THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, September 22, 1994           TAG: 9409210151
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN              PAGE: 18   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: BY FRANK ROBERTS, STAFF WRITER 
DATELINE: SUFFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   39 lines

FLAG CORPS MEMBERS TRYING TO SWING TRIP TO CITRUS BOWL

Annette Carr and Ashleigh Stevens will be part of the Citrus Bowl halftime entertainment if . . .

``We each have to raise $650 plus air fare,'' Annette says.

The 14-year-old Nansemond-Suffolk Academy sophomores, members of the Marching Band's Flag Corps, attended a band camp at James Madison University in July, where they learned some of the routines that will be used at the Citrus Bowl football game in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 2.

``We learned different moves with the flag,'' Annette said. ``We learned several routines.''

Once they get to Orlando, they will learn the halftime routine that ties in with the theme, ``the blues.''

Annette and Ashleigh will join about 200 other girls adept at flag routines for a full-blown version of ``Jailhouse Rock.''

Part of the halftime show will be televised on ABC.

Before all that comes about, there is the business of raising the money.

``I'll probably cut grass, baby-sit, work around the house and answer phones for my dad's business,'' said Ashleigh, whose parents are Linda and Carl Stevens of Ashforth Way in Chesapeake.

Annette, the daughter of Debbie and Emory Carr of Joshua Lane in Suffolk, said she hopes to raise the money with the help of sponsors. ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by MICHAEL KESTNER

Ashleigh Stevens, left, and Annette Carr practice their flag routine

at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, where they are members of the Marching

Band's Flag Corps.

by CNB