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Mission Statement
We, the Plano West Royales, are a team striving for excellence within
our community, both as a team and individuals. We understand that our responsibilities
as Royales extend beyond performing into every aspect of our lives. For we are not
only role models to those who aspire to one day fill our shoes, we are the pride
of our family, our school, and our community.
Plano West Royales Director - Kari Watson
Mrs. Watson began her dance career at the age of 7 at Diana’s Dance Academy in Plano, Texas. While at her studio, she was apart of the competitive dance company and performance company. She had the opportunity of performing all around the Dallas and Plano areas for different community events. She was also apart the team that was named National Champions for Showcase International and Regional Champions for Showstoppers. During these years she also attended the Dupree Dance Convention.
Mrs. Watson moved to Rockwall, Texas for her High School years. She was on the JV
drill team her ninth grade year and tried out and made the varsity drill team, the
Stingerettes, for her sophomore thru senior years. While on Stingerettes, Mrs. Watson
made the kick club all three years, was a Junior Lieutenant her junior year, and
was Captain her Senior year. She was also named to the All-American Drill Team all
three years and was invited to perform in London and the Citrus Bowl. Mrs. Watson
also attended the very first Starmakers and MA officer camps and received all Sweepstakes
awards on all routines evaluated. She was also able to travel to New Orleans and
San Antonio with the Stingerettes to compete in drill team competitions.
After high
school, Mrs. Watson attended Baylor University from 1995- 1999 with an Education
degree and a Business minor. While at Baylor University, she was involved in Student
Government and was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. During her Zeta years,
Mrs. Watson was skit day chair for two years and was on the Rush Day committee her
senior year.
After Graduation, Mrs. Watson returned to Rockwall to teach 7th and
8th grade At-Risk Reading and head up the At-Risk Dept. The very next year, she taught
first grade but realized that working with secondary students was her passion. She
returned to teaching 7th and 8th grade English at Williams Middle School from 2001-
2005. During her years at Williams Middle School she also directed the 8th grade
drill team. Her teams from all four year brought home a combined 60 awards from various
drill team competitions. Her 2004-2005 team won 9 state championship titles and Mrs.
Watson was named Outstanding Director for the Junior High State Championships. Mrs.
Watson also assisted the 8th grade cheerleading squads and the Rockwall High School
Cheer squads as well.
2005-2006 took Mrs. Watson to Rockwall-Heath High School. She
was asked to charter the Highstepper drill team program. During her time at Rockwall-Heath
High School, she charted the drill team and booster clubs, established drill team
traditions and brought home four national championships from the ADTS National Competition.
Mrs. Watson also taught Communication Applications while at Rockwall-Heath High School.
2006-2007
marks Mrs. Watson first year at Plano West Senior High School. She teaches one dance
class and directs the Royale Drill Team. She is working part time this year in order
to spend more time with her son.
Mrs. Watson married her college sweetheart, Brad
in 2001. They have been married for five wonderful years. They have one son, Andrew,
and two weenie dogs, Max and Marley.
Plano West Royales Assistant Director - Sarah Noel
Ms. Noel signed up for her first dance class when she was in 6th grade and the rest is history! Dance quickly became a full time hobby. She has extensive training and competitive experience in the areas of Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Modern and Clogging. In high school, she competed regionally and nationally with her studio and was also involved in cheerleading, gymnastics, and was an officer on her drill team. She spent her senior year working full time at her studio teaching beginner to advanced dance classes to ages three years to adult and also coaching gymnastics including the uneven bars, beam, vault, and spring mat.
After graduating from Copperas Cove High School in 1999, she attended Kilgore College
where she was a member of the World Famous Kilgore College Rangerettes. She was picked
to be a Swingster which was not only a huge honor but provided her with more performing
opportunities and the privilege of dancing with the most experienced dancers on the
team. During her time as a Rangerette, she traveled to Ireland and performed for
the Ambassador at the U.S. Embassy and marched in the Dublin St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
She also performed in Washington D.C. for George W. Bush at the Black Boot and Tie
Inaugural Ball and marched in the Inaugural Parade. She graduated from Kilgore College
with an Associate of Arts Degree and transferred to Texas State University in San
Marcos.
She earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Texas
State and spent her time there involved in Alpha Kappa Psi, a professional business
fraternity. She was also a member of the American Marketing Association and Beta
Gamma Sigma, a national honor society.
After graduation, she lived in Austin experiencing
the business world. After spending briefly over a year as a Realtor, she decided
that she could not find a passion for business like she had for teaching and dance.
She began filling a permanent substitute position for the drill team director at
Bowie High School in Austin and decided she was destined to be a drill team director.
She could not be more excited than the day she got hired by Plano West as the Assistant
Director of the Royales. She will be a full time teacher at the school teaching Dance
1, P.E. Foundations and the Step Team. Austin will always have a special place in
her heart, but she is eager to begin her new life in Dallas! She will be continuing
her dance education at nearby studios and will be attending a teacher workshop in
New York hosted by Broadway Dance Center and instructed by the staff of "So You Think
You Can Dance!"
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