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. Manson 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. Manson, Mrs. Schlosser, and Mrs. Lukes. Our junior staff member, Annette, is a former Alpharetta student who is 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.
Winter Guard Training Dates
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Congratulations 2020 Fall Color Guard
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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 |
2020 Alpharetta Varsity Color Guard
2020 Alpharetta JV Color Guard
Alpharetta Color Guard
Congratulations to our Fall 2019 Color Guard
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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 |
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 TeamAlivia 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
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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
National ranking
Congratulations to the 2019 Winter Guard for First Place at the WGI Knoxville Regional
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
Scores from “finals” in Knoxville
Current national rankings
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WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR RECENT GRADUATE, LAUREN NGUYEN, FOR BEING FEATURED ON THE PHANTOM REGIMENT Facebook page |
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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
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
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!
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.
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.
