When seniors looks back on their influence to the school, few can say that they are one of the only reasons a certain club or activity is still active at the school. Since her freshman year, senior Hannah Mosley has been an active force in shaping the color guard to what it is today.
“I initially was just going to be in the marching band and play the flute,” Mosley said. “On my first day at band camp I found out there was no one in color guard and without one the band couldn’t compete. So Raven Riordan and I decided to join together.”
Reviving the color guard, Mosley says, was not intentional. After her and Riordan joined, the reviving efforts really began. With the help from Mr. Doug Hoover and Mr. Jeff Pottinger (of Parkway Central Middle School), the girls began recruiting underclassmen to make a larger team.
“Even the fact that the color guard grew in numbers [that year] and started being a part of pep rallies made it more popular,” Mosley said.
As the years have progressed, Mosley believes that her work has become more accepted and more complex. As the enthusiasm from the team has grown, so has the elaborateness of their routines.
“When I started, everyone was a beginner and we could only do really basic moves in our routine,” Mosley said. “By this year we were spinning rifles and doing moves that were much more complex.”
Not only this, but the group has become more popular. The group has grown in size to about nine people.
“When I first joined color guard most people made fun of it,” Mosley said. “That still happens sometimes, but there are also a lot of people who cheer us on and who are much more supportive.”
Mosley’s friend senior Hannah Dalton agrees, and believes that Mosley should be lauded for her work.
“She’s an inspiration,” Dalton said. “When color guard was broken she was the glue that held it together.”
Through the injuries, the difficulties, and the triumphs, Mosley said that her favorite moment was this year’s competition because the color guard scored much higher than previous years on their routine.
“I’m glad I [joined the club],” Mosley said. “I met a lot of new people and got to experience something new and go outside my comfort zone.”