By Becky Schuler with Alaura Schuler
After learning the routines, the color guard uses practice time to clean the moves to make them look sharp and get them together. Their coach, Kathy Somers, provides feedback and suggestions for corrections so that the movements look clean
This year the color guard purchased new flags and updated their costumes. The new flags match the themes of the songs for this year’s field show. The gold flags match the song “Golden Ticket” and new green/orange flags accent the song “Oompa Loompa.”
During the third song, “CandyMan,” the color guard waves giant lollipops for the first couple of seconds. In “Pure Imagination,” they use purple/black flags.
Band director Jarrod O’Donnell, wanted the color guard costumes to look like the characters in the movie “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” Alaura Schuler is Charlie Bucket, Rebecca Schuler is Violet Beauregarde, Hannah McLean is Veruca Salt, Heather St. John is Mike Teavee, Mikayla Somers is an Oopma Loompa, and Mariah Taylor is Augustus Gloop. And Jake Auebrach, a Senior and also a Drum Major is Willy Wonka.