Need help starting an essay!?

well to start off you may want to use a thesis statement or some type of hook. I think thesis may work best for this type of essay. Some kind of general statement about what your essay is about or a hook that relates.For ex: "Among any group there must be a leader, a person who represents the group and it's ideals. For the _________ highschool color guard, I am willing to step up to be that person." I'm not the best writer but i hope i could help. and avoid using contractions. instead of i'm use i am for example. Also i don't think your coach or whoever runs the color guard will make the decision alone on how well you write. I'm pretty sure they'll pick you based on the all around person and what they've seen in you.