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

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

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April 27, 2026 · 13 min · Season 3

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Kate Cecil shares her journey as a standout soloist in color guard and discusses her experiences and insights on performance and leadership.

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 Story How she became the Center Grove soloist Performing as the only featured yellow flag performer Going viral at WGI Finals Advice for Scholastic World performers Key insight: “If you see someone performing and they’re feeling it… it makes everything else forgivable.” Listen everywhere: https://plinkhq.com/i/1653637341?to=page Watch more episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL600p0k2IuT4vhEIgopl8XDO-pU3YOR77 Shop Guard Closet: https://www.guardcloset.com

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