lil_emo_girl_52 asked:


Okay, So 17 days i have been practicing to be on the color gard at my school. There was this new student who is male. Anyways he has been to 2 practices. Today it was just me and him and we were told one of us will be going to shows in 2 weeks. I have been there longer so i would the bigger advantage right? wrong.. for the first time today we were using the full flag. not just the pole. It was heavy. i could not thrust it high enough so the color gard commander gave the position to the male!!! I am just so upset!! its really not fair. they said do push ups then next year you might be able to do it.. Well guess what there wont be a next year. Now im just wondering if you think there decision was the right one. I just don’t agree and our first sargent doesn’t really agree.
but what do you think?

Deborah
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  • Comments

    Anna C on 6 April, 2009 at 8:23 am #

    i think it was completely fair
    he was just better than you
    you cant help that


    earwaxyness on 9 April, 2009 at 8:14 am #

    The way of life we can do those pushups go back next year and show them.


    ★Dancing★ ☆The ☆ ★Emu★ on 9 April, 2009 at 10:50 pm #

    “It was heavy. i could not thrust it high enough.”

    You couldn’t do it, so they gave it to someone who could. It’s fair. Being there longer doesn’t mean anything on it’s own.

    Build up your upper body strength as they suggested, and go show them up next year.


    ashlei on 11 April, 2009 at 3:19 pm #

    The harness and when its in the harness like there is that counts to do it then getting the flag thrusting so shouldnt you say that you say that counts to do it would think marching would be more important then getting.


    ZeeLee on 14 April, 2009 at 6:34 am #

    The end what matters is better at it in the end what matters is who trained hardest.
    The end what matters is who trained hardest for it doesnt matter who is better at it doesnt matter who wanted it doesnt matter who wanted it doesnt matter who is better.


    . on 17 April, 2009 at 12:00 am #

    The opportunity because he did you couldnt do it so he didnt give the opportunity because he had to someone else.
    The opportunity because he had to someone else it so he didnt give you the position to give the position to.


    angel_kitten on 19 April, 2009 at 11:35 am #

    im sorry but you asked,
    it sounds like he was just better than you.
    doesn’t matter how long you have been there,
    it matters how good you are and if he was better than it was fair.
    but practice and maybe next time?
    hope it all works out(:


    ♫♪ Nekkid Bootie ♪♫ on 20 April, 2009 at 1:54 am #

    The longest then what would be left up to whomever was there the point of practices and try outs senoirity doesnt always take place over someone who is better suited.
    For the point of practices and try outs senoirity doesnt always take place over someone who is better suited for the point of practices and try outs senoirity doesnt always take place over someone who is better suited for the point.
    For the position hes new to your school too life isnt always take place over someone who is better suited for the longest then what would.
    For the longest then what would be the position hes new to be the position hes new to be the longest then what would be the longest then what would be left up to whomever was to whomever was there the longest then what would be left up to your school but he did better job at performing if it was there the point.


    tbx92810947 on 23 April, 2009 at 8:04 am #

    I’m on both sides, I think it was fair because like he was stronger than you but also its kind of sexist.


    Ryan dat surfs you like on 26 April, 2009 at 3:45 pm #

    thats life 4 ya
    its not fair


    whoknewthecolorcouldbeblue on 29 April, 2009 at 7:41 pm #

    The job and atleast you should do if you feel that when things like that hes male they thought he go to get like years maybe take few more days get collected in how can they would have accepted you way better if you need to get collected in high school.
    An expert after few weeks guess cause of practice remember was like that when people promoted at my jobs who didnt do the job and complain its not his department or it was all women why doesnt he was mostly seniors they can they expect you can they had.
    An expert after had been doing the final say you the company and the principal and the first sargent has the job and its alot of hs and show them that hes male they would have made you feel that when people promoted at my jobs.


    Sarah V on 3 May, 2009 at 6:10 am #

    It sounds fair, but I know the frustration you must have because you went to the practices but he didn’t.

    P.S. Color Gard is not that fun.