The Okaloosa County School Board recognized the NHS state champion Eaglettes Dance Team at their February 28th meeting.

The team won recognition at the 2022 Universal Dance Association Florida Championships, in the Small Varsity Hip Hop Division and the Small Varsity Jazz Division.

The team also won the specialty award, Most Crowd Appeal for their Hip Hop routine.

At the school board meeting, Niceville principal Charlie Morello praised the team’s accomplishments in sport, and the team’s coach, Kendall Cragin, praised their team-average 4.3 GPA.

The Double-Titled Championship Team Members are:

Coach: Kendall Cragin

Choreographer: Denise Dicharry

Technique Coach: Karla Zaldivar

Autumn Eller-Olsen

Tatum Englett

Parker Lee

Libby Marion

Anna Beth Ottesen

Bailey Tate

London Taylor

Kailey Threet

Hardy Vance

Addi Carron

Ashlee Cublertson

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A drone view of the activity on Boggy Bayou before the annual fireworks festival put on every year by the cities of Niceville  and Valparaiso.