The Burien Eagles Jr. Drill Team will be holding an Open House from 6:30pm – 8pm on Wednesday, Oct. 6th, and girls ages 7–20 are invited to come learn about them.

This will take place at Seahurst Elementary School, which is located at 14603 14th Ave SW.

According to the Seattle Drill Team Association website:

In November of 1998, the Burien Eagles Jr. Drill Team folded. 10 years later, two past members decided to re-establlish the team. In March of 2009 Burien came back! We started off with a strong core team of 15 girls. Adding and losing members throughout the year, we have spent the last year working on the basics. The girls have had a chance to travel around Washington marching in parades. They have made new friends, made it through their first officer try-outs, and got to celebrate the year with an awards banquet in December. As January rolled around they began practicing for competition. They are excited to see what new experiences they get to have this year. As instructors, we are excited to see what new things we can all teach each other.

Here are the event details:

WHAT: Open House for the Burien Eagles Jr Drill Team for parents and any girls ages 7-20.

WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 6th from 6:30pm – 8:00pm.

WHERE: Seahurst Elementary, located at 14603 14th Ave SW.

INFO: For more info, call Noel Gosselin at (253) 495-9178 or at burieneaglesdrillteam@gmail.com.

You can also “Friend” them on Facebook here.

VIDEOS: Here are some videos of the team in action:

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Last weekend, Des Moines’ Mt. Rainier High School Drill Team competed in and won the Liberty High School Drill and Dance Competition.

They competed against drill teams from Issaquah High, Hazen High, Redmond and Interlake High School. Decatur High School Drill Team was supposed to show, but didn’t for unknown reasons.

For Mt.Rainier Drill, this was their first competition of the season, and they ended up placing first and taking home the trophy. The team had been through the same experience last year – winning their first competition that is. They placed in almost all competitions last year, only missing the stand on three occasions.

They may have won the competition, but it was not all fun and games. The girls had to work hard to get to that place. I talked to a member of the Mt.Rainier team, Danielle Knake (who is also a fellow student at Big Picture High School), about the ups and downs when they are at the competition.

Q: What part of the competition was the most fun?
A: I always love watching the hip-hop teams, because they have some really cool outfits. I also enjoy the bus rides that we take to and from the competition. All of us just joke around and have fun.

Q: What was the most difficult part of the competition?
A: For me it’s always waiting for them to announce the winners, because you never know how the judges scored you. I always get worried that we won’t place.

It seems like the Mt.Rainier Drill Team is off to a good start this season, but please check back for more updates as the season progresses.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Josh Hart is the B-Town Blog's first Intern! He's also a 15-year old student at Highline's “Big Picture High School” in SeaTac. He recently wrote about what he'd do if he were Mayor, his take on the economy, about JFK beating Highline 61-0 in football, an opinion piece on the VP debate, a story on Mt. Rainier High's Drill Team playing at the Seahawks' Halftime, another on a Fight at the Tyee vs Rention Football Game and much more...]

by Josh Hart

This Sunday the Mt. Rainier High School Drill Team is going to perform live at the Seahawks game at halftime!

A fellow student at Big Picture High School, Danielle Knake, is on the drill team for Mt.Rainier (for those who don’t know how sports work for schools like Big Picture it goes something like this – any student with an ASB card can play for their home school if their present school doesn’t have sports).

The drill team will perform Sunday when the Seattle Seahawks face the Green Bay Packers (please note though that it’s highly unlikely that this halftime event will be televised, so you’ll just have to get down to Qwest Field in person!).

So go buy the cheapest tickets and show your support your local school – the Mt.Rainier Rams!

This is an amazing opportunity for each and every girl on the squad.

So go Seahawks!!!!

And go Mt. Rainier Drill!!!

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Josh Hart is a 15-year old student at Highline “Big Picture High School” in SeaTac. He recently wrote on the economy, about JFK beating Highline 61-0 in football, and an opinion piece on the VP debate.]