By Nina Underman
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The color guard is preparing for the marching band ISSMA District Championship, which will be held this Saturday. This will be the school’s 24th appearance at the event, which takes place at Lawrence Central.

The Greyhound Marching Band, which includes the color guard and the marching band, will compete against approximately 55 other groups in their class.

According to Associate Director of Bands Michael Pote, the competition at ISSMA is strong.

“There are a lot of really good color guards around Indianapolis. The top two in our class are Avon and Center Grove,” Pote said.

Saturday will be a busy day for the color guard. On competition days, members rehearse at the football field for four to six hours in the morning before going to the performance site. They perform in the afternoon and stay for the entire event, which lasts around four hours.

Madison Foley, color guard member and junior, participated at the ISSMA competition last year.

“I like this year’s routine better than last year’s,” Foley said. “We’re using more technology, like sound boards. It’s very different compared to everyone else’s.”

Foley said she is looking forward to competing at ISSMA.

“There’s a ton of people in the crowd and you just get this huge adrenaline rush. It’s so fun.”