My students need flags, rifles, and sabers. We are starting our color guard program from nothing. We need this equipment so that my students can learn the basics of color guard.
$1,795 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
Color guard students will be engaged in the performing arts as an essential part of the school curriculum at our school. They will be creating visual interpretations of the music through performance. Color guard is a way for our students to express their artistic side and give them an opportunity to succeed outside of the classroom.
Color guard is more than just spinning a flag.
It is a place where the students are free to be themselves. It's a place for our students to make new friends. A place where they can grow as individuals.
My Project
At our school, we're always looking for new ways to grow our school and provide more opportunities to our students. As of now our marching band only consists of a drum line. It's my goal to add a color guard this year.
Starting a marching band from the ground up comes with many challenges.
The biggest one we face is not having the equipment or the financial ability to purchase the items we need to teach our students. Since we are building our program from scratch we need to buy flag poles, flag silks, rifles, sabers, even uniforms. Without the basic equipment (flags, rifles, and sabers) we won't be able to teach the students how to spin or even compete.
As a color guard alumni myself I experienced first hand all the opportunities and excitement that comes with performing. Funding our project would give these students the same advantage as their peers in other school districts and prepare them for the next level of performance.
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