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Alumni Album

Our Stars of the Present and Future

BHS Dance & Pom Alumni

Our alumni consists of dancers who have been on the BHS Dance Team two to four years and have participated through their entire senior year.Congratulations to all seniors and alumni - new or updated information posted about individuals is denoted with this symbol

As the 2004-05 Season has concluded, our Seniors now become part of our Alumni

2005 Graduates

Attn Seniors: Please email your final college selection when finalized. Please send the website address as well.
Whitney Baker I S U Bloomington, IL
Rachael Benbrook - Captain, Game Team I S U Bloomington, IL
Michelle Braun Elmhurst College Elmhurst, IL
Elmhurst Poms 05-06
Kristen Brill  
Marissa Cirrincione I S U Bloomington, IL
Lindsey Di Fiore I S U Bloomington, IL
Beth Heisel

Hope College in Holland, MI

Major: Math for elementary education
Mallory Lopatkiewicz - Captain, Elite Team Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
Emily Molof - Co Captain, Pom Team  
Anna Negrusz I S U Bloomington, IL
Kristin Prindle Ball State University, IN Muncie , IN
April Pytlarz - Captain, Pom Team I S U Bloomington, IL
Jen Reck - Co Captain, Elite Team I S U Bloomington, IL
Alex Rigo - Captain, Game Team I S U , Honors Progam Bloomington, IL
Major: Psychology/Pre-Med Minor: Performing Arts
ISU Redline Express Danceline 2005-2006
Heather Rosenquist  
Krista Shapiro - Co Captain, Pom Team Loyola University   Chicago, IL

2004 Graduates

Erin Butler  University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa
Jennifer Gabrielatos  University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa
Becca Greiter - Co Captain U of I at Champaign - Urbana
 Major: Mathematics; Minor: Secondary Education
Lindsay Hendricks  University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa
Claire Hoida-Co Captain Columbia College Chicago Major: Fashion merchandising Minor: dance
Jackie Jaroch- Captain

PurdueMajor: Pre-Med
Purdue Dance Team -Nationals NDA Team
Purdue Dance Team 05-06
Dean's List 04/05
Cassie Kolodziej-Co Captain Elmhurst College Elmhurst, IL
Alpha Phi Sorority
Elmhurst Poms 04-05
Elmhurst Poms 05-06
Michelle Marzullo

North Central College Naperville, IL
North Central College Dance Team

Jamie Miller U of I at Champaign - Urbana
Illini N' Motion Dance Troupe 05-06
Pi Beta Phi President 06-07
Cherelle Rouse  E C C for 2yrs then,  University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa
Jill Rymarz  University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa
Lauren Shield  I S U Bloomington, IL
Chi Omega Sorority
Melissa Steiner- Officer

U of I at Champaign - Urbana

Illinettes Dance Team 04-05
Kim Zobel-Co Captain

Lindenwood University, St. Charles MO
Major: Secondary Ed -Math Minor: Dance
2004 UDA Instructor
Lindenwood Dance Line Team
Lindenwood National Dance Squad - UDA

2003 Graduates

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Ariel Kaufman-Captain

University of Miami

Tri-Delts Sorority Member (Delta Delta Delta)
Bev Bautista-Captain Ball State University, IN
2005 UDA Instructor
Cathy Zakrewski I S U
 Chi Omega Sorority
Emily Spiteri Iowa State University
Interior Design
National Collegiate Honors Society
Orchesis 1
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority
Kelly Watt - Captain

U of I at Champaign - Urbana James Scholar
Illinettes Dance Team 03-04
Illinettes Dance Team 04-05
llinettes Dance Team 05-06
Chi Omega Sorority
2004 UDA Instructor
Dean's List - Freshmen year U of I - Champaign/Urbana
Accepted into College of Communications Fall '04 - Major: Advertising
2005 UDA Instructor
Dean's List - Sophomore year U of I - Champaign/Urbana
Krista Killelea-Captain

I S U

Dance Team 03-04
Lauren Odum-Captain DePaul University - Chicago
Pam Moore-Captain I S U
Shana Walski I S U

2002 Graduates

Cheryl Alexander-Poms  Harper
Krystin Auriemma-Dance  E C C
Amanda Boller-Dance

Millikin University
Millikin Poms 2002-03
Millikin Poms 2003-04
Performed at the auditioned MU Dance Concert 2004
Millikin Dance Team 2004-05
Millikin Dance Team 2005-06

Melissa Byots-Dance I S U
Amy Costello-Dance

U of I Champaign
Illinettes Dance Team 02-03
Illinettes Dance Team 03-04
Illinettes Dance Team 04-05
 llinettes Dance Team 05-06
Cynthia Fitzgerald-Poms Purdue
Kim Ford-Dance N I U

Karen Horowitz-Dance

Co-Captain

Ohio State
Ohio State Dance Team 02-03.........
Ohio State Dance Team 03 -04
Katie Kane-Dance

I S U

Black Diamonds Dance Troupe 02-03
Corey Kolodziej- Dance

Elmhurst College
Major: Human Resources Minor: Phychology
Elmhurst Poms 02 -03
Elmhurst Poms 03-04 Co-Captain
Alpha Phi Sorority
Elmhurst Poms 04-05 - Captain
Elmhurst Poms 05-06 - Captain

Jennie Newman - Dance Captain

I S U

ISU Dance Team 03-04
Teresa Purpura-Poms

  E C C

Continues to perform & compete at National venues.

Holly Schlechter-Dance

Co-Captain

Elmhurst College
Elmhurst Poms 02-03
Elmhurst Poms 03-04

Sheena Velazquez-Poms..... Captain

DePaul University - Chicago
Men & Womens Choir at DePaul
Work/Study student at Fox Television

2001 Graduates

Sarah Barney-Dance * Co-Captain

 E C C 

2003-04 at Harper College
Kristin Choate- Dance  E C C
Ashley Corcoran- Dance* Co-Captain N I U
Val Daly -Poms Captain

U of I Champaign

Competitive Dance Team
at U of I
Kelly Deverell- Dance Wheaton College
Danielle Dombrow- Dance U of Iowa
Kim Gonski- Dance * Co-Captain  E C C 
Vicki Grant-Poms U of Iowa
Stefani Jensen-Poms Captain I S U
Julie Mayer- Dance U of Wisconsin - Madison
Sam Ridenour- Dance George Washington U
Nicole Schab-Poms  E C C 
Andy Sparks-Dance Captain I S U
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
2003-04 V P Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
2004-05 President Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Bachelor's/Master's Degree for Accounting CPA

2000 Graduates

Jenny Anderson- Dance *Captain U of I Champaign
Rachel Boller - Dance *Co-Captain

Millikin University
Pi Phi Sorority
Honors Theater Fraternity
Major: Musical Theater Minor: Dance
First Contract signed with the Prairie Fire Theater Company in Minnesota for August '04
10/8-9/04 Starring in PROOF at ECC's Second Space Theatre 8PM
Kim Braun -Dance *Co-Captain

Elmhurst College

Elmhurst College Poms 01-02
Elmhurst College Poms 02-03 Captain
Elmhurst College Poms 03-04 Captain
President of Psi Chi 03-04 (Psychology National Honors Society)
Member of Pi Gamma Mu (Social Sciences Honor Society)

Jennifer Byots -Poms I S U
Graduated from Illinois State Unversity with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, last credits there were A View From the Bridge and A Chorus Line. She is currently dancing professionally with the Walt Disney World Company at the Magic Kingdom performing in SpectoMagic. 12/23 
Courtney Kerin - Dance Marquette University
Lauren Lundgren - Poms University of Nevada - Las Vegas
TaiVon McKinney - Poms

Penn State University

Acting & Singing

Talia Pascente - Poms I S U
Lindsay Quick - Poms Bradley University
Kristina Schrader - Poms  E C C 
Erin Stark - Poms

 UIC
Amber Turner - Poms

Arizona State

Varsity softball