Welcome to Pine Tree PrecisionPIRATE PRECISION VIRTUAL TRYOUTS 2020
Dear Precision Candidate and Parent, Thank you for your interest in trying out for the Pirate Precision Drill Team. Under the current circumstances, we will conduct virtual tryouts this year. This will be the first year incoming freshman have the opportunity to try out for the team. Candidates will learn the routine from a demonstration video then submit a video executing the routine. The detailed information is listed below. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Merrill at smcbee@ptisd.org. Best of luck to each of you! PRECISION VIRTUAL TRYOUT STEPS: STEP 1: Email smcbee@ptisd.org that you are interested in auditioning. STEP 2: Upload your video and email the link to lbranson@ptisd.org & cgabehart@ptisd.org on Monday, May 11th. STEP 3: Check the Precision website for the new line results. They will be posted Monday, May 18th by 5:00 P.M. TRYOUT INFORMATION **Send an email stating you plan to audition for the Pirate Precision including your name, current grade, and student ID to smcbee@ptisd.org. **Routine demonstration videos with music and counts will be uploaded to the Precision website on Thursday, April 30th by noon. Candidates will learn the tryout routine from the demonstration videos. **The tryout procedure involves a jazz combo, kick series, and left and right splits. Grade and discipline reports will also be a part of your score. There is no set number for the team. The judges decide the best break in scores. No alternates will be named. **Candidates will submit an audition video by email the link to lbranson@ptisd.org & cgabehart@ptisd.org on Monday, May 11th. **The new line will be posted on the Precision website Monday, May 18th by 5:00 P.M. VIDEO INFORMATION **Upload your video to your Google Drive or a private YouTube link. Share your video by emailing the link to lbranson@ptisd.org & cgabehart@ptisd.org on Monday, May 11th. **It needs to be a continuous video. Begin by introducing yourself, then execute the tryout routine. **No one should be cueing or counting for you. Also, you may not have the demo video playing in front of you while recording your performance. **Make sure your music can be heard. **Make sure your full body can be seen at all times. Your entire body should be in the frame (don’t get too close to the camera) and no objects should be blocking you from the camera view. **Wear: black leggings, black tank top, black sports bra (optional), black jazz shoes or tennis shoes with hair pulled back in a neat pony tail. Darker make-up and red lipstick are recommended. **Don’t forget to watch your video before submitting it. You want to make sure your energy is up and you are performing throughout the entire routine. |
2020-2021 Precision Drill Team
Dance Officers: Lieutenant Mackenzie Rumpel Lieutenant Abagail Tyler Social Officers: Chloe Chandler: President Alivia Leary: Historian Olivia Alvarez Keigan Bonner Kelsie Carmical Chloe Chandler Makenzie Clayton Kelsey Cordray Jalyn Gage Makenna Goodeman DeAnna Hawley Josie Hodgin Averi Johnson Alivia Leary Alyssia Leary Cayman Lightfoot Alex Long Jade Munoz D’Asia Mumphrey Madi Northcutt Maggie Ogle Alyssa Pierce Mackenzie Rumpel Alexia Sanders Madalyn Scaggs Kyla Scott Ja’Niyah Taylor Ahn Tran Mckenna Trimm Abagail Tyler Nyla Williams Sarah Wilson |
The purpose of the Precision Drill Team is to encourage quality performance, academic standards, loyal school spirit, and high personal values among its members. Through the development of dance technique, leadership, cooperation, self-discipline and sportsmanship in each individual member, the Precision will fulfill this purpose for Pine Tree High School and the community of the Pine Tree Independent School District.
The Precision Dance Team is a year-round program with many fun and exciting opportunities. The Precision performs at high school football games during halftime and in the stands. They also perform at student pep rallies, community events, and the Longview Christmas parade. The Precision has an annual Spring Show that showcases several styles of dance and individual talents. The Precision also travels for special performances that include: Walt Disney World, the Cotton Bowl, Carnival Cruise Lines, Sea World, Fiesta Texas, and many more.
Tryouts for the Precision Drill Team are held in late Spring for the upcoming academic school year. Students may enroll in the Precision Prep Class offered at Pine Tree High School to prepare for Precision tryouts.
Being a member of the Pine Tree Precision is a great opportunity to learn responsibility, self-discipline, and being part of a team. The endurance, persistence, and fortitude the girls learn while on the Precision will serve them well as they meet the demands of their futures in college and beyond.
The Precision Dance Team is a year-round program with many fun and exciting opportunities. The Precision performs at high school football games during halftime and in the stands. They also perform at student pep rallies, community events, and the Longview Christmas parade. The Precision has an annual Spring Show that showcases several styles of dance and individual talents. The Precision also travels for special performances that include: Walt Disney World, the Cotton Bowl, Carnival Cruise Lines, Sea World, Fiesta Texas, and many more.
Tryouts for the Precision Drill Team are held in late Spring for the upcoming academic school year. Students may enroll in the Precision Prep Class offered at Pine Tree High School to prepare for Precision tryouts.
Being a member of the Pine Tree Precision is a great opportunity to learn responsibility, self-discipline, and being part of a team. The endurance, persistence, and fortitude the girls learn while on the Precision will serve them well as they meet the demands of their futures in college and beyond.
Director
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Sommer McBee
Precision Drill Team Director smcbee@ptisd.org Sommer McBee, the Director of the Pine Tree Precision Drill Team, is a graduate of Pine Tree High School. She was the Precision Captain her senior year and served as Lieutenant her junior year. During college, Sommer was the Head Dance Captain of the internationally famous Apache Belles her sophomore year and served as Freshman Representative her freshman year. She was also the Graduate Assistant of the Apache Belles for two years. McBee was a choreographer for Dancin' USA and has taught various drill teams across the state. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Tyler where she received a Bachelor of Business Administration. She currently owns Fusion Dance Academy where she is the Artistic Director of the Fusion Dance Companies. |
