by Ahmed Fayad, staff writer
In all of FVHS history no male has ever been color guard captain–until Jonathan Gaydos (‘15).
Gaydos first considered joining color guard when he was freshman, even though he was faced with the problem of what people thought of him. That didn’t faze him at all, and he soon joined color guard and became captain after four years.
“Well, I wanted to be in dance and Royal Regiment because my brother was in it already and my mom when she was in high school, so I wanted to be part of the organization and I really liked to dance so I was like, ‘huh, why don’t I try color guard,’” Gaydos said.
Coming from a colorful background helped Gaydos prove that he had the passion and know-how to become the first male color guard captain in FVHS history. After his freshman year in color guard, Gaydos showed that being the first male in color guard was no burden at all. Soon, he was selected for varsity color guard, where he learned new techniques and made many new friends.
When asked what would he say to any FVHS students who have ever thought about joining but were too shy to audition, he said, “Color guard is a very different lifestyle or sport almost depending on your definition, but it’s different than most things in life so I guess you just have to try it, and go for it you can’t say ‘hmm, I kinda want to do it,’ and then go into it…not knowing. You have to be willing to do it because there is so much time commitment to it that you have to know that you want to do it and that you are willing to put forth the effort to be great.” Gaydos said.
