Elizabeth Allphin

Name: Elizabeth Allphin

Grade: 10

Future College: unsure

Future Job: unsure

Years in Color guard: two

Wingspan: What made you choose to join color guard?

Allphin: “I had an older sister in marching band while I was still in middle school so I knew I wanted to be a part of that community. The only problem was that the instrument I played was not a marching instrument. I was given the options of learning a new instrument, just march with one, or do colorguard. Being told what colorguard was and remembering from my sister’s performances I thought I sounded fun, and I have never regretted it.”

Wingspan:How does color guard impact your daily life?

Allphin: “Since everybody in color guard is like a team so a lot of my friends are in colorguard and I was able to become friends with older people which helped me adjust to high school better.”

Wingspan:What are your personal goals for this year?

Allphin: “With the virus happening a lot of my pals have been postponed or changed, but one of my biggest goals was to try and make the varsity team for Winter guard but I am still not sure if that is even happening. Another one is to try to get to know the freshen better because it was helpful to me last year to meet all of the other members.”

Wingspan:What is your favorite thing about color guard

Allphin: “I think that there is so much to love about color guard. The community is great because everybody is also so welcoming to new and old people. I also love performing, but because I am shy and don’t talk much that was difficult, but performing with all of the other people on the field has made it a lot easier and a lot more fun.

Wingspan:How do you balance color guard, school, and any other extracurriculars?

Allphin: “Last year it definity was hard because I was doing Pre-Ap classes, band, theater, and colorguard, but my teachers were all understanding about it all. I had to make sure that I was managing my time well so that I could get all of my work done. Mr. Mills, the color guard director was also really helpful because he explained the best ways to balance all of our work.

Wingspan:What’s your favorite memory of the color guard?

Allphin: “There is definity a lot to choose from, but one that does stand out is when we were at the last football game of the season and we won the game against Wakeland, we were all so excited for our first win of the season.”

Wingspan:What is your advice to anybody thinking about joining the color guard?

Allphin: “When you walk in on the first day you really have no idea what you are going to do, but I think that is part of the fun of it. My advice would be to just try it if you like it then continue it next year but if you don’t then you don’t have to do it next year, but if you do join just have fun, relax, and enjoy it.”

Wingspan:Do you like performing with the band during shows? Why?

Allphin: “Yes I like performing with the band. My sister is in the band so I get to play and practice with her and my other friends in the band which is a lot of fun, and I have always enjoyed music so performing at games and competitions has always been fun.”