WHAT IS WINTER COLOR GUARD?

Similar to Color Guard, Winter Guard is a combination of the use of flags, sabers, mock rifles, other equipment, dance, and interpretive movement in a choreographed routine to express emotions and tell stories through their use.  Winter guard is a color guard taken indoors and performed without the band, typically to recorded music.  Within the high school guard groups, there are multiple classes based on the guard member’s abilities.  Unlike other sports, when a Winter Guard is consistently performing at the top of their class the group is moved to the next higher skill level class, even within the same competition season. Winter guard currently exists in 10 countries around the world, and in high schools, middle schools, universities, and independent organizations.  The Tesoro High School participates in the WGASC circuit.  Winter Guard provides the opportunity to teach and develop high school color guards, and expand individual’s performance skills and opportunities.

Tesoro High School's Winter Color Guard is second semester, 7th period.  Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays after school for three hours each.  This course gives half a semester of PE credit. 

Guard performances are critiqued in 4 areas:

• equipment analysis,

• movement,

• design analysis, and

• general effect with penalties assessed for performances over 8 minutes.