The young ladies who took part in Winter Guard for the Blackhawks this year are pictured above, in the back row, left to right: Mary Frances Bruce, Chloe Ruml, Hannah Terkildsen, Renee Farmer, Natalie Evans and Sidney Salas; front row: Brooklyn Swenson and Adriana Salas.

Winter Guard is an indoor, color guard sport where members use dance and flag skills to perform a routine. The Blackhawks Winter Guard consists of seventh  through 12th grade students and is open to anyone that is currently in band.

They spend many weeks learning flag and dance techniques, while also learning a full routine. They then get to go to Minnesota to compete and watch other Winter Guard groups on the weekends.

This year’s routine was called “For You Our Guest” and the team had a great time learning and performing.

…Read on in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!