Jacqueline leavell

Jacqueline Pollard discovered a love for the pageantry arts while performing at Blue Springs High School in the Golden Regiment Marching Band and the Winter Guard programs. She studied vocal music education at Truman State University and spent many years as a preschool teacher/director before settling on a career in winter guard/marching band design. These fields all combine in making her an instructor who is very passionate about helping students reach their highest potential and gain confidence in themselves along the way while also having the knowledge base in movement technique, music, and education to facilitate a strong environment for learning and the pursuit of excellence.  

Ms. Pollard works as a show designer, choreographer, color guard coach in the midwest. She began her career in 2018 with the BOA Super Regional finalist marching band and WGI World Championship Finalist winter guard at Blue Springs South High School in Blue Springs, MO. She then moved to Nebraska and worked with the NSBA champion marching band and WGI Regional Champion winter guard at Papillion La Vista South High School in Papillion, NE. She then began expanding into more choreography positions and has served/currently serves as a choreographer/show designer for Shawnee Mission East High School Marching Band in Prairie Village, KS, Olathe East High School Marching Band in Olathe, KS, Papillion La Vista South Winter Guards and Winter Winds in Papillion, NE, and Blue Springs South High School Marching Band and Winter Guards in Blue Springs, MO. 

Jacqueline currently serves as the program coordinator and director of guards at Gretna East High School in Gretna, NE where she lives with her fiance, Graham and their cat, Marbles.