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What are the six teams up to now?

The final six schools are getting serious. With the US Open and WTW National Championships only weeks away, these regional champs are busy perfecting their routines. Each team fills us in on what they have been working on during week 3.

Huntington Beach: Things are finally starting to fall into place. We cracked down and accumulated all of our ideas into a final lineup for the show, including music! Things are as stressful as ever because there are so many little details that need to be worked out. It has been hard to confine everything we want to do into 5 short minutes, but it’ll all be worth it once we’re able to strut our stuff down the runway.

Kellam: A couple of days ago we were invited to the Hurley Phantom truck down at our oceanfront and wow, what a fun event! There was music, free give a ways, and of course the pro surfers. This event really got us pumped for the competition. We pretty much have our show down, now we just need to perfect it. Get ready Huntington Beach, VB is coming to bring it!

Pearl City: This week has been full of excitement because we have been caught off guard many times. By dealing with the un-expected, we have really improved our performance. The Skull Candy and Converse Design Challenges have been intense to say the least. We feel that as each week goes by, we are becoming quite the “Ohana” (family). Dawn Hillary Pascual exclaims, “We got this!”

Toms River: Let the show begin! Sam and Gianna taught the team choreography for the show. Conor and Armando designed props that will tie our runway performance together. Gabby is already fitting outfits on our models. Get ready New Jersey to see everything Hurley throughout your local town. August is fast approaching and we can’t wait to show the world what New Jersey is really all about!

Lincoln: As I watch our show come together and unfold smoothly in front of my eyes I can’t help, but to smile. All of our ideas have come together so beautifully and I’m totally confident that our show will turn out to be an unforgettable one. Our confidence level is at its peak and I’m positive our show will be magnificent.

Corona Del Mar: Our third week is rolling by fast. Our Team Leaders decided on an amazing play-list, that we are sure you guys will love. There’s a lot to do, but we are getting it done in style! We also updated our website. Fans can now chat with friends on the forums, listen to music, and check out pictures, and find out about our events. We are working hard and are confident that we can win this thing.

What are the six teams up to now?

These schools are in it to win it. One week closer to the big event, these six schools are picking up the pace and doing everything in their power to make sure that their school takes home the big prize of $25,000. Each school fills us in on what they have been working on during this second week of preparation.

Corona Del Mar: Tons of progress was made at our Leadership meetings this week. I am proud to say that we have decided on an amazing theme and are putting rehearsals into gear for our dancers. After purchasing, we have begun creating our props, and have even started sewing our head-to-toe outfits. We even created a website to keep our fans up to date on our progress. Click here to check out their website.

Toms River: With the excitement of graduating high school and college plans beginning, our team worked in small groups to prepare for a full group meeting next week. Gabby, Armando and Matt worked to finalize our “from scratch” outfits that are sure to WOW the judges. Angela and Danna came up with an overall look for hair and makeup, using Meghan and Diedre as models.

Kellam: This is a huge week for team Kellam, as we have our local TV station and newspaper coming to interview us. These types of publication help us get hyped for the show and put more into our practices. I can’t believe that in less than one month our team will be in California, competing against the other schools for 25,000 dollars in front of half a million people.

Lincoln: "Non-stop productivity" is our current team motto. Our sewers, designers and artists are hard at work on the Head-To-Toe and Skull Candy challenges. With our theme finally set in solid stone, everything is starting to come together wonderfully. Our confidence level is gaining height every day. The judges and crowd will love what we have in store.

Pearl City: Over this past week we have been working on different outfits and the music list. Through planning and brainstorming we have come up with a variety of ideas. “We are approaching one paddle at a time,” says Austin Kawano. Communication errors and schedule conflicts have hindered our progress, but we have picked up the ball and are rolling with it.

Huntington Beach: This past week Brooke and I have been sketching like crazy and looking all over for inspiration. From researching rock 'n roll music videos to exploring the runways of Paris. We're beginning to look into fabrics to complete our actual sketches and start sewing. Our design challenge is a work in progress!

Interviewing the winning teams as they prepare for the big show in Huntington Beach

Hawaii may be laid back, but Pearl City is pulling out all the stops to win this competition. With school out and summer upon them, these Walk the Walk finalists are hard at work, preparing for the upcoming show at the US Open in August. Pearl City can’t wait to get out to California and show the other schools what they are made of. To get a sneak preview, we met up with the team’s producer, Chelsea Hatori.—Chloe Barton

HURLEY.COM: TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING TO PREPARE FOR THE BIG DAY IN AUGUST.
CHELSEA HATORI: Well, we are taking it step by step. First, we decided on a theme but we have found that our theme constantly molds and changes a little at every practice. This last week, we practiced our runway walk and sort of drafted how we want our show to look.

HOW IS THE RUNWAY PRACTICE GOING?
Most of our models have no runway experience so this is all very new to them. We have been working on choreography so our models will have some direction when they get out on the runway. We even included some special twists and turns in the performance, and so far our models have nailed them all. They seem like naturals.

ARE YOU WALKING IN THE SHOW?
I am not going to walk in the show because I will be backstage making sure that everything is going smoothly. I will be there to help the models with anything they need, like quick-changes, hair and makeup, gathering props, etc.

A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO A PRODUCTION THIS BIG.
Seriously! I didn’t realize all the different aspects of putting on a fashion show. In addition to models, you need set designers, choreographers, people to do hair/makeup, people to pick out music, etc. Next year, I am going to community college to study hair and makeup so this has been a particularly great experience for me to get exposure to the hair and makeup world.

THAT’S AWESOME. ARE YOU GUYS EXCITED TO MAKE THE TRIP OUT TO CALIFORNIA?
Yes, we are all counting down the days until we leave. Most of our team, including myself, has never been to California so this will be a totally new experience. At each practice, as it gets sooner and sooner to the trip, the hype builds and everyone becomes more excited. We cannot wait to get out to California and show the crowd at Huntington Beach what we’ve got.

Check out Pearl City’s winning videos here.

Girls Only Shopping Night

What are the six teams up to now?

The first ever WTW National Competition is off to a great start. All six schools are hard at work strategizing and preparing for the big event in August. We caught up with each school to see what they have been up to during this first stage of preparation.

Pearl City: Aloha Walk the Walk Enthusiasts! The Pearl City High School WTW team has been collaborating for an awesome show. We just started to plan our different music selections and gather performance suggestions. We are looking forward to meeting students from the other schools, and we are so excited to go through an epic experience.

Kellam: After going fabric shopping, our Head-to-Toe designer Ron is finally able to start designing his looks. The guy seriously has TALENT written all over him. His sketches are beautiful and I'm sure that whatever comes out of the sewing machine will be fantastic! We are working hard to produce an outstanding show and can't wait to step on the Cali Catwalk with the other schools.

Corona Del Mar: Team CDM has made it a priority to separate itself from the other competing schools since the first stage of the competition. Currently, we are meticulously searching for beats that'll pump up the crowd but still showcase the theme. We're finalizing our choices in models, and we are working on creating new and original clothing designs. Everything looks sick, trust me.

Toms River: The end of the school year was a busy time for us. We decided to thank our school for all of its support with a “Team Hurley Gives Back Day” where we handed out free Italian Ice to everyone. Throughout June we met up with Leighann Borelli of Vanity 101 and Lauren Bertrando of Macy’s for advice on styling of hair, make-up and overall style of our look.

Lincoln: Other than just meetings, we've been hard at work compiling different elements of energizing, upbeat music and converting these into smooth, stylistic runway tracks. We constantly mesh each other’s ideas together to come up with ways to not only make our show amazing for the judges, but also to make our show as entertaining and interactive as possible for the crowd.

Huntington Beach: It's been a couple weeks since our HBHS WTW team has met with Hurley, and we've had so many ideas flowing! Our team of designers has been hard at work designing clothes for our head-to-toe challenge. With our theme finally set in stone, we are kicking off our preparations strong and trying to produce a great show that has our HB flare.