Varsity Winter Guard placed first at the Grapevine competition Feb. 5 with a score of 67.5, while JV finished in second for their category.

On Friday each team practiced for 1 ½ hours after school, and the bus to Grapevine departed at 7 p.m. JV performed at 9:36, and varsity at 10:16.

“We still don’t have a lot of show on the floor yet. Our last show we barely had anything, and this year we’re a little bit farther,” varsity captain and senior Ali Rogers said. “It’s nice to see everything being put together and to come into a big bloom.”

Winter Guard generally competes on Saturdays, and, according to Rogers, holding the meet on Friday affected the team’s performance negatively.

“As an ensemble, I think we need to get more confident in the stuff that we do. We’re good, and we know we’re good. We just get lazy sometimes,” Rogers said, “because we’re a three-year school and we’ve been to WGI [Winter Guard International] and state. That’s important, but also boosts our ego and pride.”

Rogers looks forward to Winter Guard’s three remaining shows, where the team will face newer and better competition.

“Personally, I need to work on the little things—like when I toss, my hand placement, how I toss, if I move to the left at all. Little things like that make a really big difference and a really big impact in score,” she said.