FRESHMAN SCARLET LANGHORST

From Stars Unlimited to JV Sapphires.

Reported by Bianka Mancia

T he moment is finally here and all the sweat and tears came out at the end of 3 hour practices. All the motivation put into each sharp moventment, coordination and expression culminated in spirit. As these 8 dancers eagerly went up on stage all making sure each leg, arm and body movement are equally aligned as they go down into starting position waiting for the cue of the music to begin so they can finally show everyone all the hard work they’ve done.

Freshman Scarlet Langhorst is a member of the Sapphires. Their Varsity team is 3x UDA National Champions and 11x Missouri State Champions, At the time of this article the Sapphires were out of town at nationals.

“It looked really fun, and I thought it would be a cool experience,” said Langhorst. Langhorst has been participating in dance since she was 3 years old. When a glowing opportunity appeared during her 8th grade year to audition for the Liberty High School JV Sapphires team she took it eagerly.

Langhorst strived to be on the team and was placed on JV, She shared the news with her father Eric Langhorst as well.

“I knew it would be a great opportunity for her to participate on the team, and to be able to perform and learn a lot of good skills. I was very excited for her,” Social Studies and ELA Edge Teacher Dr. Eric Langhorst said.

Langhorst also enjoyed showing off her intelligence and talent academically, by applying to Edge the spring of her eight grade year.

“I thought it would be really fun to have a flexible schedule and get to work around certain activities, which I think are interesting,” said Langhorst.

E. Langhorst watched his daughter grow in the Edge program, as he teaches. He had a unique perspective as a teacher and parent.

“It’s interesting to see her growth and just talking about world topics and things that are happening in current events, and see her develop as a thinker and dive into deep things, While she continues to talk about it outside of class,” E. Langhorst said

Langhorsts has signed her Edge commitment form for next year and has plans to stay throughout her four years Edge has helped Langhorsts academically to become stronger

“I think it’s made me a better learner. I think it’s a lot harder to learn in Edge because you’re with seniors through freshman, so [since] it’s combined, it has grown my learning a lot.”

Langhorst said.

Freshmen Katherine Ornelas has been friends with Langhorst since kindergarten and they have stayed friends throughout elementary, middle and now high school.

“She’s extremely loyal. She will always support you, she is the nicest person you can meet. She always has good things to say about people, and she’s always supported me academically, in debate and in sports,” said Ornelas.

Langhorst hopes to follow the origins of her family and go into a four year university in the Nebraska Missouri area. Langhorst’s family is from Nebraska originally, and she wants to be able to stay near her family and friends. “I’m

Freshman Scarlet Langhorst actively participates in JV Sapphires. Starting from the local dance studio Stars Unlimited, she has been dancing for many years. Langhorst also participates in the Edge Micro-School. “We just had a competition and that was really fun, it was also a good team bonding time,” Langhorst said.