Color Guard

What is Color Guard?

The Color Guard is one of the most important tasks our cadets perform each year. Our ceremonial Color Guard teams are assigned to present the colors at many different events. Throughout the year the Color Guard presents the colors at more than 40 events throughout Tennessee. The Color Guard typically consists of four cadets but can have as many as six and as few as three cadets,  The cadet carrying the American flag commands the Color Guard, they are identified as the Color Sergeant. The Battalion Color Guard Team is under the sole responsibility of the Cadet Command Sergeant Major.   Color Guard is an extremely dedicated and hardworking team that focuses on the execution of military marching/regulation drills. The team competes in many competitions throughout the school year to attend Nationals at Fort Knox Kentucky in the spring. Color Guard is a competitive team that goes to competition. Cadets who participate are awarded ribbons for their participation in community/social events. Special activities occur on special dates such as school presentations in the school auditorium, football games, and student graduations. The Color Guard can support a wide range of events including school events, district events, public events, sporting events, community events, parades, opening ceremonies, drill meets, graduation ceremonies, and Veterans’ Day assemblies. The Color Guard aims to support as many events as possible each school year. 

What is the Honor Guard?

Honor Guard is a group of highly motivated individuals who maintain exceptionally high standards of appearance and conduct and show aptitude for ceremonial duty. The definition of Honor Guard stands as: “a ceremonial unit, usually military in nature and composed of volunteers who are carefully screened for their physical ability and dexterity.”  Cadets who participate are awarded ribbons for their participation and trophies if they win an event. Honor Guard is not a competitive team. Honor Guard goes to school events, community events, parades, and games (including football,  soccer,  softball, etc.) They are considered the “guardians of the colors” because of their synchronized and concentrated drills, including the display and escort of the flag and they escort the national flag on ceremonial occasions; presenting a positive image of the service of the ones who sacrificed their lives.