Dance team prepares for the 2025-2026 year tryouts

Jacqueline McMahon, Staff Writer • April 29, 2025

Delaney McClure performs a pep dance routine with the Fossil Ridge High School varsity dance team to “Tick Tick Boom” by Gemini.

Dance team tryouts for the 2025-2026 year are coming soon.

Clinic days are May 13-15. During these days, dancers will learn the combos they will need for the tryout day on May 16.

To try out, dancers should come prepared with their orange card, the $15 tryout fee, a 4×6 or 5×7 headshots, the registration form, and the two teacher recommendation forms.

To get an orange card, bring the following to Carrie Hintzman located in the athletics office: Sports Physical release form signed by your physician, the $205 participation fee paid (refunded if you don’t make the team), and the PSD registration receipt.

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The varsity team and junior varsity team take about 12-20 dancers depending on the turnout of tryouts.

The hip-hop clinic was held on April 17th. The pom clinic will be held on April 30th. No need to sign up, just show up.

The Fossil Ridge High School Dance team is looking for dancers with the talent, and a love for dance.

“Try your best and be supportive and nice to everyone.” Freshman Harper Potts said, “If you don’t know something, you can always ask someone for help.”

For more information:

Dance Team Website

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Jacqueline McMahon, Staff Writer

Jacqueline McMahon is a freshman at Fossil Ridge High School and this is her first year on the Etched In Stone staff. She took journalism as an alternative to traditional English classes and enjoyed the freedom it offered so much that she joined Journalism II the next semester. Outside of journalism, she enjoys math and art. She goes to Art Club and most enjoys pottery because she can “shape it into anything.”

McMahon grew up in Fort Collins with her older brother and sister. Her main hobby is dance, which she has done since she was two years old. Her best and favorite dance style is tap, but she also enjoys contemporary. Her favorite shows include “Gilmore Girls” and “Dance Moms”.

Looking toward the future, McMahon wants to attend either University of Colorado Boulder or Florida State University to become a teacher. Her goal is to teach middle school. McMahon wants to live in Florida because of the years her family vacationed there along with the warm weather and beaches.

McMahon’s main goal this semester is to expand her writing with articles on a variety of topics. She also looks forward to interviewing people, as it is one of her favorite parts of journalism.

Sydney Lammey, Editor-in-Chief

Sydney Lammey, a senior at Fossil, has big aspirations for after high school hoping to pursue photography. She’s been in journalism all four years of high school. Lammey has been interested in journalism for a couple reasons. “I like to write a lot, and I like to meet new people,” explains Lammey. Her goal for the class, as it is student-ran, is to make the newsroom a comfortable place students actually want to be at.

Her favorite things in life have a wide variety, she loves the mountains because of nature but also because of animals and superstitious creatures like bigfoot. Her favorite hobbies include photography, but she’s talented in other areas, like drawing and sculpture.

Food is a big part of her life, as she works in a restaurant. Lammey also enjoys cooking outside of work. Her favorite foods include an Indian dessert called Gulab Jamun and sushi, but as a child her favorite food was mini hotdogs, specifically at Chili’s.

A challenge Lammey hopes to overcome in journalism this semester is being more comfortable with people who are more introverted like herself and help new writers become excited about journalism.