Showing posts with label feature twirler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label feature twirler. Show all posts

Band: Marching Season!

Marching season is in full swing, and Emily is loving it!  It's pretty late when she gets out of practice on Wednesday nights, 8:30, but this time of year that means beautiful sunsets!

On the first day of school, I stayed at practice with her and sewed five patches onto the guard uniforms, and managed two more before the first football game (on a Thursday?)  but didn't take any pictures of my handiwork, so here's my smiling Emily holding my tools as we left.

As I just mentioned, the first football game was on a Thursday night, which made Friday feel off, but the night was fair and warm!

The drum major runs along the band asking if each section is ready.  Since Emily is alone in her section, she answers alone. 

Emily is at the very front!





The night was exciting, though Holt was losing for most of the game.  The final quarter was a good one, despite being a loss.


The light up batons will be switched out for fire at the light show!  Emily has some practicing to do before then though!

I think they were doing the wave?  Just having fun on the track during the third quarter!


Football season is so exciting!  Emily did a great job, and I love volunteering so that I can watch her up close!  I'm also happy that all the other games are on Friday nights!

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Emily is Busy

The final couple of months of the year, Emily has been busy!  She's been taking private twirling lessons, and tryouts were at the same time as drum major tryouts.  Luckily, she didn't have to wait nearly as long to find out her results: she will be the featured twirler next fall!

This is not an unusual sight: She needs two bags filled with clothing and supplies to go from a color guard event to a birthday party!

In her history class, she debated her way against others in her hour, into the multi-class debate, to which parents were invited! 


She did not win, because JFK was not as widely influential as some of the other historical figures.


On her very first drive during driver's training, her teacher let her drive to 711, where she bought a Slurpee.  The smile on her face when I picked her up was so happy!

While we were waiting on her to finish the requirements to get her permit, I would have her move the car around in the driveways and backyard.  She likes driving a lot!  I don't know which of us is the most excited for her to get her license. 

Once we got her paperwork, I made an appointment for her to get her permit on the penultimate day of school.  Since it was a half day, we had time to run some errands afterwards, and she wanted to drive and get some celebratory Chinese food.  And before her siblings complain that they don't get the same treatment, she paid for it!


School ended on Wednesday.  Since then, she has gone to a sleepover, an open house, a hangout with her boyfriend, and tonight she has been invited to a youth group.  She is one busy girl!

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