The Chesterton High School Winter Guard captured the first place honors this past weekend at the Midwest Color Guard Circuit (M.C.G.C.) competition hosted at Schaumburg High School. This is the group’s second M.C.G.C. Invitational of the 2024 season.
The Midwest Color Guard Circuit hosted a total of 44 Winter Guards at this competition, including groups from Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana.
The CHS Winter Guard team captured the first place honors in the Scholastic AA Division, the largest of the four competitive classes at the event. The CHS Guard’s 2024 competitive show, entitled “Solstice,” is a production that features a winter setting that is brought to life through the highly physical and artistic performance demands of the activity. Judges at the event wrapped up their recorded comments and showed support for the production with: “It’s intriguing, intellectual, emotional”, “A fresh ‘twist’ on a theme, and a very cool show!”
The group will compete again this coming Saturday and Sunday, February 25 & 26 at Lincolnway East High School in Frankfort, Illinois sponsored by Winter Guard International (W.G.I.), the governing body for both the Indoor Winter Color Guard activity, and the Indoor Winter Percussion activity. Participation in this weekend’s event marks the return of the Chesterton Winter Guard program to the national arena, after an absence of over five years. CHS will compete against 25 other groups in their class, with the 13 highest scoring guards progressing to the Sunday Finals competition. The Sunday Finals will begin at 11:00 a.m. Tickets are $20.00 for Saturday Only Passes, $24.00 for Sunday Only Passes. Combined Saturday/Sunday tickets are also available at the cost of $40.00 (cash and credit are accepted). Performance times for the Sunday Finals event are to be determined after all Prelim performances are completed.
Members of the CHS Winter Guard include: Vanessa Godinez, Abigail Krueger, Bri Manning, Haley Marinez, Addie Mason, Katie Radliff, Lucy Rutkowski, Danica Sessions, Alina Summer, and Caprie Wilson. The CHS Winter Guard is under the direction of Kylene Mitchell and Lisa Scheiber. The group is supported by the CHS Music Department and CHS Band Boosters.
For additional information about the CHS Winter Guard, please contact the Chesterton High School Music Department at 219-983-3730.