CJH Color Guard Recruitment
Samuel Clemens junior varsity and varsity color guard teams presented to Corbett Junior High School on Friday, April 22 to recruit new members for the next school year. This is an annual occasion that comes with the end of each school year.
The first performance by the junior varsity team showed the basic flag fundamentals and techniques for posture. Their performance lasted six minutes. After, the varsity color guard wowed the audience with their combination of dance moves and flag work.
“A lot of the kids at Corbett are gonna be at Clemens next year, so it was a good way to introduce them to color guard,” said Addie Braun (11). “A lot of them seemed really interested as well which showed us our recruiting worked.”
Joining color guard has many benefits such as a sense of teamwork, great physical exercise, and it forces you to learn how to control your body.
“It was really cool to teach everyone a little something, even if they don't want to join next year,” said Braun. “A lot of people who tried it out were super surprised they could do what I’d shown them, and that was really cool to see as well.”
The presentation resulted in around 80 people signing up for color guard next year. Color guard members perform at all the football games and competitions and are able to earn awards. Students who are really good can earn a scholarship.
Seventh grader Myla Clayton was one of the students who volunteered to learn how to throw and catch a flag and thinks she may join color guard when she becomes a freshman.
“[This experience] kinda gave me a feel of how it would be like in color guard,” said Clayton. “I learned that it's a lot more rigorous than I would've thought it would be.”
Dair Braun
The first performance by the junior varsity team showed the basic flag fundamentals and techniques for posture. Their performance lasted six minutes. After, the varsity color guard wowed the audience with their combination of dance moves and flag work.
“A lot of the kids at Corbett are gonna be at Clemens next year, so it was a good way to introduce them to color guard,” said Addie Braun (11). “A lot of them seemed really interested as well which showed us our recruiting worked.”
Joining color guard has many benefits such as a sense of teamwork, great physical exercise, and it forces you to learn how to control your body.
“It was really cool to teach everyone a little something, even if they don't want to join next year,” said Braun. “A lot of people who tried it out were super surprised they could do what I’d shown them, and that was really cool to see as well.”
The presentation resulted in around 80 people signing up for color guard next year. Color guard members perform at all the football games and competitions and are able to earn awards. Students who are really good can earn a scholarship.
Seventh grader Myla Clayton was one of the students who volunteered to learn how to throw and catch a flag and thinks she may join color guard when she becomes a freshman.
“[This experience] kinda gave me a feel of how it would be like in color guard,” said Clayton. “I learned that it's a lot more rigorous than I would've thought it would be.”
Dair Braun
