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    Sapphire Stars

    Drill/Dance Team

Phone: 713-495-6950 Ext. 027330

Email:

Degrees and Certifications:

Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance Education

Ms. Jennifer Pham

Ms. Pham is very passionate about dance. She has been dancing since she was three years old. She started her drill team career in middle school and continued all through high school. After high school, she attended Texas State University where she received her bachelors of fine arts in dance education. While in college, she danced for multiple non-for-profits in the San Antonio & Austin area. 

Ms. Pham started her teaching career at Chavez High School in August of 2014 and became the director of the Sapphire Stars in January of 2015. She has successfully taken the team to numerous contests, won many awards, banners, and titles.

She loves working with the students of Chavez High School and enjoys encouraging them to be confident humans inside and outside of the dance room.

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  •  Sapphire Stars is a competitive dance team where student leaders exemplify and promote school spirit, pride, and sportsmanship through competitive contests.


    Sapphire Stars give the students of Chavez High School an opportunity to:
    1. Render service to the school by participating as a spirit and entertainment organization at various athletic, school and community functions.
    2. Develop competitive dance skills and demonstrate these skills at contest.
    3. Foster good fellowship.
    4. Build school loyalty and pride.
    5. Encourage high morals and standards among its members.
    6. Develop the ability to work as a team in achieving common goals.
    7. Function as school leaders by serving as an example of proper attitude and behavior in the classroom.
    8. Promote community relations and develop a strong sense of community within the Houston area.


    Our dancers foster good fellowship, build school loyalty and pride, as well as encourage high morals and standards among its members and help them develop the ability to work as a team in achieving common goals.


    Our motto is

    Dedication, Determination, and Discipline

     

    Contact our Sponsor: Ms. Jennifer Pham if you are interested in becoming a Sapphire Star!!
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  • The Sapphire Stars are a competitive team who strive for excellence. Below are our accomplishments. 

    2023-2024

    • MA Dance Contest at Waltrip High School
      • 1st Place Team Modern
      • 1st Place Team Jazz
      • 1st Place Team Pom
      • 1st Place Team Military
      • Super Sweepstakes Award
      • Choreography Award
      • 1st Place Small Classic Team
    • Crowd Pleasers Dance Contest at Clear Springs High School
      • 2nd Runner-up Small Ensemble
      • 1st Runner-up Team Jazz
      • 1st Place Team Pom
      • 1st Place Team Military
      • Grand Champion Small Classic Team

    2022-2023

    • MA Dance Contest at Waltrip High School
      • 1st Place Team Jazz 1
      • 3rd Place Team Jazz 2
      • 1st Place Team Military
      • 2nd Place Team Pom
      • Super Sweepstakes Award
      • Choregraphy Award
    • Crowd Pleasers Contest at Clear Springs High School
      • 1st Place Team Jazz 1
      • 3rd Place Team Jazz 2
      • 1st Place Team Military
      • 2nd Place Team Pom
      • Grand Champion Small Classic Team
      • 3rd Place Overall Classic Team
    • MA Dance Contest in New Orleans
      • 2nd Place Small Ensemble
      • 1st Place Team Jazz 1
      • 2nd Place Team Jazz 2
      • 1st Place Team Military
      • 1st Place Team Pom
      • Super Sweepstakes Award
      • 1st Place Small Classic Team

    2021-2022

    • MA Dance Contest at Waltrip High School
      • 1st Place Team Military 
      • 1st Place Team Pom
      • Super Sweepstakes Award
      • Choreography Award
      • 7th Place Overall HISD
    • Crowd Pleasers at Clear Springs High School
      • 1st Place Trio
      • 1st Place Small Ensemble
      • 1st Runner-up Team Jazz
      • 1st Place Team Military
      • 1st Place Team Pom
      • Academic Award
      • 2nd Place Small Team
      • 6th Place Overall Team
    • Showtime International Dance Contest at Thomas Randle High School
      • Runner-up Small Ensemble
      • Runner-up Team Jazz
      • Runner-up Team Pom
      • 1st Place Team Military
      • Sweepstakes Trophy
      • Judges Award

    2019-2021

    • MA Dance Contest at Waltrip High School
      • 1st Place Officer jazz
      • 1st Place Officer Lyrical
      • Super Sweepstakes Award
      • Choreogrpahy Award
      • 2nd Place Team Jazz
      • 1st Place Team Military
      • 3rd Place Team Lyrical
      • 2nd Place Team Pom
      • Super Sweepstakes Award
      • Choreography Award
      • Technique Award
      • Judges Award for Team Pom
      • 6th Place Overall HISD
    • Crowd Pleasers State Contest at Cy Ranch High School
      • 1st Place Officer Jazz
      • 1st Place Officer Lyrical
      • 1st Place Officer Modern
      • Super Sweepstakes Award
      • Small Team Officer Grand Champion
      • 1st Place Team Jazz
      • 1st Place Team Lyrical
      • 1st Place Team Military
      • 1st Place Team Pom
      • Super Sweepstakes
      • Crowd Pleasers for Pom
      • Winner for Military Invitational
      • Grand Champion Small Team
    • MA Dance Contest in New Orleans
      • J.Solorzano 5th Place Soloist
      • 1st Place Officer Jazz
      • 1st Place Officer Modern
      • 1st Place Officer Lyrical
      • 1st Place Small Team Officers
      • Super Sweepstakes
      • 1st Place Team Jazz
      • 1st Place Team Lyrical
      • 1st Place Team Pom
      • 1st Place Team Military
      • Choreography Award
      • Technique Award
      • 1st Place Small Team 
      • 1st Place Overall Team

  • We love our alumni, and we thank them for their hard work and commitment to this team and Chavez High School. 

    • Class of 2023
      • Laila Lopez - Captain - 3 year member 
      • Valeria Herrera - Social Officer - 2 year member 
      • Dafne Salazar-Cruz - 4 year member 
    • Class of 2021
      • Sidney Luna - Captain - 4 year member 
      • Melody Molina - Lt. Captain - 4 year member 
    • Class of 2020
      • Jocelyn Solorzano - Lieutenant 
      • Tranisha McClyde - Social Officer 
      • Briana Williams - 2 year member 
      • Bethany Jones - 1 year member 
    • Class of 2019
      • Viviana Lizcano - Captain - 4 year member 
      • Daisy Velazquez - Lt. Captain - 3 year member 
      • Marlen Correa - Social Officer - 3 year meber 
    • Class of 2017 
      • Brianna Crane - Captain - 3 year member 
      • Katlin Roberson - 2 year member 
    • Class of 2016 
      • Celeste Waters - Captain - 4 year member 
      • Leslie Ventura - Lieutenant - 3 year member 
      • Crystal Hernandez - Social Officer - 2 year member 
      • Hannah Cano - Social Officer - 2 year member 
      • Sariah Herrera - Social Officer - 2 year member 
      • Kayla Thomas - 1 year member 
    • Class of 2015
      • Cheyaira Rogers - Captain - 2 year member 
      • Emely Rubio - Lieutenant - 3 year member 
      • Jocelyn Renteria - 3 year member 
      • Lixu Chavez - Lieutenat - 2 year member
      • Dominique Pantoja - Social officer - 3 year member 
      • Caroline Mosqueda - 3 year member 
      • Gracie Montes - 3 year member 

    If there are more Chavez High School Sapphire Star Alumni out there, please email Ms. Pham at jpham1@houstonisd.org