Color Guard In The Marching Band

In high school, the only sport-like activity I participated in was color guard in the marching band, mostly because it consumed all of my time. We have tryouts and we start preparing in March and throughout the summer for competitions starting in September. It’s an immense commitment and I believe that you really have to love it, and I did.

I first started doing color guard my freshman year and I was awful. At the time my cousin, who was a senior was the captain of our team. She was amazing, talented and such a good role model. I wanted to be just like her, so I went home and practiced every day. It was my dream to become captain when I became a senior.

I worked hard and practiced all the time, and with dedication, I even got a solo