On A Water Break

Center Grove Yellow Flag Soloist Goes Viral at WGI Finals + Confidence, Leadership & Guard Advice | Kate Cecil Quick Sip Interview | On A Water Break Podcast

April 27, 2026·12 min
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Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.In this Quick Sip, Trish sits down with Kate Cecil, the standout soloist from Center Grove High School’s World Guard—known across the activity as the “yellow flag girl” from WGI Finals.Kate shares her journey from starting color guard in middle school to becoming a multi-year section leader and viral standout performer. She talks about being chosen as the soloist, handling the pressure of performing alone in a featured role, and what it felt like to gain recognition across the community.In this episode:Kate’s 32 Count Life StoryHow she became the Center Grove soloistPerforming as the only featured yellow flag performerGoing viral at WGI FinalsAdvice for Scholastic World performersKey insight:“If you see someone performing and they’re feeling it… it makes everything else forgivable.”Listen everywhere:https://plinkhq.com/i/1653637341?to=pageWatch more episodes:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL600p0k2IuT4vhEIgopl8XDO-pU3YOR77Shop Guard Closet:https://www.guardcloset.com

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