Along with an Atlantic Coast Championship title for the Independent Novice division, Studio 5 Dance Team earned a gold medal and a promotion into a higher class at the Tournament Indoor Association Finals on May 2.

The team is made up of members from the Tamaqua area. It is their first year in competition. This past competition season they remained undefeated, ranking first each week. At Chapter Competitions on April 25 at Souderton, they earned the title Independent Novice Champion of Northeastern Pennsylvania.Studio 5 is a competitive dance unit that competes throughout the months of January to May within the Tournament Indoor Association. The TIA allows teams to compete in dance, percussion, twirling and color guard as either scholastic or independent units. Students compete against teams from nine different states, and annually, all qualifying teams compete in the Atlantic Coast Championship held the first weekend in May in Wildwood, New Jersey.Members Include: Juliette Reinhardt, Alyssa Casler, Nicole Prantow, Stefanie Gensure, and Sophia Susarchick. Coaches are Courtney McCarroll, Crista Behr and Sarah Schimpf.