Ways to tell you’re in guard
You spin anything you can get your hands on.
There are all sorts of marks on the ceiling of your room from your equipment.
All your favorite songs have this one part that would be "perfect for a rifle feature."
You can't watch someone else spin next to you without spinning yourself.
You protect your weapons like they are your children.
You name your equipment and/or your drill spots.
You don't go one day without spinning.
When people on TV march, you cringe if they're out of step.
You know that "one more time" never means one more time.
You go out in public wearing practice clothes, and wonder why people look at you funny.
Anyone who can throw a piece of wood with a strap 100 feet in the air and catch it becomes your idol.
Your nails don't come past the ends of your fingers.
Your parents lock up all the brooms/pool cues/umbrellas/etc.
You can do your hair and make-up anywhere.
You went to every school football game but never paid for one.
When people ask about bruises you didn't even notice you had
When you catch yourself switching feet to get back on-step with the background music in the mall
While your non-guard friend sleep with teddy bears and other various stuffed animals, you sleep with your flag, rifle, and/or sabre (and see nothing unhealthy about it, thank you)


Color Guard Definitions
One More Time – code for a dozen more times
Air Flag – doing routine without equipment
Drop Spins – fundamental flag work
Flagling – new recruit to the color guard
Silk – material on the pole; the actual flag
Band Geek – one who lives in the band hall; is obsessed with band
Brain Sucker – one who has not memorized the routine and watches others to know what comes next
Car Wash – when flag work is not together
Veterans – have previous guard experience; hopefully know what they’re doing
Helicopter – parallel toss
Spaceburger – when free hands are holding an imaginary hamburger
Color Guard – people who swing flags and toss rifles to distract the audience’s attention away from the band
Drill – physical placement of band members and color guard members on the football field
Football - pregame/opener for the halftime show

Color Guard Excuses
Oh, you meant that left.
But my flag's bigger than me
My mom drove me! It's not my fault i'm late!
The poles to big
I’m too short
Sorry brain fart.
My shoe came untied.
My flag has PMS.
The sun's in my eyes
My butts in the way
I thought that was the front
My ponytail is too tight.
You meant 8 AM?
My flags afraid of heights
You want me to do WHAT?
My toaster is unplugged
Its gravitys fault
My hand got stuck in the silk.
I was just showing everyone what NOT to do at a show.
Everyone else is wrong.. I'm right.
Oh, you start on your left foot? Aaaaah...
But I NEVER wear make-up!
My flag is mad at me.
A freshman can't do THAT

CHS Guard