Rachel Horton 16

Clarkston High School

Hometown: Clarkston, MI

Years on Hockettes: First year

Years of Synchro: 9

Favorite Program: Balloons (Open Juvenile 2010)

Favorite Elelement: Circle

Other Hobbies: Running

An Interesting Fact: I can quack like a duck

Future Goals: Earn the IB diploma and be a direct admit to a nursing program

Favorite Quote: “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” -Joshua J. Marine

Grace Lee 15

Pioneer High School

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Years on Hockettes: 6

Favorite Program: Train (Juvenile 2012) 

Favorite Element: No-Hold and No-Point

Other Hobbies: Playing viola in the Pioneer Symphony Orchestra and DECA

An Interesting Fact: I am trilingual 

Future Goals: I would like to be on a world synchronized skating team one day. I would also like to be a cardiologist, reporter or ambassador 

Favorite Quote: “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” -Beverly Sills

Rosalyn Schaefer 15

Skyline High School

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI

Years on Hockettes: 7

Favorite Program: Hitchcock (Junior 2014)

Favorite Element: No-Hold, Creative Element and Moves in the Field

Other Hobbies: Baking, Cooking and doing arts and crafts

An Interesting Fact: I hate the sound of cotton balls.

Future Goals: I would like to attend a good college and become a Personal trainer, Physical therapist or Nutritionist.

Favorite Quote: “Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.” - Rocky Balboa

Paige Bremner 17

Walled Lake Central High School

Hometown: West Bloomfield,MI

Years on Hockettes: First year

Years of Synchro: 9

Favorite Program: Angels (Open Juvenile 2012)

Favorite Elelement: Block

Other Hobbies: Water Skiing and Scrapbooking

An Interesting Fact: My biggest fear is fake spiders

Future Goals: To skate in college

Favorite Quote: “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” 

Samantha Goldberg 18

University of Michigan

Hometown: West Orange, NJ

Years on Hockettes: First year

Years of Synchro: 10

Favorite Program: Sleeping Beauty (Junior 2014)

Favorite Element: Moves in the Field (spread eagles)

Other Hobbies: Writing, swimming (lifeguard), baby sitting and camp counselor 

An Interesting Fact: I am a chemistry major at Michigan

Future Goals: To become an orthopedic surgeon 

Favorite Quote: “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” -Eleanor Roosevelt

Meet Sydney!

Sydney Cebalt 17

Milford High School

Hometown: Highland, MI

Years on Hockettes: 6

Years of Synchro: 11

Favorite Program: Hitchcock (Junior 2014)

Favorite Elelement: Pairs Element

Other Hobbies: Sleeping and writing

An Interesting Fact: I can bark like a great dane!

Future Goals: Go to college

Favorite Quote: “It will hurt. It will take time. It will require sacrifice, but when you finally reach your dreams it’s all worth it.”

Meet Ariana!

Ariana Gould-Tasoojy 16

Community High School

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI

Years on Hockettes: 9

Favorite Program: Gummy Bears (Beginner 1 2008)

Favorite Element: Wheel

Other Hobbies: Volunteering at a preschool and assisting the Beginner 2 Hockettes

An Interesting Fact: I once got lost in the middle of Hangzhou, China without a phone and it took me about 45 minutes to find someone who spoke English to find my group.

Future Goals: I would like to attend a good university, skate for a senior synchronized skating team, have a career that I am passionate about and remain fit and healthy throughout my life. 

Favorite Quote: “Take advantage of every opportunity”