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Captain Keira Humphries '24 practices rifle choreography during equipment warm up right before the color guard's performance at WGI San Antonio. They placed 12th in both prelims and finals.

Color Guard Places Twelfth in Finals at WGI San Antonio

Hannah McDonough, Horizon Assistant Editor • March 23, 2024

After getting to school early for an 8 a.m. call time, the color guard traveled to Canyon High School in New Braunfels to compete at the Winter Guard International (WGI) San Antonio regional competition...

Color guard members smile at the crowd as they perform an opening dance feature in their show, 'Attention Earthlings.' They performed the show on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the TCGC competition at Dripping Springs High School, where they placed tenth. "I felt really good about it and the audience seemed to think the show was really fun,” captain Keira Humphries ‘24 said. “I was glad that they liked it so much.”

Color Guard Places Tenth at First Competition

Hannah McDonough, Horizon Assistant Editor • February 1, 2024

Decked out in neon costumes and bright makeup, the color guard attended their first competition of the season on Saturday, Jan. 27. The Texas Color Guard Circuit (TCGC) competition was hosted at Dripping...

Waiting for rehearsal to begin, color guard captains Ari Coulekar ‘24 and Keira Humphries ‘24 stand ready with their rifles to learn new choreography for their winter guard show. The captains have made sure the members of the Color Guard are ready to have a productive rehearsal and know what equipment to have. "The guard is very, very enthusiastic about everything right now," Coulekar said. "I remember at the show reveal, everybody was super excited about the show and suggesting things already even though it hadn’t even started yet."

Color Guard Captains Ari Coulekar and Keira Humphries Reflect on Time as Leaders

Sabareesh Dinakaran, Reporter • December 10, 2023

The captains took place under the blinding fluorescent lights of the Alamodome, ready to perform their show for the massive audience cheering them on and the judges up in the stands. The drum majors started...

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