Winterguard starts their season

Published: December 15, 2009

FHN’s Winterguard is used to working hard, with this season’s extensive schedule ahead of them they have 10 great members to take on the many competitions. This season is expected to go well with the 10 strong members they have.

“When you look at the crowd you get nervous seeing all the people watching you,” junior Ashley Rehm said. “It’s nerve racking, but when you are finished you feel great and like you did amazing.”

Winterguard had tryouts and the members are now set. Because of the team’s chemistry, they are already excited about the upcoming season.

“I think it will go really well,” senior Kaitlyn Schikore said. “The practices we have had have gone well, we have a good group of people who work hard and wanna do well. It helps when they wanna be there.”

Winterguard practices twice a week on Tuesday and Thursdays from 6-9 p.m and also have a few camps on Saturdays. On Jan. 23, Winterguard will have their first competition and from then on out they will have a competition every weekend until April 10.

All the practices and hard work that Winterguard puts in really has a strong factor in their rankings at competitions. Last year they placed 9th at World Guard International competition and this year members feel they are going to have to work just as hard.

“It’s [this year] going to be hard cause we are competing with guards that are at a higher level and will be hard cause we have to bring ourselves up to that level,” senior Jessica Hoffman said.

This season one thing will be different: their show. The performance this season is

“The Forest Of Life.” It’s a more serious performance than they have done in the past. The new performance is about getting past the obstacles in life that people face.

“It’s different,” Rehm said. “It’s not something you see every day: weird dance moves, hard work. It’s different from other shows.”

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