The Friendswood High School Wranglerette dance team received top honors in their first team competition of the season at Crowd Pleasers’ West Houston Showcase at Mayde Creek High School February 13. 
           The team received the Grand Champion award in the large team division and was the highest scoring team of the contest. 

           They received Best in Class for large team in pom, kick, and novelty, and Choreography Awards for pom and novelty.  They won a Crowd Pleaser Award for their team kick, and had the highest score of the day across size divisions in the team pom and team kick categories.
           The Wranglerettes also received an Outstanding Technique Award, an Overall Precision Merit Award, and qualified for the Super Sweepstakes and Showcase Elite Winner’s Circle awards. 
           The Wranglerette Dance Officers also excelled at Crowd Pleasers. They won the most outstanding officer group for large team and were the highest scoring officer routine of the contest with their jazz routine. They received Best in Class in jazz, lyrical, and hip hop, Outstanding Choreography Award for officer jazz and Crowd Pleaser Award for officer hip hop. They also received an Overall Technical Merit Award and an Outstanding Technique Award.
           The dance officers qualified for the Super Sweepstakes and Showcase Elite Winner’s Circle awards.            The Wranglerette Social Officers won Best in Class and a Crowd Pleaser award for their social officer routine. 
           The Dream Ensemble was first runner up for medium ensembles. Senior solo finalists included seniors Ashley Cupples, Kyndal Goza and junior Elizabeth Cotter. Ashley Cupples was 2nd runner up overall and Elizabeth Cotter was 4th runner up overall in the senior solo division. 
           In the Junior solo division, sophomore Emily Cain was a solo finalist and 4th Runner Up. 
           The Wranglerettes are under the direction of Kara Baker and assistant director Ashley Caterina.