Representing El Paso County Colorado School Disrict 49, Jazsmyn Santistevan, age 14, Elle Koenke, age 15, and Ashlyn Koenke, age 12, won individual awards in various categories of solo, presentation, strut and artistic twirling at the Kansas/Colorado U.S. Twirling Association competition held April 13 in Colby, Kansas.The trio also won first place with a jazz-funk routine called ìGet Up!î The girls also study ballet, and Jazsmyn is on the softball team at Falcon Middle School.The twirlers are now preparing for the May 5 Colorado state championship in Denver and the regional competition June 8 and June 9 in Kansas. The latter will include twirlers from 12 states, including Colorado.Pam Kellen is the girls baton twirling coach ó she is certified as a judge and coach.
