The Revere winter flag line made its comeback during the 2016-2017 winter sports season due to strong student support after a seven year hiatus.

In the past years, not enough people signed up for a winter flag line team to be formed; in the 2016-2017 season when the coaches decided to allow eighth graders to join the team.
Revere junior and flag line member Lexi Abou-Ghalioum mentioned the past history of the winter flag line.

“[The coaches] attempted to make one last year and we did not have enough members and we tried this year and had enough people signed up to start a flag line. It has been the first successful year in about 7 or 8 years that we could have a flag line,” Abou-Ghalioum said.

Junior captain of the flag line Meghan Nadzam described why she chose to become a member of the flag line.

“I used to be in band in middle school, but I no longer thought playing the flute was my calling. A good friend and neighbor of mine, Savana Cox, told me to try Color Guard, which was incorporated with marching band. I immediately felt like I belonged where I was supposed to. What also helped me find my way were all the nice upperclassmen that were in guard, such as Hannah Wilson, Mariah Goodsell, Kailey Gentner, Hannah Likar, Jessica Ni and Lauren Gentner,” Nadzam said.

Sara Meng, third year coach at Revere, explained why there was another attempt at making a flag line team this year.

“For the students, we had a fantastic program this fall with the marching band and we didn’t want it to end. OIPA, the circuit that Revere will compete in, will teach our members an entirely different side of color guard. Instead of marching with the band, they will create their own show to a piece of recorded music. It allows the members to really work on their color guard skills,” Meng said.

Nadzam mentioned what makes the winter flag line unique compared to the fall color guard.

“Color Guard isn’t just hard work and dedication. It’s also a great way to make new friends and have a lot of fun. Sure, there are times where we [put in our best efforts] to the point of exhaustion, but the laughs and fun times we have definitely outweigh the others that aren’t so fun. If one is considering Winter Guard, definitely come to a practice or two. You may actually end up spinning with us at a competition,” Nadzam said.

Abou-Ghalioum described her hopes for the winter flag line in the upcoming future.

“I hope [the winter flag line] grows into like a winter guard. Currently it is more of a smaller version of a winter guard and I would love to see it grow with more members joining over the next couple of years,” Abou-Ghalioum said.

Practices are held  on Tuesdays from 6 pm to 9 pm in either the main gym, band room or the auditorium; the flag line will be competing at Firestone High School on Sunday, March 19.