About Us
Purpose of Cypress Woods High School Crimson Cadettes
The purpose of the Crimson Cadettes is to encourage quality performance, high
academic standards, and loyal school spirit and high personal values among its
members. Through the development of dance technique, leadership, cooperation,
self-discipline and sportsmanship in each individual member, the Crimson
Cadettes will fulfill its purpose for the benefit of Cypress Woods High School
and the community of Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District.
The name of the organization shall be the Crimson Cadettes of
Cypress Woods High School
The colors of the organization will be crimson red, white & gold.
is an aspiration,
an attitude,
a pursuit . . .
a way of life.
Excellence is all of us
working together, aspiring to
the fullness of our potential,
always in pursuit of higher standards -
determined to do
everything we do somehow better
than it ever has been done before.
Excellence is found
in the caring
in the trying,
in the doing.
It is our objective.
We seek it
with dedication.
It is the hallmark
of this organization.
Jennifer Dean Mestayer is the director of the Crimson Cadettes. Jennifer attended Westwood High School in Austin, Texas where she served as a lieutenant for the dance team followed by serving as lieutenant for the world famous Texas State Strutters. Jennifer has had the opportunity to travel and perform around the world with her dance team experience including Los Angeles, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, Portugal, Prague & MTV's TRL. Jennifer has worked in the drill team camp industry with Showtime Int. & ShowMakers Dance Camps. After college, Jennifer began teaching dance & drill team at Bryan High School in Bryan, Texas. After three years at BHS, Jennifer was offered a job as the assistant drill team director of the Cypress Creek Silverados. This was an amazing experience for Jennifer that opened the door for the Cypress Woods HS position. In 2006 Cypress Woods HS opened and the Crimson Cadettes were created. Jennifer is married to husband Scott and they have two young boys, Drew & Dean.
Katie Ogorchock is the Assistant Director of the Crimson Cadettes. Dance has always been a part of her life. She moved around quite a bit while growing up, but spent her last two years of high school at Cy-Creek, where she was on the Silverado drill team for two years. After high school, Katie went on to attend the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas, where she majored in Dance. Being a part of the UNT dance program really opened her eyes to many new forms of dance and re-emphasized to her that she really wanted to be a dance teacher. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance in August of 2004, Katie taught dance at a studio in Frisco, TX. After a year at the studio, she decided to give teaching in a school district a try. Student teaching at Cy-Fair High School showed her that being in the Cy-Fair district was where she really wanted to be. Katie helped open Cy-Woods High School in 2006. She has had an amazing experience watching the Crimson Cadettes transition from where they started to where they are today. Katie is married to her husband Kris.
