Breanna Lee is a junior at Glendale High School, and she is currently serving as our junior class president and color guard captain. She was born in Pasadena, California, and some of her hobbies include reading, writing, throwing flags around and hanging out with friends.

In Breanna’s eighth-grade year at Wilson Middle School, Mr. Livingston came to her campus for their annual GHS Roadshow. At the time, she saw the current freshman class president speak during the assembly, and Breanna’s friend turned to her and said that person was going to be her next year. 

When she found out that they were going to hold elections for class officer positions at GHS, Breanna ran for president and won. What inspired her to join ASB was just being a leader and doing all the behind-the-scenes work. “One thing about me is that I’m a workaholic,” she admitted. “I am always trying to do something.” During her freshman year, the biggest thing for Breanna was fundraising for prom, and that year, they made over $1,000. 

“I really love the opportunity of… representing my classmates, but there are also my friends,” Breanna admitted. “So they even started calling me Miss President.” The nickname of Miss President has kind of just stuck with her, and her class council members still call her this today. 

Breanna loves to give her classmates the best high school experience possible. “I look at other schools, and be like, how can I make [each] high school year the most memorable,” she said. This is what has really motivated her to run for president each year. 

As junior president, Breanna plans to fundraise a lot of money so that she and her classmates can plan a fire prom for their senior year. Her biggest challenge is fundraising, even though she knows she does a lot, and she usually gets a good outcome from each event. However, she does often get scared that they will turn into bad outcomes and that they won’t make enough money. 

Another thing on Breanna’s mind is Oratorical, which will next be held on February 27, 2026. This event scares her a lot, as Oratorical requires a lot of preparation and a lot of hard work. 

As a part of ASB, Breanna’s favorite thing is the people in it, especially her class council members. Also, she appreciates just having all of these people that she can rely on, and they are always there for her, but she is also there for them. 

Breanna thinks that all students should join ASB, because it eventually becomes a family, and they will make a lot of close friends there. “I’ve met a lot of people through ASB that I probably would not have otherwise, because I don’t share any classes with them,” she said. 

Breanna is also the captain of our GHS color guard team, and the first time she heard of color guard was in the seventh grade, when her brother, Bennett, joined the squad only during his freshman year. “I always looked up to him and we’re very close,” she said. 

This year, Breanna has finally been given the chance to be team captain. During her freshman year for color guard, she had a good pair of captains, and they inspired her to apply for the position for this school year. She always knew she wanted to do it, because she likes being a leader and helping out other people. And even though she’s their captain, she is also their friend. 

For their upcoming winter season, Breanna plans on raising higher scores so that she and her teammates can earn a couple more trophies. And she hopes that her members will just be proud of what they do, whether it’s on the floor or on the field.  

As a color guard performer, it’s nerve-racking, based on whether you think you’ll drop your flag or rifle, or even if you’ll forget your counts. “We have a tradition called witchcraft,” Breanna said. “We get into a circle, we hold our poles, and we go over and over and tap each other’s poles as a breathing exercise.” 

After she gives her members some words of affirmation, Breanna reminds them how proud she is of them. While performing, they just take it all in, with seeing the people in the stands, hearing the cheering and feeling the band playing. This all gets them into the moment, and they embrace it. 

A favorite thing for Breanna is watching her squad have a good performance. “I can feel their sense of accomplishment,” she revealed. She even calls every single one of her teammates “her kids”, even though some might be older than her. It’s rewarding for her to be a leader and represent them, while watching them grow as people and as performers. 

Students should join the color guard team because it’s a fun kind of visual performance art. They will also earn PE credit, and it is very different than just watching someone else perform.  

After high school, Breanna plans on going to a good undergraduate law school to be a lawyer. She prefers being involved in law, because she believes in justice and fairness. 

Her dream school is Stanford University. During the summer, Breanna even went to Stanford for their intensive law trial program. She is now an ambassador for the program, which is usually more than five days, and you feel what it’s like to be a student at a university.

If you are interested in joining our junior class council, they meet every Tuesday in Ms. Castel De Oro’s Room 2239, and all juniors are welcome to attend. And you can follow the Class of 2027 on Instagram: @glendaleclassof27.

And if you’re interested in spinning a flag in color guard and joining this group of talented individuals next year, please talk to Mr. Fox in Room 8101!