Rifles Down

Riley Davis and Holly Nichols

November 29, 2025

It’s been a good season, but color guard is coming to a close.

With their last competition on Nov. 8, the season ends. With a successful season, everyone can put away their rifles and flags and rest.

Considering how well the season went, and how much better it was from the last few years, this close will be a relaxing breath for the BE Color Guard. This also considering the fact that they had almost a completely new team this year. Everyone grew and they’re pumped up for the upcoming winterguard season.

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Colorguard has had a competitive season- with a competition almost every single weekend. This doesn’t even include the Friday night halftime shows at the Bullitt East football games. “The season has been good, I feel like we have grown as a whole group rather than independently. The new kids are starting to learn how to be in time, and it’s showing,” Caleb Mitchell said.

This team was flipped on it’s head at the beginning of the season, and everyone wanted to know how their brand new team would play out. It paid off. These new members learned quickly, helped out, and boosted the team significantly. “This season overall went surprisingly well, considering the majority of the team was new; they really pulled through to help our team get better,” Kadence Boccia said.

Everyone on this team had so much fun this year from the bus rides to competitions- to the early morning practices. Winterguard is now starting to commence and all members are ecstatic about it. “This season was a great one for all of us. We grew not only individually but as a team as well. I am so grateful for my team and everything we have accomplished up to this point,” Molly Rushing said.

About the Contributors

Riley Davis, Magazine Editor

This is Riley Davis. She’s a junior and it’s her 2nd year on staff. Her past position was marketing director her sophomore year, and this is her second year on the Livewire editorial board. She is extremely passionate about writing as well as design. Outside of school she enjoys spending time with her friends, painting, and going out. She is a part of the following clubs: Vice President of Quill and Scroll, a journalism honors society; New Voices, a club in which student journalists advocate for First Amendment rights; Beta Club; National Honor Society; and Journalism, better known as Livewire.

Holly Nichols, Copy Editor

This is Holly Nichols. She is a Junior and it is her second year on staff. Sophomore year, she was one of Livewire’s Copy Editors, and this year she is the Lead Copy Editor. She loves to take photos and write about whatever she is passionate about. Outside of school, she enjoys drawing, acting, and spending time with friends. She has a passion for music of any kind and unironically loves jazz. She loves working for Livewire and is excited for this new year.