Indoor Festival Interviews

Jessica:
Did you think the indoor festival was a success?
"I do believe it was a success. It was one of our best shows yet and we can only improve from here,"
How is this year's show different from last year's show?
"This year's show did not require as much skill, it wasn't as physically exhausting. This year's show is a lot more intensive, it has a lot more skills. The skills are so much harder this year than they were last year,"
There is a wide variety of emotions in your show; how do you get 'in character' for these emotions?
"My grandfather passed away a while back, and I always think of him in the 'Adagio for Strings',"
JV-Varstiy:
"I practiced really hard and I worked my hardest to get to where I am right now, outside of rehearsal and inside of rehearsal,"
How does it feel to be one of the best guards in the nation?
"It's bomb. That's all I have to say,"

Amy:
Did you think that the Indoor Festival was a success?
"We got first place, but overall I don't think we deserved it."
Difficil:
"We do this one toss where we touch the ground. I think that part is the most difficult and
Best color guards:
"We have to live up to it. You can't suck, it's hard to live up to that standard."

Lillie:
Success:
"Our show was not the best, but it was fun to perform in front of friends and family,"
Emotions:
"I just like being happy, and our show is happy and quirky,"
Guards:
"Feels pretty good! I try hard and practicing a lot makes it worth it to be this good,"

Mereth:
Success:
"I think it was. Even though we had less amount of guards.
Difficult:
"I don't know if I can pinpoint a certain part of the show, but in general the show is much more difficult than our show last year because it requires you to be focused for a full five minutes. You can't scatter yourself, you have to focus on the thing happening now. You can't be in the middle of the 'Gloria' section and start thinking about your 'turn-around' toss at the end. You have to think about what's happening now, so it requires a lot more mental focus and mental stamina, and more physical stamina,"
Emotions:
"I think about sorrow. I can't really explain how I do it,"
JV-Varstiy:
"It was a mixture of being on the elite flag line on the marching show and being on gun, just so I had experience of what it was like being on the advanced level. Being on flag line wasn't difficult but it was definitely harder than being on the back flag line. It gave me an idea of what I had to do for varsity. I practice all the time, I practice my tosses at home and with my friends after school.
Best:
"It requires a lot of work obviously, but it's something that no one else in this school gets to do. I couldn't go up to a foot ball player and ask if they've been on a national stage, have they been recognized internationally. It's a once in a lifetime thing. No one else in the Austin area went to London to march in a New Year's Parade, no one in the Austin Area has been ranked third in the nation,"

Indoor Festival Story Ideas

Who: Color Guard, band volunteers, other school guards

What: Indoor Festival, competition

When: March 7th, 2015

Where: Bowie

Why: why not

Who to interview: Lynnmarie Weaver, Carolina Reis, Jessica Stachew, Tori Lewis, Jojo Wei, Shannon Ross, Kenna Ashen, Lillie Carter, Amy Gross, Nate Hull, Kylie Dugan, Val Springli, other band volunteers, Powell

Guard Questions:

        Varsity: Scholastic Open

1. Did you think that the Indoor Festival was a success?
2. (Besides the theme) How does this year's show differ from last year's show?
3. In your opinion, what is the most difficult part of your show?
4. If you were on JV last year, how did you improve your skills to be in Varsity, and how are JV practices different from varsity practices?
5. There is a wide variety of emotions in your show; how do you get 'in character' or find inspiration for these emotions?
6. How does it feel to be the top two guards in the nation?

        JV: Scholastic JV

1.  How was your first indoor festival?
2. Did you think the Indoor Festival was a success?
3. When watching guard teams from other schools, did you learn anything that could help you in your own show?
4. (Upperclassmen) How does this year's show differ from last year's show?
5. In your opinion, what is the most difficult part of your show?
6. How does it feel to be the number one color guard in your class in the nation?

      Powell:

1. How does it feel to have some of the best color guard teams in the nation?
2. Can you tell me about the work that goes into guard and their competitions?
3. What is it like to host your own competition?
4. How is it different hosting a competition that attending it?