More Than a Program: How Female Color Guard Recognizes Character and Community

By ANGELINA ARELLANO  

The Tower  

MANTECA – For the first time in the school’s long and storied history, Manteca High can celebrate an all-female color guard.   

Female Color Guard is a new program offered through the JROTC program.   

The Color Guard demonstrates an approach to being a great program. Princessia Morsay and Emmett Gause discuss the Female Color Guard and its significance through their teamwork and character. The focus is on what others can learn from the female color guard and what makes this program so noticeable.   

Princessia Morsay is a considerate and hard-working student at Manteca High School. Morsay shows great attributes at Manteca for being in the Female Color Guard and HOSA.   

“I feel JROTC helps students become better citizens and people in general,” Morsay said.   

Female Color Guard hopes to grow as a program through its positive impact it conveys at Manteca High. Morsay also shows dedication for focusing on the importance JROTC and Female Color Guard can offer at Manteca High School.   

“I think people should focus on what we do in general instead of just our uniforms. We do way more,” Morsay said.   

Morsay also says how the program receives its support and gains recognition, and how they feel appreciated by people’s encouragement.   

“I’d say just being more welcoming with people who are in JROTC and by being appreciative of what we do and what we put out,” Morsay said.   

Morsay also adds how they could orchestrate more events that include them more to be able to receive that support.   

“I’d like to have more screen time on Buff TV or have more football games,” Morsay said.  

Additionally, through the program, it's important to find great traits and qualities within the members of the Female Color Guard. From personal skills, such as what you could learn to performance skills.   

“I find great people. I see people going into the office, the military, and all kinds of people. And I just can't wait to see who else will come into the program,” Morsay says   

JROTC Sergeant, Emmit Gause

As a part of being a part of being in Color Guard is embracing your volunteerism within the program and JROTC.   

“Our members could be more open about JROTC and not be shy about what we do. Just overall being more expressive of what the program is about,” Morsay said.   

Emmit Gause is a kind and welcoming person who has been involved with making good connections with his peers at Manteca High School. As he is a part of the program and showing his insight on the Female Color Guard by showing why he loves it, and overall appreciation.  

“Well, my thoughts were that since this was the inaugural flag football team, I just wanted them to be represented with their peers,” Gause said.   

Gause further explains how he found the female color guard to be impactful.   

“I truly believe it was impactful because of the response and looks on their faces once they came out and were announced,” Gause said.   

As a program like female color guard, it offers great insight for various reasons, and for this reason, JROTC is more than just a program; it recognizes character and its community.

Princessia Morsay speaks with The Tower to speak about JROTC program, Female Color Guard