September 30, 2011

Blinn College Treasures turn 40!

Founded in 1971 by Mrs. Sue Boehnke, the Blinn College Treasures have been entertaining crowds with their energetic performances for years. On Oct. 15, Blinn supporters will have a chance to return the favor, as the Treasures will be celebrating their 40th anniversary during the annual homecoming festivities at the Brenham campus.

All former and current dance team members are invited to a fellowship celebration beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Blinn College Student Center. Members are also invited to attend all other homecoming activities, including the alumni meetings, Hall of Honor luncheon and the football game at Cub Stadium.

Prior to kick-off at 3 p.m., a pre-game ceremony will be held to recognize all former and current sponsors and members, along with a special recognition of Mrs. Boehnke.

The Blinn College dance team is an exciting group that performs at Blinn athletic events, pep rallies, college and community events, as well as at a number of other special events in and around the local community. Since the program’s inception, roughly 1,000 girls have been a part of the organization.

May 19, 2011

Record number of Blinn grads selected for dance and cheer squads across Texas

A record 12 men and women from Blinn College’s successful cheer and dance programs were selected to transfer to large universities or represent a professional sports team in 2011.

Blinn sophomore dancer Stephanie Farrer (Crosby High School) was selected to join the Houston Texans Cheerleaders. She was one of hundreds of dancers who auditioned for only 33 spots on the 2011 squad. Along with her cheerleading duties, Farrer will attend the University of Houston in the fall, working towards a career in dentistry. Farrer is the first Blinn dancer to make the Texans’ squad. Blinn has had four dancers/cheerleaders become Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and one make it onto the Houston Rockets’ dance team.

Selected for the Sam Houston State University dance team were: Sarah Drews (Robert E. Lee High School, Baytown ISD), Shannon Heath (Dulles High School, Sugarland ISD), Danielle Moffett (Spring High School), Mary Lou Munguia (Robert E. Lee High School, Baytown ISD) and Hailey Wade (Klein Collins High School, Spring ISD)..

Stephen F. Austin State University selected Dylin Loder (Salina Central High School, Salina, Kan.) and Muindria White (Brenham High School).

Kylie Farrell (Tomball High School) and Tracy Rosas (Moody High School, Corpus Christi ISD) were chosen by Texas State University’s cheer squad.

Shari Pendergrast (Alvin High School) was selected for the dance team at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Lizelle Lauron (Sachse High School, Garland ISD) made the University of Louisville’s Lady Bird dance team.

Blinn’s cheerleaders and Treasure dancers are involved with activities and spirit programs designed to encourage school spirit and pride, to foster leadership and to promote active, community participation.

This year, the college’s cheerleaders placed fifth and the dance team won fourth place honors at the 2011 National Cheerleaders Association/National Dance Association Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Fla. More than 240 teams from the across the country competed in the April competition

March 31, 2011

Blinn Cheer and Dance Teams prepare for national competition

The Blinn College cheer and dance teams will host their last local performance of the year April 3 before heading to the national competition. The “show offs” will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the PE gym on the Brenham campus. The public is invited to attend.
The NCA/NDA College Cheer and Dance Nationals will be held April 6-10 in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Blinn cheerleaders placed third and the dance team won fourth place honors at last year’s competition.

The Blinn College Treasures Dance team recently attended the National Dance Alliance Collegiate Nationals in Daytona Beach. FL.  The trip was a hit!  With hard work, determination, and a score of 8.781 the team placed 4th  in the nation in Division III.  With lots of practice and hard work the team added many changes to the routine the day before finals, which helped them increase their score by 2 tenths of a point on the judges score sheets!  They pulled together and made Blinn proud. Go Bucs!

April 12, 2010

Blinn cheer and dance teams place in national competition

The Blinn College cheerleaders placed third and the dance team won fourth place honors at the national competition April 7-11 in Daytona Beach, FL. More than 225 teams from the U.S., Canada, Costa Rica, and Japan competed in the National Cheerleaders Association/National Dance Association Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship.

March 29, 2010

The Blinn College Dance Team participated in the American Drill Team National Championships at University of North Texas on Saturday March 27, 2010 and placed second in the Division III team competition.  Additionally, 2 individual dancers performed solos, a first for Blinn College, and both young ladies were superb with winning first place to Shannon Heath and second place to Kelley Goins.   The entire team represented Blinn College well and showed the drive of true athletes.   They will continue to prepare for the upcoming NCA/NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship in the next few weeks.  

March 29, 2010

Blinn Cheer and Dance Teams prepare for national competition

The Blinn College cheer and dance teams will put on their last local performance of the year on April 5 before heading to the national competition. The “show offs” will begin at 6 p.m. at the PE gym on the Brenham campus. The public is invited to attend.

The NCA/NDA College Cheer and Dance Nationals will be held April 7-11 in Daytona Beach, FL. The Blinn cheerleaders and dancers placed second and third at nationals last year.

Sarah Barland- Coach