Winter guard completes season, to hold camp this week

The winter guard is an extension of the color guard program, which performs with the WCHS band during halftime shows and contests, During the winter the winter guard competes on its own, creating and performing shows utilizing flags, rifles, and sabers to recorded music.

The guard competed in four competitions this year before attending the 2008 Southeastern Color Guard Circuit (SCGC) Championships held at Vanderbuilt University in Memorial Gym. The guard competed in Antioch for its first competition, taking home a second-place finish. Next they traveled to Thompson Station, bringing home a fifth-place trophy during the first day of competition and a second-place finish the following day.

In Hendersonville the group finished fifth on Saturday and fourth on Sunday. Then the group finished their regular competition season in Smyrna, bringing home fourth place.

At the SCGC Championships on April 4, the group finished in the top 10 of the state, and captain Mari Katherine Webb claimed one of seven SCGC Scholarships. This year’s show was a jazz show based on the movie Chicago with musical selections including ‘All That Jazz’ and ‘I Can’t Do It Alone.’

The guard will be hosting its Color Guard Clinic this Monday-Friday, April 28-May 2, from 6-8 p.m. each night at the WCHS gym. The cost is $15 and includes a T-shirt and CD. The color guard and winter guard program is open to students in grades 9-12, including upcoming ninth-graders. Any student interested in trying out for the Warren County color guard or winter guard must attend the clinic, which will be followed by tryouts on Saturday, May 3, at 9 a.m. in the WCHS gym.