Friday Night Lights Feature - Frenship High School Feature Twirler

Hello Texas Twirl Fans!

Happy Friday Night Lights everyone! That first weekend in October is always the best with the changes in weather, and the football season really kicking in to high gear. It was great to follow along Friday with this twirler during her Instastory Takeover, even if her game did get rained out. We do hope to check back in with her later this season to allow her to finish her takeover, but for now, we can’t wait to learn more about her!

This week’s Friday Night Lights Feature is the Frenship High School Feature Twirler!

Frenship High School, located in Wolfforth, Texas, is the home of the Tigers, and today’s Featured Twirler, Taylor Tubbs! We asked Taylor what she had to do to earn her position and she told us about the audition process. “My school holds auditions for both the varsity and junior varsity lines on the same day. We showcase basic twirling fundamentals that are best suited for the line we are trying to make. After the fundamental portion is over, we perform our own choreographed routine. Once varsity and junior varsity lines are set in place, we hold feature twirler auditions on a football field where we perform a longer choreographed routine and answer a few questions about why we are interested in the position.”

Taylor is very happy to be able to be the Feature Twirler for her Senior year, especially after her Junior year wasn’t what it could have been. “Last year was my junior year of high school, which was a struggle in itself, but it was also difficult recovering from the pandemic. After schools shut down it was hard to adapt to a life that only happened in my house. I was fortunate enough to get a job and go to in person school in the fall of 2020, but it was a struggle to balance everything and adapt to new rules. I learned patience, how to learn quickly, and how to deal with the unexpected.”

Let’s take a few minutes and learn more about this super Senior and her twirling experiences!

Taylor Tubbs, Senior

Competition Level: Beginner Solo/Intermediate X-Strut
Taylor has been twirling for 8 years and currently works with her private coach, Brittany Ashcraft, and her school line coach, Amanda Tolley. The competition title she is the proudest of was when she won her Show Twirl. Her favorite field trick is “anything rolls or two baton!” In baton twirling, she has been most inspired by “Caroline Carothers, Adaline Bebo, Michael Lopez, Cody Carter, Holly Glasgow, and many others.” After High School she would love to twirl at a University and eventually become a nurse practitioner. 

Fun Facts!
Favorite Color – Pink
Favorite Movie – “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
Favorite Music – Indie Pop/Alternative. “My current favorite artist is the Artic Moneys.”

When she is not twirling she loves to…
“Spend time with friends and family, listen to music, and read.”

Something people might not know about her is…
“I’ve played piano since the 2nd grade.”

The #1 Non-Twirling Life Skill she has learned from baton twirling is…
“Be patient and refuse to let bad days get to you.”

The Most Memorable Advice from her Coach…
“To forget about any past drops or mess ups and to move on and live in the moment.”

Advice To Future Twirlers…
“Progress doesn’t happen overnight. If you keep a good practice schedule and a positive attitude you will start to feel progress happening! It’s the best feeling!”

Favorite memory as a baton twirler…
“My first performance as the feature twirler in the halftime show was a moment I will never forget. Hearing my name announced at the beginning of the show made me feel so accomplished in all of my hard work as a twirler both on the school line and competitively.”

Funniest memory as a baton twirler…
“One of my friends on the varsity line with me and I made a silly routine during rehearsal one day and could not stop laughing.”

 Best School Tradition…
“The Senior painted parking spots! I was so excited to get to paint my own parking spot this year!”

Best Band Tradition… 
“I love our annual band Olympics at the end of summer band as a member of the percussion section (when I’m not twirling)!”

Favorite thing about marching season…
“I love the energy of Friday night football games and how much of a family we have become because of it.”

What will you miss most when marching season is over…
“I will miss getting to twirl with the band every day at rehearsals and during football games.”
 
We experienced a very unprecedented year last year. We asked Taylor how she stayed motivated and ready for this year. “I was learning new routines during quarantine, and I would practice them in my driveway as much as I could. I competed at a few of the local contests once it was deemed safe to do so in the late winter and early spring.”
 
With all the changes over the last year, we asked Taylor what is different this year, and what she is most looking forward to. “Last year we started the football season very late and our whole band wasn’t able to go to every away game. We weren’t able to use uniforms or costumes and we couldn’t compete at State UIL because it was canceled. This year, we have new uniforms, a beautiful marching show, an entire football season full of our old traditions, and an overall normal year. After overcoming many hardships last year, I am extremely excited to be the feature twirler for my marching band this year!”

That is so exciting, and we are so happy to see Taylor performing on the field doing what she loves. We wish Taylor and the Frenship Marching Band a great rest of their season. Go Tigers!

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 HS and Collegiate twirlers take over our Social Media Story for their Game Days. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @twirlingiscatchingtx or at facebook.com/twirlingiscatchingtx so you don't miss a thing!