November 11, 2015–Lehi, Utah
Kylie Ash has been hired as the Drill Team Coach for Skyridge High School, currently under construction in Lehi, Utah. The school will open in August 2016.
Coach Ash has been dancing for 19 years, including 15 years on a competition team. She graduated from Lehi High School where she was a member of the Pionettes team, and served as a co-captain her Junior year and captain her Senior year. During this time, she continued to dance at a studio, as well as on the Lehi Dance Company. She had the wonderful opportunity to perform in the 2002 Winter Olympics as a “Child of Light” dancer. She has also performed at “Stadium of Fire,” danced in the MTV movie “American Mall,” and appeared in several Disney Channel movies including “High School Musical,” “High School Musical 3, “The Hannah Montana Movie,” and “Minutemen.” After graduating from LHS, Kylie went on to dance for the Waukeenyans dance team at Southern Utah University, where she received recognition as one of the top ten collegiate dancers in the state.
Ash says it will be difficult to leave Lehi High. “Lehi is my home. I grew up in Lehi and graduated from Lehi High School. Seeing Lehi grow and progress is exciting. Leaving Lehi High School to work at Skyridge High School presents me with a great opportunity to be a part of something new. Building a legacy of greatness alongside my coworkers and teachers embodies who I am as an educator.”
Skyridge Principal Joel Perkins says, “Kylie is an amazing math teacher and drill team advisor. She brings great experience in maintaining a competitive drill team and we are confident that she will create a very successful drill team.”
Coach Ash will graduate this spring from UVU with a bachelor degree in mathematics education. She currently is an intern at Lehi High. She and her husband Clint reside in Lehi with their son.