Energizing the Home Crowd

By Travis Thornburgh

            February 5 brought what many people would qualify as mayhem to the high school gym at Interstate 35.  The fifth brought Senior Night, where both boys and girls basketball both faced off against arch rivals Martensdale-St. Marys, as well as a halftime performance of the highest quality.  The Energizers were in the house, doing their normal, spectacular thing.

                The halftime show at Interstate was just one of many events at which the Energizers performed this year .  This year, the team of 33, the largest in the history of the program, performed at Clarke of Osceola, Martensdale-St.Marys, Winterset, Northwest Missouri State University, and Drake University.  The group ranges from five to seventeen in age and is made of many different school districts.  Among these are Interstate 35, Martensdale-St.Marys, Clarke, Lamoni, Murray, Winterset, and Norwalk.

                “The tumblers were pleased with their performance at I-35.  It is always exciting for the kids to perform in front of their home school crowds,” stated Sue Cornelison, when asked about the performance and the reaction that she got. 

                The Energizers have become a mainstay in the Interstate and surrounding communities, and have made a habit of performing at Interstate, and that doesn’t seem like it is going to change.