Color guard captains Rhennna Beltran, senior,and Lily De Leon, senior, are known for their energetic and positive attitude. Beltran has been part of the colorguard team for four years while De Leon has been part of the team for three. The two share an exceptional love for guard and the art of performing.
Beyond being a color guard captain, Beltrann also juggles being an active member of Gabrielino’s speech and debate team.
“Guard has taught me to not let the little things affect me, I can’t let [any negativity] ruin my whole day,” said Beltran. “We have things to do, things to work on and I can’t dwell on the little things.”
Repetitive, rephrase this to cut out the part of Beltran being part of the team for 4 years. not only as a Guard Captain, but also as someone who knows how to handle things in a timely manner.
“Being captain has definitely taught me not to be scared of telling people what I think, since at the end of the day, we need to get things done,” Beltran added.
Along with being a Color Guard captain, De Leon also participates in basketball. As some say, consistency is the key to success Leon exemplified this by earning the “Most Improved” award in Guard during her first year.
“(Color guard) taught me a lot about myself is how I’m not good at handling high-stress situations but I’m getting better,” De Leon commented.
Learning how to separate being a friend and being a leader is a loaded task for anyone to handle, however, De Leon tackles that challenge headfirst.
“My job is to make sure people stay on task and stay on top of their work so e on the same page as a team,” De Leon stated.
“ I have hope for this year I have hope for this year to be fun and exciting and I have hope that will be able to learn a lot” De Leon commented
Dylan Liu has been a part of the Gabrielino Eagle Marching Band Regiment and remained a part of the Percussion regiment for 4 years. being a key component in the Marching regiment, Liu is also the Vice President of the Gabrielino Robotics club.
“Leadership is about having good relationships; you can’t just always be a perfect model to have to teach by example,
Being an example to others is a difficult role since you have to set a standard for yourself while also being a good example for those around you. “I mean, you don’t have to be perfect, but try not to make mistakes.” Liu applies this philosophy to his everyday life to be the best version he can be not, only for himself but for those who depend on him.
“Throughout the course of the four years seems to be getting our band has been placing higher in the competition so I’m hoping that this year,” Liu commented
Senior Gaby Navarro has been part of the Gabrielino Eagles Marching Regiment for 4 years. She played the clarinet for seven years and decided to lend their skills to the Gabrielino Eagle Marching Band Regiment for all four years of their high school career.
“As a leader, I feel the need to take responsibility of the team and teach them more and help them,” Navarro regarded.
Resolving team disputes is a difficult task, but one Navarro is no stranger to. “
I have got to speak out on what’s wrong and the problems that we have within band off to speak out on that have to call it up and communicate more with other leaders and the directors so we could fix it” Navarro added.
