The Rotunda

Issue date: 10/8/08 Section: Sports

Kaitlin Bishop, who started guard for the first time last year and is now the group's historian, said, "I decided to join because one of my younger sisters is in our high school's color guard and it looked like a lot of fun." Bishop said her experience has been "amazing." She said, "My advice for future guard members would be to not give up. It's really frustrating at first when your flag or rifle doesn't do what you want it to, but with a lot of practice it eventually gets easier."

Grimes has done colorguard for three years and said, "I wanted to join because I wanted to meet new people and learn something new," and described guard as "thrilling

Allison Deland, the president of Mirage, is going on her sixth year, She said, "Color guard is just like other things; even though it might be hard in the beginning it's totally worth it in the end. If I'd quit when it started to get hard, my entire life would be totally different. … I've met some of my best friends through guard, and I know I wouldn't be the same person I am today if it wasn't for guard."

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