Hello Texas Twirl Fans!
Another great weekend of twirling means we are almost done with marching band season. Can you believe it? Only a few more weeks with these amazing twirlers representing on their High School fields. We hope all of you are enjoying it while it lasts. We know we will miss it! In the meantime, we have another Feature Interview with one of our awesome Texas Twirlers for your reading enjoyment.
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 High School twirlers throughout the season with the Friday Night Lights Features and discovering more about our Texas Collegians with the Collegiate Twirler Spotlights. We will also be having many of our High School 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!
Our next Friday Night Lights Feature is the Stockdale High School Feature Twirler!
Stockdale High School, located in Stockdale, Texas, is the home of the Brahmas, and today’s Featured Twirler, Careum Faughtenbery!
Repping the Purple, White, and Black, Careum earned her spot by trying out in front of a panel of three judges to a song picked by the band. Now that she has the honor of being the SHS Feature Twirler, Careum says her favorite thing about Stockdale is the pride the people have in their community.
There is no greater example of that pride than at Careum’s favorite school tradition, the bonfire the school has at the end of the football season! Between the bonfire and the football games, Careum just loves being able to support the team!
Now that we have learned more about Stockdale let’s learn more about Careum!
Competition Level: Advanced
Careum has been twirling for almost 11 years. She is a member of the Vick’s Chicks where she is coached by Vicki Ray, in addition to instruction from Heather Harmer Hayden. The competition placement she is the proudest of was her first state x-strut win in 2022, “I was always and will forever be proud of that one!” Her favorite competition trick is an illusion one spin, “or any trick that has some sass!” Her favorite field trick is any leap trick. In baton twirling, she has been most inspired by Adaline Bebo and Kylie Cates, as well as current Miss Majorette of America, McKenzie Bronk. After High School, she hopes to twirl at the college level, get her bachelors in Biology, and go into medical school.
Fun Facts!
- Favorite Color – Hot Pink
- Favorite TV Show or Movie – “Grey’s Anatomy”
- Favorite Book – The “Hunger Game” series or “Harry Potter”
Must have drink/snack for Game Days…
“I must have a diet coke and sour patch kids on game day!!”
Favorite Quote…
“There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” – Derek Jeter
When they are not twirling, they love to…
“I love to practice and play golf with my friends, and work with my show cattle.”
Something people might not know about them is…
“Some people may not know that I also raise and show cattle, Herefords. I love to be in the barn!!”
The best non twirling life skill they have learned from twirling is…
“To portray confidence even if you are not all that confident. I have learned to “fake it till you make it" in that area.”
Best advice from their coach…
“I will always remember when one of my coaches, Mrs. Margaret Mann, tells me to leave it on the floor and sell it. She is my biggest supporter and always tells me no matter what happens to always stay confident and let the step backs help you get better.”
Best advice for future High School twirlers…
“Always have fun! This is your time to shine, show the crowd what you can do!!”
Funniest/Most Fun memory as a twirler…
“During one halftime performance I accidentally ran into one of the clarinet players, and in the next movement I almost cartwheeled into one of the trumpet players. In the moment it wasn't funny, but now the band and I still talk about it and make jokes. I can now laugh about it.”
Favorite thing about marching season…
“The marching contest, and the bus ride to the contest/football are my favorite things during marching season. The energy they bring.”
What are they going to miss the most once marching season is over…
“I will miss all the underclassmen and being able to watch them grow and learn.”
We want to thank Careum for sharing her Game Day with us, and we wish her an amazing rest of her senior season and senior year! Enjoy every minute! Unleash the herd!
We hope you have enjoyed this blog post. We are always looking for great new stories about Texas twirlers. Do you have an idea or some information we could use to help highlight our sport? Contact us at texastwirlcontact@gmail.com and we would love to hear more about it.
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