Congrats to Lindsey for making the Bluecoats Color Guard!! She is a full time pre-med student at WKU. She is also very active on campus. If you can support her in any way, I encourage you to do so. As fellow members of the pageantry arts, we should support those who strive for greatness. Lindsey is well on her way!! If you are unsure of how to contact Lindsey, you can email me at k_pizzillo@yahoo.com . I will happily connect you with her.
Letter from Lindsey:
Friends,
As many of you may know my journey through high school was filled with after school rehearsals, weekend shows, parades, audition preparations and clinics all for the Nelson County Band of Pride Color Guard. As captain, it consumed nearly every minute of my free time but I loved it. Thinking back, saying goodbye to the band and guard was perhaps one of the most difficult things about graduation, my passion to spin was still burning strong, but I was unsure if I would ever have that opportunity again.
Pursuing a dream from long ago when I first picked up a flag in the eighth grade, I decided to audition for the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps in November of last year. Drum corps is essentially a competitive organization of elite professional marching bands, the Bluecoats among the top of this group. Despite the unlikelihood of being selected for the corps I made up my mind to give it a shot in hopes of fulfilling a dream and continuing my passion. I attended the camp in November and was told I needed dance lessons, a little practice, and a lot of attention to detail… they’d like to see me again in April at the second audition.
Motivated to do better in April I thought I would get to work on everything they had told me to do immediately. Unfortunately, school work and winter season color guard prevented me from doing so, but I was going back to the second audition regardless. Over the course of the audition weekend I thought I might die. I was exhausted, wanted to go home, sit down, take a break, and give in, but always, the desire to be a member of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps Color Guard kept me pushing through. Sunday morning after a 15 hour rehearsal on Saturday, I was finally told “Welcome to the Bluecoats.” My heart leapt out of my chest… finally, I did it.
I begin rehearsal for the Bluecoats May 18th, 2008 at Denison University. We will rehearse and learn the show for one month when we will leave for Canton, Ohio for our season debut. Following this we will be on the road until mid-August competing in various states around the country… Florida, Louisiana, New York, and Texas to name a few. As can be imagined, feeding, and transporting 200 people from state to state for two months can get incredibly expensive. Because of this, the cost to be a member of the Bluecoats is nearly $1500, not including the cost of personal things I will need to purchase while on tour… needless to say, I need your help!
As I said, being a member of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps has been a dream of mine for a very long time and I need your help to make this possible. The experiences I will have while on tour along with the dedication, discipline, and hard work I will learn over the course of the summer will remain with, and help me through my quest to graduate from medical school and the rest of my life. If you want to help out by making a contribution to my tour fees please send me your address and I will get you the information you need and a pre-stamped, pre-addressed envelope to mail your contribution in. $5,$10, $20, $100... any little bit is helpful and appreciated BEYOND belief. I look forward to seeing you all at a show while I'm on tour this summer. Thanks so much for your support as always, in all that I do!
Sincerely,
Lindsey M. Filiatreau
Bluecoats Color Guard 2008
As many of you may know my journey through high school was filled with after school rehearsals, weekend shows, parades, audition preparations and clinics all for the Nelson County Band of Pride Color Guard. As captain, it consumed nearly every minute of my free time but I loved it. Thinking back, saying goodbye to the band and guard was perhaps one of the most difficult things about graduation, my passion to spin was still burning strong, but I was unsure if I would ever have that opportunity again.
Pursuing a dream from long ago when I first picked up a flag in the eighth grade, I decided to audition for the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps in November of last year. Drum corps is essentially a competitive organization of elite professional marching bands, the Bluecoats among the top of this group. Despite the unlikelihood of being selected for the corps I made up my mind to give it a shot in hopes of fulfilling a dream and continuing my passion. I attended the camp in November and was told I needed dance lessons, a little practice, and a lot of attention to detail… they’d like to see me again in April at the second audition.
Motivated to do better in April I thought I would get to work on everything they had told me to do immediately. Unfortunately, school work and winter season color guard prevented me from doing so, but I was going back to the second audition regardless. Over the course of the audition weekend I thought I might die. I was exhausted, wanted to go home, sit down, take a break, and give in, but always, the desire to be a member of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps Color Guard kept me pushing through. Sunday morning after a 15 hour rehearsal on Saturday, I was finally told “Welcome to the Bluecoats.” My heart leapt out of my chest… finally, I did it.
I begin rehearsal for the Bluecoats May 18th, 2008 at Denison University. We will rehearse and learn the show for one month when we will leave for Canton, Ohio for our season debut. Following this we will be on the road until mid-August competing in various states around the country… Florida, Louisiana, New York, and Texas to name a few. As can be imagined, feeding, and transporting 200 people from state to state for two months can get incredibly expensive. Because of this, the cost to be a member of the Bluecoats is nearly $1500, not including the cost of personal things I will need to purchase while on tour… needless to say, I need your help!
As I said, being a member of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps has been a dream of mine for a very long time and I need your help to make this possible. The experiences I will have while on tour along with the dedication, discipline, and hard work I will learn over the course of the summer will remain with, and help me through my quest to graduate from medical school and the rest of my life. If you want to help out by making a contribution to my tour fees please send me your address and I will get you the information you need and a pre-stamped, pre-addressed envelope to mail your contribution in. $5,$10, $20, $100... any little bit is helpful and appreciated BEYOND belief. I look forward to seeing you all at a show while I'm on tour this summer. Thanks so much for your support as always, in all that I do!
Sincerely,
Lindsey M. Filiatreau
Bluecoats Color Guard 2008