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ALPHARETTA HIGH SCHOOL BAND
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Winter Guard at Alpharetta High School


What is winter guard? Winter guard is an indoor competitive activity where students learn a routine to recorded music; performers learn to dance, spin flag and rifle.
What is winter guard at Alpharetta? We have three teams: a nationally ranked varsity team, a highly competitive JV team, and a very successful cadet (middle school) team. Here are samples of our teams from past years.
Alpharetta Varsity 2019 (world championships performance) 
Alpharetta JV 2019 (state championships performance) 
Alpharetta Varsity 2018 
Alpharetta Varsity 2017 
Alpharetta JV 2017 
Alpharetta Cadets 2020 
Alpharetta Cadets 2019 (state championships) 
Alpharetta Cadets 2018 
Who will teach the students? We have a team of people. Mr. Jenkins is the overall director for the program. Lead instructors are Mrs. Kaleigh Schlosser and Mrs. Elizabeth Lukes who also run the high school teams. We have junior staff members who will also work with Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Schlosser, and Mrs. Lukes. Our junior staff members (Annette, Elizabeth, and Janessa) are former Alpharetta students who are currently in college.
When will the teams practice? Each team has different practice times. The varsity team usually rehearses on Tuesday and Thursday. The JV team usually practices on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. The Cadet team usually practices on Mondays and Thursdays. There will also be an occasional weekend practice (Saturday or Sunday). Please check our band calendar for times and days.  
Some rehearsals may go a little longer once we get into learning our actual production. Practices are important because that when students learn skills and learn their part. It’s not written down, so it’s hard for the team to progress if we are always having to catch students up. That becomes frustrating on everyone else. COVID related reasons are TOTALLY excusable. Please do not have your student show up if they have to answer “yes” to any of our COVID questions or if they’re sick. Other than that, we need DEDICATED and LOYAL students. That has been the key to our success.
What is the link to the band website?  Click here for the band website.   Here you will find information regarding our band directors, board members, band program, color guard program, announcements, CHARMS, calendar and more. Please take a moment to explore our website.
How much does it cost? The fees differ each year based on many factors. Each team’s fees are also different.  We will communicate to each team what the fees are once we are able to set the fee for the season. Fees are paid to Alpharetta Band Booster Association through our Charms website or parents can write a check.
What will my fees include? Fee amounts for each team are different. However, what the fees include are the same (competition fees, instructor stipends, props, flags, costumes, certain accessories, etc.). In addition to the team fees, members should have the following personal items which they can order through our booster organization (warm up outfit, equipment bag, duffle bag). The cost for these items will be communicated at the same time when the team fee is communicated.
Does my student need to purchase a rifle? Yes. Please do so immediately so that it will have time to ship and get to you sooner than later. Please call The Band Hall at 800-398-3064 and tell them your student is a member of the Alpharetta winter guard and you need to buy a rifle. You may also order online at 37.5 in rifle with black strap and black bolt). Please be sure to make a special note that your student is a member at Alpharetta.
What should my student wear for practice?  All our winter guard teams wear black leggings and black leotard or a form fitting top to all practices. The look should be what you envision at a dance studio.
When will the team compete? Competitions are on Saturday in February and March. Please check our band calendar for those dates.  Detailed information about each competition will be emailed out during the week leading up to the competition. 
What is this “color guard class” I keep hearing about? We have a color guard class at the high school called Ethnic Music Studies. We strongly encourage all 8th graders to sign up for that class for next year. This class is also good for freshmen and sophomores before they enroll in our new IB Dance class for their junior and senior year! We’re so excited to offer IB Dance for our junior and seniors in our color guard program.
If you have more questions, please feel free to email me.  Thank you in advance for reading this and for your support/dedication to our program.  We are looking forward to another outstanding cadet program!

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Winter Guard Training Dates

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Congratulations 2020 Fall Color Guard

Kristina Adams
Jena Alomran
Michele Baek
Florentina Bedulla
Sophia Bianchini
Marisa Chiclana
Laura Creech
Teddy Creech
Lauren Culloty
Emily Dyke
Atreyee Ghosh
Olivia Haddad
Jessica Hays
Erin Igwe
Jenna Jung
​Stephanie Krause
Kataleena Mishra
Julia Mundy
Brooke Munn 
Anna-Racquel Perez
Anna Robertson
Yani Rodriguez
Johanna Romera
Elizabeth Stanfield
Peyton Tennebar
Tai Valdes
Saachi Varshney
Beatriz Viveiros
Kate Walmsly
Sofia Weinstein
Imogen West
​Niyah Youmans
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2020 Alpharetta Varsity Color Guard
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2020 Alpharetta JV Color Guard

Alpharetta Color Guard

Congratulations to our Fall 2019 Color Guard

Aasha Alexander Martin
Alexandra Espinal
Alicia Ruehs
Amrutha Balla
Aniah Malone
Anna Robertson
Anna-Raquel Perez
Annette Mundy
Atreyee Ghosh
Beatriz Viveiros
Brooke Munn
Elizabeth Gray
Emily Dyke
Erin Igwe
Florentina Bedulla
Imogen West
Janessa Harris
Jessica Hays
Jena Alomran
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Jenna Jung
Jojo Alford
Julia Mundy
Kataleena Mishra
Kate Walmsley
Laura Creech
Lauren Culloty
Lizzy Stanfield
Marisa Chiclana
Michele Baek
Nina Delgado
Niyah Youmans
Peyton Tennebar
Pranusha Bethi
Sofia Weinstein
Stephanie Krause
Sydney Nieves
Tai Valdes
Yasmin Leite
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2018-2019 Winter Guards

Varsity Team

Alivia Colon
Anna-Racquel Perez
Annette Mundy
Brianna Rolle
Cassandra Rowicki
Elizabeth Gray
Emily Dyke
Emily Sellers
Florentina Bedulla
Imogen West
Janessa Harris
Kataleena Mishra
Kendall Parker
Lauren Culloty

JV Team

Alexandra Espinal
Alexandra Holmquist
Alicia Ruehs
Aniah Malone
Anna Robertson
Arushi Mittal
Atreyee Ghosh
Beatriz Viveiros
Brooke Munn
Erin Igwe
Jahliyah Fabian
Jana El Barbari
Jessica Hays
Jojo Alford

Julia Mundy
Kate Walmsley
Laura Creech
Madison Anyan
Nina Delgado
Niyah Youmans
Peyton Tennebar
Sofia Weinstein
Tai Valdes

Winter Guard Scores Big at the WGI Atlanta Regional

On Saturday, March 2nd the Alpharetta High School varsity winter guard competed in Winter Guard International’s Atlanta regional held at McEachern High School. Our team competed against teams from Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi.  Our winter guard placed second in their preliminary round of competition and ended up finishing in third place overall in the final round of competition. This amazing finish has our team currently ranked 11th in the nation (as of March 4, 2019).  They have one more regional competition at Winthrop University in South Carolina on March 23 and then they will travel to Dayton, Ohio, during spring break to compete against 147 teams in Winter Guard International’s World Championships.
 
National ranking 

Congratulations to the 2019 Winter Guard for First Place at the WGI Knoxville Regional

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Winter Guard WINS BIG at the 2019 WGI Knoxville Regional on Feb 9th

The Alpharetta Varsity Winter Guard began its Winter Guard International competition tour this past weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee. They competed with teams from all over the southeast. The team finished first in their round winning all captions. This qualified them to compete in the final round. In finals, the team had quite an emotional performance and received a standing ovation from the audience. The judges were very impressed and awarded the team a first place finish for the entire competition. This placement has our team now ranked #5 in the country!! The team will continue its national competition tour in Atlanta on March 2 and then at Winthrop University in South Carolina on March 16. They will finish the season competing at the Winter Guard International World Championships in Dayton, Ohio, during spring break. Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Schlosser, Mrs. Lukes, Mr. Parent and Mr. Walsh are very proud of the team and their hard work.
  
Scores from “finals” in Knoxville
Current national rankings



​WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR RECENT GRADUATE, LAUREN NGUYEN, FOR BEING FEATURED ON THE PHANTOM REGIMENT Facebook page


​CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR VARSITY WINTER GUARD SENIORS!!!

ALL HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO THEIR COLLEGE COLOR GUARDS FOR FALL 2018



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Haley Benson: University of Tennessee Pride of the Southland
Abigail Kohler: James Madison University Marching Royal Dukes
Kari Eblen: Kennesaw State University Marching Owls
Laura Eblen: Kennesaw State University Marching Owls
Lauren Nguyen: Georgia State University Panther Band
Andrew Santillo: Georgia State University Panther Band
Anna Sellers: Georgia State University Panther Band
Jojo West: Kennesaw State University Marching Owls

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​2018 Varsity Team named a World Championship 
SEMI-FINALIST

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​2018 JV AND CADET TEAMS take the
Silver Medal at SAPA Championships
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​Congratulations to the Alpharetta HS Varsity Winter Guard for being a finalist at the WGI Mid Atlantic Regional on March 18, 2018 at Winthrop University! 
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WHAT IS COLOR GUARD?
This video does a great job explaining what winter guard is. Color guard is the outdoor version of winter guard with the marching band added.
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