Seeing these stars

Senior Ximena de la Garza is a sports medicine trainer and a color guard co-captain, both roles that keep them occupied during football season. De la Garza began color guard their freshman year and first became a trainer their junior year. De la Garza was drawn to color guard in middle school when they encountered their first marching band performance in eighth grade. “I liked the dance aspect ...

For freshman Lili Escamilla, trying out for Blue Brigade was an act of spontaneity. With only a year of Lamar ballet under her belt, Escamilla decided to take a risk and hoped that the team would take a chance on her despite her relative lack of experience “I always loved dancing, but tryouts scared me because everyone was so talented,” Escamilla said. “I went for it, and here I am.” ...

Senior Ramiro Hinojosa originally started playing the euphonium in eighth grade and after just a year as a musician, he decided to dive into the full-time commitment of high school marching band. “I like music, playing and listening to it,” Hinojosa said, “but mostly the people in band are great, and there's a community around it.” Marching band isn’t the only activity that oc...

Senior Genesis Ritcherson, color guard member and social officer on the cheer team loves the people in both groups. After a childhood full of cheerleading, Ritcherson started school cheer in sixth grade at Kealing. Three years later, she discontinued it until her junior year at McCallum. This year, Ritcherson has taken on the role as the senior social officer. Her responsibilities include assisting ...