Color Guard Shows Great Skill, Talent As A Team

Each week, Bridgewater Patch is seeking suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments. We want to hear about these amazing children and teens and select one each week as the Patch Whiz Kid [or Kids].

Submit your nomination in our comment box below or e-mail it to audreyl@patch.com.

This week's Whiz Kid[s] are.... 

Bridgewater-Raritan High School Color Guard!

• Names: Amanda Marshalek, Anna Esposito, Ashley Nitahara, Aubrey Phillips, Brianna Mitchell, Caroline Merrill, Cassondra Nice, Claire Pasquale, Elizabeth Barrett, Elizabeth Feusse, Hailey Waldron, Kristen Merritt, Kristen Timpone, Meredith Bunner, Natalie Centi, Patricia Marques, Rachael Terracciano, Rachel Lesser, Rachel Hadley, Rachel Kant, Riddhi Dhanik, Samantha DaSilva, Vanessa Teixeira, Aditya Singh, Charlotte DiMatteo, Joyce Chang, Julie Battikha, Kaitlin Masi, Marissa DaSilva, Nikki Fadia, Laura Davidson, instructor Rick Delancy, instructor Sharon Maher and instructor ML Lawson
• Community Organization: Color Guard
• Accomplishment: Through its hard work all season, the Bridgewater-Raritan High School Color Guard, made of many new students, has earned several different awards at recent championships.
• Key to Awesomeness:The Bridgewater-Raritan High School Color Guard has a lot to be proud of. The team was awarded this past weekend at USSBA Group AAA Champions, and then went on to the MAIN Championships at South Brunswick High School, where the team was a Bronze Medal finalist. This is quite an accomplishment for this guard, as this is the first year for more than half of its members. The girls are very talented and have worked very hard this year in various competitions across the state.
• Nominator: AnnaRene Jeremiah, Bridgewater parent