Growing-up-guard - Growing Up Guard

“You just gotta .... crank that bitch out.”

-Me showing off a big 45

Me: Hey Guys, what’s up? I’m Artemis and I’m getting post-season depression

Over Yeeting

Here’s a tip, from an idiot freshman.

Don’t

Over

Do

The

Toss

Even

If

You

Can

Lights are expensive

ONWARDS TO STATE!

Seriously that feeling when everyone had a good run, and the butterflies kick in with the belief that your going to do something amazing. It’s incredible. Absolute Run of my life

SOMEONE STEPPED ON A TUBAS MOUTHPIECE AGAIN!

Some good quotes I’ve heard from the band this season

“Hydrate or diedrate.”

“What on God’s good earth did they teach you over at drum corps???”

“Ok, if I say ‘cool?’ I want you guys to say ranch, cool?”

“Nevermind,I guess you guys are lame.”

“I was gonna roll down my window and yell ‘NERD’ but I chickened out and just drove up on the grass.”

“What an absolute goddamn unit.”

“Ok, can someone that’s NOT a senior please raise their hand”

“Literally everyone here is a breathing meme and it’s kinda scary.”

“I think I have some ligma in my part.”

“SAY LIGMA ONE MORE TIME SEE WHAT HAPPENS”

Add on if you want

“Put your butts down, we don’t need no Hoes in our show!”

-The choreographer

The JV: Huddled outside the gym waiting quietly for the cheer team to finish

Guardmate: Accidentally knocks over metal water bottle creating noise

Director:(instinctively) I will kill you

Just Guard Things

Having an abnormally larger right arm

Post-Season Thoughts

Never in my life would I think I’d be walking off of a football field in a stadium while crying.

Never would I think I’d be crying as two of the captains announce that they won’t be doing winter guard.

Never Have I thought I would have become so attached to what I do that it became a part of my personality

Never should I doubt in my ability to do something new

Never will I give up doing what I love

I shall forever cherish this season as not only my first season but also as a season where my I changed massively as a person from a shy quiet child who’d always be trying to hide from anyone to someone who’d smile defiantly at judges while performing.

I am so grateful for the chance to be in this family and this sport.