives the opportunity for the team to already have some knowledge in both twirling and performing.

All we need, is someone to coordinate these talented group of individuals into forming a single team. This includes discussing it with the CSULB spirit / club administration, recruitment, practice time, leadership capabilities, choreographer, etc.

If you're interested in coordinating this effort, or even just joining the team itself (it will be open to anyone 18+ not just CSULB students), please comment!

We want to expand our community!

La Canada Practice

Here's another video from La Canada High School. A practice video, but a better angle.

West Co 2 Flags

Photos taken by Saulo
West Co Photos... 2 Flags Competition:

Channel Islands

Bishop Montgomery

Carson

San Pedro

Oxnard

Narbonne

West Co Solo's

Photos taken by Saulo

Here's a snap shot of the solo routine's at West Co Comp...

Joseph



Shirley


Rachel


Vanessa

Photos From Agoura & Orange

Hello Everyone!

I noticed that i'm falling behind of my promise of posting photos from Agoura Hills and Orange Lutheran High. Well for now here are a few from then in no specific order.

I'll Let you know when more are up and how you can get to them

Sorry it's taking so long!

-Ralph
Ps. Please Let Me Know What You Think! Thanks