High School Flagline Research Paper

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If anyone ever asked me what my favorite memory from high school was, it would most likely be related to twirling a flag in my school’s flagline. Even though the band members constantly denied us from actually being in the band, I always thought we made a great addition to the marching band and added a little extra spunk to it! I was on flagline throughout all my four years in high school. In fact, I was a natural at twirling and I was the only freshman who made the line my first year! I was a leader to my fellow twirlers and then became the captain during my senior year. Not only did I twirl for my high school alone, but I also experienced other amazing opportunities related to flagline that I would not have thought would happen to me in high school, such as marching in …show more content…
There have been multiple times when I have heard a song on the radio and immediately recalled back a funny memory from flagline. Even though I can think of numerous songs that my marching band has played throughout the years, or a song that I used for a flagline audition, there are only a few anthems that really speak to me when it comes to flagline memories. My top five songs about flagline looks a little bit like this:
“Cooler Than Me”- Mike Posner
“Some Nights”- Fun.
“Prince of Thieves”- Robin Hood
“Shake It Off”- Taylor Swift
“Cinema”- Skrillex

1. “Cooler Than Me”- Mike Posner Freshman year of high school, I had yet to figure out what I wanted to do with my free time and what I wanted to do activity wise. Ever since the fall of my eighth grade year, I always heard my mom nagging at me saying, “I could totally see you twirling alongside the band on the football field next year! You should audition for flagline!” “No

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