Friday Night Lights Feature - Veterans Memorial High School

Hello Texas Twirl Fans!

What a great weekend of Texas twirlers on both the high school and collegiate fields. We just love seeing their smiling faces back where they belong. So much joy and so many sparkles. We also loved following this weekend’s Friday Night Lights Feature this past Thursday as she took over the Instastory, and we are excited to learn more about her. 

This Weekend’s FNL Feature is the Veterans Memorial High School Feature Twirler!

Veterans Memorial High School is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and is the home of the Eagles, and their talented Feature Twirler, Megan Garcia! This is Megan’s first year at VMHS, and she says it is an amazing opportunity to be able to twirl there. There had not been a twirler at VMHS for a couple years, so when Megan knew she was transferring she reached out to the band directors and was ecstatic to hear that they would love to have her twirl. “I was unsure what would happen but look at me now as the VMHS Feature Twirler!”

With this new opportunity, we asked Megan what she is most looking forward to now that she gets the chance to twirl at VMHS, and she told us, “I am looking forward to all the pep rallies and twirling in front of big crowds.”

We are so glad it worked out for her and that VMHS once again has a twirler representing the Eagles each week. Now, let’s take some time to learn more about Megan!

Megan Garcia, Junior
Competition Level: Advanced
Megan has been twirling for 13 years with coaches Keely Wild Davis and Kim Berger. Her favorite competition title was the 2015 Pre-Teen Intermediate Southwest Regional Pageant Winner, and her favorite field trick is a toss walkover or cartwheel. In baton twirling she has been inspired by her cousin Lauren Castellanos. After High School she hopes to go to UT and get in to med school. 

Fun Facts!
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Movie: “Bride Wars”
Favorite Music: all genres

Favorite Quote…
“This is your world You’re the creator Find freedom on this canvas. Believe, that you can do it, ‘Cuz you can do it. You can do it.” ~ Bob Ross

When she is not twirling, she loves to...
“Bake (I make the best cheesecake) or make Tik Toks.”

Something most people might not know about her is...
“I broke my arm one time and had to perform team at a competition with a pink stoned cast.”

What is the #1 non-twirling life skill you all have learned from baton twirling…
“Twirling has taught me how to be confident in who I am and be comfortable in my own skin.” 

Most Memorable Advice from her Coach…
“Do it no matter what because if you don’t you’ll never know what you’re capable of.”

Advice for Future School Twirlers…
“Don’t let the crowd scare you even if it’s all your friends. They will think you’re amazing no matter what. After all, this is field twirling and it should be fun, so don’t stress over it.”

Favorite Twirling Moment…
“Pre-game pep talks.”

Funniest Twirling Moment…
“At this last game I was twirling to the fight song and my baton got caught in my skirt, so my baton went flying behind me almost hitting the camera man.”

Best Band Tradition or Inside Joke…

“At the end of every rehearsal we have a last rep. So, the band director says last rep on the mic and the whole band yells it back. Nothing too big but very cool to me.”

Favorite thing about marching season…
“Getting close with the band and making new friends.”

What will she miss most when marching season is over..
“The bus rides to games singing Party In The USA at the top of our lungs.”

As many twirlers were last year, Megan was affected by the COVID pandemic and missed out on a lot of opportunities her sophomore year. We asked her how she kept herself motivated for this year with everything going on, and she told us, “My motivation was wanting to be ready to get out on the field and be able to twirl in front of a crowd again.”

Megan faced many challenges, but also felt she got a lot out of the experience. “This past year has left me with so much, I have learned to not take anything for granted and live in the moment.”

We want to say Thank You to Megan for being this week's Feature, and we wish her and the VMHS Band an amazing rest of their season. Go Eagles!

Each season this blog likes to get to know many of our awesome Texas twirlers a little better by learning about their experiences. We will be meeting many HS twirlers on Fridays throughout the season with the Friday Night Lights Features and discovering more about our Texas Collegians with the Collegiate Twirler Spotlights during the week. We will also be having many of our High School and Collegiate twirlers take over our Social Media Story for their Game Days, and we may even have some special Live moments! Make sure to follow us on Instagram @twirlingiscatchingtx or at facebook.com/twirlingiscatchingtx so you don't miss a thing!