2021 Contest Season Awards
Ascension at Cy-Springs HS
Judges Award
Academic Excellence Award
Awards based on size division
Best in class officer jazz
Best in class officer novelty
1st runner up best in class officer lyrical
Overall Awards (all teams in attendance)
Overall best in category officer jazz
Overall best in category officer novelty
APEX High Point – highest scoring dance of the day – officer jazz
Judges Choice – most memorable dance of the day – officer novelty
Challenge Elite – top scoring team of the day
Overall Reserve Grand Champion
Ascension at Atascocita HS
Junior solo finalists - Helena Christian, Emily Newell and Avery Moore
3rd Runner Up Junior Solo - Maya Tsai
Junior solo Winner - Caroline Noyes
Senior Solo Finalist - Emily Basham
Senior Solo 4th Runner Up - Morganne Svoboda
Minikette Awards
Judges Award (90+ on all dances)
Minikette jazz - JV champion
Minikette jazz - Medium Champion
Apex High Point Award for JV teams – Mini Pom
Overall Grand Champion JV Team
Officer Awards
Judges award (90+ on all routines)
Officer Jazz - Medium Champion
Officer Lyrical - Medium Champion
Officer Novelty - Medium Champion
Overall Officer Jazz Champion
Apex High Point Award – Officer Novelty (highest scoring dance of the day)
Challenge Elite – highest scoring officer group of the day
Grand Champion Medium Officer Line
Overall Grand Champion Officer Line
Markette Awards
Academic Excellence
Judges award (90+ on all routines)
Markette Jazz - Medium Champion
Markette Pom - Medium Champion
Overall Team Jazz Champion
Overall Runner Up Team Pom
Judges choice, Most Memorable - Team Pom
Challenge Elite Team (highest scoring teams of the day)
Grand Champion Medium Team
Overall Grand Champion Team (1st place out of all teams at contest!)
Judges Award
Academic Excellence Award
Awards based on size division
Best in class officer jazz
Best in class officer novelty
1st runner up best in class officer lyrical
Overall Awards (all teams in attendance)
Overall best in category officer jazz
Overall best in category officer novelty
APEX High Point – highest scoring dance of the day – officer jazz
Judges Choice – most memorable dance of the day – officer novelty
Challenge Elite – top scoring team of the day
Overall Reserve Grand Champion
Ascension at Atascocita HS
Junior solo finalists - Helena Christian, Emily Newell and Avery Moore
3rd Runner Up Junior Solo - Maya Tsai
Junior solo Winner - Caroline Noyes
Senior Solo Finalist - Emily Basham
Senior Solo 4th Runner Up - Morganne Svoboda
Minikette Awards
Judges Award (90+ on all dances)
Minikette jazz - JV champion
Minikette jazz - Medium Champion
Apex High Point Award for JV teams – Mini Pom
Overall Grand Champion JV Team
Officer Awards
Judges award (90+ on all routines)
Officer Jazz - Medium Champion
Officer Lyrical - Medium Champion
Officer Novelty - Medium Champion
Overall Officer Jazz Champion
Apex High Point Award – Officer Novelty (highest scoring dance of the day)
Challenge Elite – highest scoring officer group of the day
Grand Champion Medium Officer Line
Overall Grand Champion Officer Line
Markette Awards
Academic Excellence
Judges award (90+ on all routines)
Markette Jazz - Medium Champion
Markette Pom - Medium Champion
Overall Team Jazz Champion
Overall Runner Up Team Pom
Judges choice, Most Memorable - Team Pom
Challenge Elite Team (highest scoring teams of the day)
Grand Champion Medium Team
Overall Grand Champion Team (1st place out of all teams at contest!)
2020 Contest Season Awards
Ascension at Cy Park HS
4th runner up junior solo - Morganne Svoobda
1st runner up senior solo - Alden Jonas
1st place duet – Ellen Choi and Alden Jonas
1st place champion – hip hop ensemble
Judges Award – officers
Officer Contemporary – medium size 1st place champion, overall 1st runner up
Officer Jazz –medium size 1st place champion, overall 1st place champion
Officer lyrical – medium size 1st runner up, overall 1st runner up
Officer novelty – medium size 1st place champion, overall 1st place champion
Judges Award – team
Team Jazz – super 1st place champion
Team Kick – Super 1st place champion, overall 1st place champion
Team Pom – super 1st place champion, overall 1st runner up
Academic Excellence Award
Medium Officer Line 1st Place Grand Champions
Super Team 1st Place Grand Champions
APEX High Point Award (highest scoring routine of the day, received a PERFECT score) – Officer Novelty
Ascension Elite Officer Group
Overall Grand Champion Officers
Ascension Elite Team
MA at Klein Oak HS
1st place junior solo – Emily Newell
2nd place senior solo – Alden Jonas
2nd place duet – Abby Langenkamp and Sarah Beth Rother
1st place duet – Ellen Choi and Alden Jonas
3rd place hip hop ensemble
Super Sweepstakes award, choreography award and technique award – officers
Officer jazz – super size 1st place champion
Officer Novelty – super size 1st place champion
Officer Lyrical – super size 1st place champion
Officer Contemporary – super size 1st place champion
Judges award – officer novelty
1st place State Champion super officer line
Overall 1st place state Grand Champion officer line
Super Sweepstakes award, technique award and choreography award – Minikettes
Super sweepstakes award, technique award and choreography award – Markettes
Minikette Jazz – JV 1st place
Minikette Pom – JV 1st place
Minikette Contemporary – JV 1st place
Judges award – Minikette Jazz
JV 1st place state champions
Markette Kick – super size 1st place
Markette Jazz – super size 1st place
Markette Pom – super size 1st place
1st place state champion super team
4th overall scoring team – Minikettes
3rd overall scoring team – Markettes
4th runner up junior solo - Morganne Svoobda
1st runner up senior solo - Alden Jonas
1st place duet – Ellen Choi and Alden Jonas
1st place champion – hip hop ensemble
Judges Award – officers
Officer Contemporary – medium size 1st place champion, overall 1st runner up
Officer Jazz –medium size 1st place champion, overall 1st place champion
Officer lyrical – medium size 1st runner up, overall 1st runner up
Officer novelty – medium size 1st place champion, overall 1st place champion
Judges Award – team
Team Jazz – super 1st place champion
Team Kick – Super 1st place champion, overall 1st place champion
Team Pom – super 1st place champion, overall 1st runner up
Academic Excellence Award
Medium Officer Line 1st Place Grand Champions
Super Team 1st Place Grand Champions
APEX High Point Award (highest scoring routine of the day, received a PERFECT score) – Officer Novelty
Ascension Elite Officer Group
Overall Grand Champion Officers
Ascension Elite Team
MA at Klein Oak HS
1st place junior solo – Emily Newell
2nd place senior solo – Alden Jonas
2nd place duet – Abby Langenkamp and Sarah Beth Rother
1st place duet – Ellen Choi and Alden Jonas
3rd place hip hop ensemble
Super Sweepstakes award, choreography award and technique award – officers
Officer jazz – super size 1st place champion
Officer Novelty – super size 1st place champion
Officer Lyrical – super size 1st place champion
Officer Contemporary – super size 1st place champion
Judges award – officer novelty
1st place State Champion super officer line
Overall 1st place state Grand Champion officer line
Super Sweepstakes award, technique award and choreography award – Minikettes
Super sweepstakes award, technique award and choreography award – Markettes
Minikette Jazz – JV 1st place
Minikette Pom – JV 1st place
Minikette Contemporary – JV 1st place
Judges award – Minikette Jazz
JV 1st place state champions
Markette Kick – super size 1st place
Markette Jazz – super size 1st place
Markette Pom – super size 1st place
1st place state champion super team
4th overall scoring team – Minikettes
3rd overall scoring team – Markettes