Guard

The color guard is a non-musical section that provides additional visual aspects to the performance. The color guard interprets the music that the marching band is playing via the synchronized spinning of flags, sabres, rifles, or through dance. The color guard uses different colors and styles of flags to enhance the visual effect of the marching band as a whole.

“Winter Guard” is just that - the guard that performs in the “winter” or off-season. Winterguard is much like Colorguard as far as the type of work performed - equipment includes flags, rifles, and sabres. Dance is also emphasized and is an important part of the routine. The missing element here is the band. There is no marching band, but rather the guard performs to recorded music.

Meet our new Guard Instructor!!

                              *Kasey Carpenter*

    

                                  

             

Kasey Carpenter is currently a student at Georgetown College where she is working toward a           bachelor’s degree in child development.  She plans to graduate in the spring of 2014 and attend       graduate school where she would like to earn a master’s degree in special education. Kasey is         a dedicated and hardworking performer. Consecutively throughout her high school career she performed in Simon Kenton’s colorguard and winterguard program.  After graduation, Kasey went on to perform for Cincinnati Tradition Drum and Bugle Corps, while she also instructed colorguard

  at Lawrenceburg High School in Indiana. She dances for Premiere Dance Studio in Lexington, Kentucky.  Kasey says that performing is her passion; she loves to be in front of a crowd and show off her talents.