2010 All-DCI Color Guard Names

Heidi Brooks - Jersey Surf (Abington Senior HS - Abington, PA)

• Captain of Abington Senior High School color guard
• Junior color guard instructor
• Represented Abington at No Place for Hate conference in Philadelphia
• Represented Abington at the Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference at Temple University
   

Marissa Citarelli - Carolina Crown (Topsail HS - Hampstead, NC)

• National Honor Society
• Topsail High School color guard captain 2008-2009
• 1st chair oboe in band
• National Champion Fancy Strut (baton twirling)
• Miss Wilmington Relay for Life
• Community blood drive assistant and Spot Festival volunteer
   

Taylor Coppolino - Spirit (Whitewater HS - Fayetteville, GA)

• Whitewater High School Color Guard captain 2008 & 2009
• Instructor of Learn to Spin classes for underclassmen
• Member of BETA club
• Member of DECA club
   

Taylor Dreessens - Colt Cadets (Cuba City HS - Cuba City, WI)

• High school color guard, band, jazz band and music theatre pit orchestra participant
• Flute choir – state qualifier/participant 2009
   

Anika Ehlers - Colt Cadets (Maquoketa Community HS - Maquoketa, IA)

• Maquoketa Community High School Color Guard Captain 2007-09
• Serves on Student Senate and is Honor Roll recipient
• Bass clarinetist in band
• Volunteer work includes mentoring children and community support at local soup kitchen and bingo
   

Rachel Foster - Teal Sound (Colquitt County HS - Moultrie, GA)

• National Honor Society
• District & Region Honor Band member
• Outstanding Musician 2006-07 / Scholar Musician award 2007-09
• Community – Colquitt Co. Youth Leadership, peer leadership program and church youth choir and puppet ministry
• Who’s Who Among Science Students
   

Christina Gault - Glassmen (Waukesha North HS - Waukesha, WI)

• High honor roll 2009-09
• Student Council and Interact (volunteer groups)
• Best Marcher Award 2008
• Winter guard participant 2007-10
   

Lauren Henry - Boston Crusaders (Lewisville HS - Lewisville, TX)

• Lewisville High School Color Guard captain
• Denton County (TX) Emergency Preparedness volunteer
• Domestic and International mission trips including Russia and Mexico
• Volunteer to several community projects for under-privileged families including distribution of lunches to children, thanksgiving baskets, Soup Mobile providing food and shelter, and providing support of orphan program
   

Kelsey Jenkins - Oregon Crusaders (Glencoe HS - Hillsboro, OR)

• National Honor Society
• Award for Outstanding Performance in Academics and Extra-Curricular Activity, Good Citizenship and Creativity
• Director’s award for Outstanding Leadership
• Field Commander and Color Guard captain 2008-2009
   

Cecelia Johnson - Jersey Surf (Sterling HS - Somerdale, NJ)

• Teacher - Michael Belski
   

Sara Johnston - Legends (South Lyon HS - South Lyon, MI)

• Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association solo & ensemble division one ratings – piano and clarinet
• Science Olympiad state competition medalist
• Member of the South Lyon Fire Explorers
• Gold medalist for both saber and rifle individuals – Michigan Color Guard Circuit
   

William Leveck - Blue Knights (Cypress Woods HS - Cypress, TX)

• Cypress Woods High School Color Guard captain 2009-10
• Directors Award 2008-09
• Outstanding Achievement, Dream Big & All-Star Attitude awards at FJM clinics 2008
   

Danyelle Lynn - Colts (Hempstead HS - Dubuque, IA)

• 4-year honor roll recipient
• Outstanding First-Year Member, Colt Cadets 2005
• Outstanding Section Member, Colt Cadets 2008
   

Maria Maggio - Jersey Surf (Abseqami HS - Galloway, NJ)

• Abseqami High School Color Guard captain
• Peer mediator
• Participant in drug free Red Ribbon Week and breast cancer support
   

Amber Nieman - Colts (Maquoketa Valley HS - Delhi, IA)

• Macy’s Great American Marching Band color guard honoree participant 2007
• I rating in bari-sax solo, bari-sax duet, woods group and large ensemble
• Instructor of high school color guard 2008
   

Nikole Patterson - Memphis Sound (Coppell HS - Coppell, TX)

• John Philip Sousa “Sudler Shield” recipient 2008
• Working on dual credit in American Sign Language, Brookhaven Comm. College
• North Texas Colorguard Association Scholarship Clinic 2007-09
• Stajduhar Stables volunteer providing equine assisted Christian healthcare for children and adults with special needs
• Officer and section leader – Treble Choir 2006-07
   

Nathan Pernick - Santa Clara Vanguard (Walled Lake Central HS - Commerce, MI)

• Walled Lake Central Winter Guard – soloist 2007-2010
• Assistant choreographer and instructor for color guard
• Winter guard state gold medalist 2008-09
   

Benjamin Quesinberry - Bluecoats (Owensboro Senior HS - Owensboro, KY)

• Elizabethtown Independent Winter Guard 2008 & 2009
• Instructor (movement/rifle tech) Daviess County High School Winter Guard 2009
• Daviess county High School color guard captain 2008
• Owensboro High School color guard captain 2006-07
   

Laura Saad - Jersey Surf (Sterling HS - Somerdale, NJ)

• Director’s Award 2009
• Sterling High School Color Guard Captain
• Most Improved Color Guard Member 2007 & 2009
   

Samantha Strong - Citations (Reading Memorial HS - Reading, MA)

• Band President 2009-10 / Color Guard & Winter Guard Captain 2007-10
• Band fund-raising coordinator (managing student band store and band camp lunch program) 2006-09
• Most Valuable Color Guard Member 2008-09 / Color Guard Member of the year 2008
• Over 100 hours of community service support to band program through various projects, festival and concert volunteering
   

Xavier Velasco - Madison Scouts (Fon du Lac HS - Fond du Lac, WI)

• Fond du Lac Marching Cardinals color guard captain
• Fond du Lac High School Madrigals
• Cast annually in musical productions
   

Lindsay Vest - Blue Knights (American Fork HS - American Fork, UT)

• Color guard captain 2006-07 / weapon captain 2008-09
• 15 years of dance competing on state and national level
• Service projects include coaching soccer and gymnastics, teaching children’s dance and volunteering as a peer tutor