Kilgore College Rangerettes select 30 freshmen for 87th line
Thirty young women were named the newest members of the world-famous Kilgore College Rangerettes during a closed ceremony June 13 in Dodson Auditorium.
The announcement concluded the Rangerettes’ annual tryout week, during which candidates competed for a spot on the renowned dance and drill team.
The new Rangerettes will join 34 sophomores to make a team of 64.
The Rangerettes were the first of their kind when they began in 1940 as a vision of the late Gussie Nell Davis.
The organization created a unique combination of dance moves and precision drills that quickly earned them the reputation not only as the originators of dance/drill teams, but also as the best in the world.
Known for their high kicks and the jump splits, the organization has traveled around the world, entertained millions and spurred a multi-billion-dollar dance/drill team industry worldwide.
The Rangerettes are under the direction of Dana Blair, director; Shelley Wayne, assistant director; and Angela Aulds, assistant choreographer and dance technician.
Show-Offs, to introduce the new freshmen and select the new Rangerette officers, is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, in Dodson Auditorium. Admission is free.
For more information, visit www.rangerette.com.
New freshman members of the 2026-27 Rangerettes, listed by hometown:
Cedar Park, TX: Kassie Wissen
College Station, TX: Tochi Taylor-Mpamah
Dallas, TX: Abigail Young
Dayton, TX: Samantha Lawrence
Denton, TX: Azul Gamero
Fort Worth, TX: Emma Maynard
Frisco, TX: Mary Kate Hall
Grapevine, TX: Amelia Crowder
Hallsville, TX: Margeaux Malone
Hurst, TX: Adyson Prusha
Hutto, TX: Addison Stewart
Jacksonville, TX: Rebecca Orr
Katy, TX: Emma Parnell
Kilgore, TX: Madison Bailey
Kilgore, TX: Hannah Holmgren
Kilgore, TX: Kyra Spyhalski
La Porte, TX: Sienna Naron
Lewisville, TX: Abrey Pross
Longview, TX: Addy Mitchell
McKinney, TX: Addison Kinnon
McKinney, TX: Brynlee Waltz
Mont Belvieu, TX: Kaydence Haymon
New Braunfels, TX: Reagan Muegge
Prosper, TX: Kadielyn Kopil
Richardson, TX: Mary Schaefers
Rowlett, TX: Daisy Ammerman
Spring, TX: Kennedy Nichols
Sugar Land, TX: Adyson Alvarado
The Colony, TX: Kelsey Baker
Woodway, TX: Mickey Casey
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