Shorecrest Hip-Hop Team Claims District 1 Championship

The Hip-Hop Team at Shorecrest High School competed at the District 1 Championships on Saturday, March 3 at Kamiak High School and took home first place in the hip hop category.

The title was the Scots seventh district title in the past 10 years. The team was lead by captains Grace Masaoka, James Kim and officers Zahra Masaoka and Peter Joo. 

Shorewood also competed in districts and took first place in the Show, Pom, Military Categories.

Shorecrest qualified for the Wiaa State Dance/Drill Championships at the Yakima Sun Dome on March 23-24.

Also the Shorecrest Hip Hop Team will be leaving this Thursday, March 8 to compete at a national competition in Los Angeles.

Shorecrest Hip Hop's last trip to a national competition was in 2010 to New York City where they swept their categories with two routines winning First in Small and Medium Team Hip Hop and first place overall for all hip hop teams at that national event. 

Source: Rex Kinney, coach Shorecrest Hip-Hop Dance coach.