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Stepping in front, junior Cierra Rivers performs at Firefest. Rivers has been a part of the Step Team since her freshman year and stayed due to the community she found in it. “Everyone has each other’s backs,” Rivers said. “We can all have fun.” Photo by Addison Driscoll
Step team tackles changes, challenges
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“It was always the hope to have one team, s students return to it just took awhile for all the pieces the building of the puzzle to come together,” after a year coach Audrey Trowbridge of online said. school, clubs and Since rebooting the sports begin to club in 2017 after a drop in reflourish. The Unity participation, Trowbridge Step Team has come said one of the group’s back to life with new biggest setbacks has been changes and activities. oa rid funding. Since the group is ch b Once known as the Audrey Trow officially labeled a club by the district, Free Steppers of Free State, the they are responsible for their own finances. Unity Step Team took a big leap last year in Trowbridge said she’s taken on most of the combining the group with Lawrence High School financial burden, paying for uniforms and making participants.
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“We have sustained it together. No handouts.”
