The Double “R” Twirlettes are well represented this football season as 20 group members twirl with six different high school band fronts at games, pep rallies, and other events throughout the fall.

Nina Sampogne is Miss Comet at Abington Heights High School. Meghan Murray is Miss Trojan and Alexandra Taffera is feature twirler at North Pocono High School. Autumn Major is captain of the North Pocono Twirling Team and Jordan Gioupis, Lily Lucsky, Olivia Major, and Lauren Zajaczkowski are twirlers at North Pocono. Natalie Buchinski is Miss Spartan at Mid Valley Secondary Center. Jocelyn Bringhurst, Madison Doyle, Lindsey Kausmeyer, Sahara Searfoss, Tiana Searfoss, Sadie Solensky, and Morgan Tullio make up Mid Valley’s twirling team. Eliyana Kubelis and Sara Swavola are feature twirlers at Scranton High School. Natalie Nareski is feature twirler at Old Forge High School and Madison Waltz twirls for Dunmore High School.

The performers are all students of Kathleen Y. Mercatili, director of the Double “R” Twirlettes.

Members of the Double ‘R’ Twirlettes who perform with their high school band fronts this football season. From left, first row, are Natalie Nareski, Natalie Buchinski, Nina Sampogne, Meghan Murray, Alexandra Taffera. Second row, Lauren Zajaczkowski, Lily Lucsky, Sara Swavola, Madison Waltz, Eliyana Kubelis, Jordan Gioupis, Autumn Major. Third row, Sadie Solensky, Jocelyn Bringhurst, Tiana Searfoss, Lindsey Kausmeyer, Olivia Major, Madison Doyle, Morgan Tullio, Sahara Searfoss.
https://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/web1_highschool-twirlers.jpg.optimal.jpgMembers of the Double ‘R’ Twirlettes who perform with their high school band fronts this football season. From left, first row, are Natalie Nareski, Natalie Buchinski, Nina Sampogne, Meghan Murray, Alexandra Taffera. Second row, Lauren Zajaczkowski, Lily Lucsky, Sara Swavola, Madison Waltz, Eliyana Kubelis, Jordan Gioupis, Autumn Major. Third row, Sadie Solensky, Jocelyn Bringhurst, Tiana Searfoss, Lindsey Kausmeyer, Olivia Major, Madison Doyle, Morgan Tullio, Sahara Searfoss. Submitted photo