Santa Monica HS Winterguard
Schedule for the
WGI Regional Competition @ Etiwanda HS
February 25th, 2012

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6:20 am - Call Time
6:30 am - Depart to Etiwanda HS
7:45 am - Arrive at Etiwanda HS and Check-in
7:45 am-8 am - Check-in and Restroom
8 am-9:15 am - Warm-up
9:30 am - Check into Body Warm-up and Equipment Warm-up for 16mins only (indoors)
9:56 am - Performance Time!
10:04 am - Fold floor, roll up equipment, and talk about performance
10:10 am - Change and eat
11:40 am - Watch Granada Hills
12:30 pm - Finals Performers will be posted

Plan A (If we make finals)
12:30 pm-3 pm - Go to Victoria Gardens Mall for lunch (5mins away from competition site) 12505 North Main Street, Suite 200, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
3:00 pm - Head back to Etiwanda High School
3:30 pm - Check in for finals
5:30 pm-6:42 pm - Perform between this time, pack up and then watch the rest of the show
10:25 pm - Awards
10:50 pm - Depart Etiwanda HS
12:00 am - Approximately arrive at Santa Monica HS

Plan B (If we DONT make finals)
12:55 pm-4:20 pm - Watch the rest of the Prelims performances
2:00 pm - Help Rancho Bernardo High School
4:30 pm - Depart Etiwanda High School
6:00 pm - Approximately arrive at Santa Monica High School

Etiwanda High School
13500 Victoria Avenue
Etiwanda, CA91739
For Competition show lineup go to:
www.wgi.org

Make sure to bring a sack lunch/snacks and money for at least two meals.

Sincerely
Juan Gonzalez

Dance, Movement Training, Flags, Rifles, Use of Equipment in Performance - all these things make up the Color Guard - an integral part of the Marching Band. Santa Monica has an important place in the historical development of what is often called an auxiliary to the marching band.

Kay Teer Crawford, who created the drill team concept, taught for many years at Santa Monica College. She established the Coronettes - SMC's drill team. The high school and the college were all part of one district at that time, and for many years Samohi fielded a drill team with the marching band.

Around 1980, California schools were making many cuts to save money. The drill team was targeted for elimination, however, the band director at that time, Jim Hile, offered to fold the group into the marching band. As part of that change, he re-organized the group into a color guard - or tall flag team - reflecting the current trend away from drill team, towards a more equipment oriented auxiliary. Drum Corps International was exerting ground breaking influence which would completely change the character of field shows performed by marching bands. Samohi's color guard was initially modeled after the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps.

The Samohi color guard continues to reflect the dynamic character of contemporary movement training - using much more than just tall flags to express the music performed by the band. Body and Movement training form the foundation of instruction, with the equipment serving as an extension of the body. The training retains some of the military marching foundations that made up early drill teams, but is much more oriented towards modern dance.

The color guard at Samohi is a full year class. Students receive P.E. credit - just like the athletic teams and cheer leaders. After the marching band season in the fall, the Color Guard prepares a new competition show - often referred to as Winter Guard. Samohi performs in shows sponsored by the Winter Guard International , and by the Winter Guard Association of Southern California.