2025 WGI Color Guard World Championships (April 3-5)

[LeanderMomma]

The 2025 Scholastic & Independent A Class, Open Class and World Class color guard world championships will be held at multiple sites in the Dayton, Ohio area April 3-5. This event will be streamed live on FloMarching.

https://www.wgi.org/color-guard/world-championships-cg/world-championships-schedules-cg/

 

Edited yesterday at 03:40 AM by LeanderMomma
Added schedule link

[LeanderMomma]

Exciting to see the number of Texas guards attending!

[packwick]

curious about dripping springs' chances in A class here. they're not strangers to major wgi success. didn't love their marching show this past season, but the guard def stood out in a good way.

Pearland won't be out of place in open. not sure about finals chances.

American fork another that really impressed me on the field. had forgotten they had medaled in open, so was surprised by them looking so ~*world class*~ LOL. maybe a finalist right away, iiif the show's right. not always great overlap b/w field and indoor quality.

Centerville, don't know if the skills are there to achieve world class finals yet, but i love their weird, outside the box approach to design, so looking forward to them no matter what.

El dorado and kiski again ones to watch. really have developed that top-to-bottom strength we see from the well-oiled machines near the top. El dorado nearly matched Carmel last yr in finals. seems ripe for a medal opp, but also seems like a strong possibility that Avon, arcadia, and woodlands all return to the podium. actually arcadia wasn't all that impressive on the marching field this year, but neither were they last year, and they still pulled it together for WGI, sooo... *shoulder shrug* great design + a few months of rehearsal go a long way!! curious to see where Carmel ends up, bit of a "scare" for them last season at wgi after prelims. evidence the high school scene is really getting very competitive. def liked the SWs more than the IWs last season!!

seriously missing Tarpon and Origins, but nothing we can do about that.

[packwick]

also find myself wishing yet again that winter guard international had a bit more... ahem... international representation. does Aimachi even exist anymore?!!!

still better than DCI in that regard, but that's a loooow bar to clear.

[mussheet]

  On 12/9/2024 at 3:23 AM, packwick said:

curious about dripping springs' chances in A class here. they're not strangers to major wgi success. didn't love their marching show this past season, but the guard def stood out in a good way.

Pearland won't be out of place in open. not sure about finals chances.

American fork another that really impressed me on the field. had forgotten they had medaled in open, so was surprised by them looking so ~*world class*~ LOL. maybe a finalist right away, iiif the show's right. not always great overlap b/w field and indoor quality.

Centerville, don't know if the skills are there to achieve world class finals yet, but i love their weird, outside the box approach to design, so looking forward to them no matter what.

El dorado and kiski again ones to watch. really have developed that top-to-bottom strength we see from the well-oiled machines near the top. El dorado nearly matched Carmel last yr in finals. seems ripe for a medal opp, but also seems like a strong possibility that Avon, arcadia, and woodlands all return to the podium. actually arcadia wasn't all that impressive on the marching field this year, but neither were they last year, and they still pulled it together for WGI, sooo... *shoulder shrug* great design + a few months of rehearsal go a long way!! curious to see where Carmel ends up, bit of a "scare" for them last season at wgi after prelims. evidence the high school scene is really getting very competitive. def liked the SWs more than the IWs last season!!

seriously missing Tarpon and Origins, but nothing we can do about that.

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dripping springs had major success in their winter season last year with them winning every contest they went to minus state where they got the bronze medal so I could see them potentially being up for a medal at wig worlds if not definitely a finalist spot if they keep their trajectory from last year.

pearlands guard really stood out to me in the fall with them being very clean with how many members they had and I honestly see them in open class finals if they can push their vocab and design scores higher which i'm sure they can do

i really want centerville in finals but i think your right, there skills might not meet the level that you need for world class but im hoping that we will see them in finals. they will have to beat out schools like center grove, flanagan, and stoneman douglas.

for SW podium i can predict to see avon and twhs up there but El dorado will have to go head-to-head with arcadia for that last spot on the podium. i wasn't that impressed by carmels guard in the fall but it might be cause i didn't like their show that much but im hoping to see them place higher then they did last season.

[LeanderMomma]

Well, sadly, there will be NO Avon World Guard competing this season. They will have their other level guards competing, but a lot of the World members have quit the team. Official word is coming out later today. 

[philomena]

Wow! Maybe Avon heard that 2025 is Carmel's turn. Crazy the defending champions may not show. Their performance was special last year. Is this confirmed by Avon? Tarpon not going either. 

[packwick]

  On 12/10/2024 at 9:47 PM, LeanderMomma said:

Well, sadly, there will be NO Avon World Guard competing this season. They will have their other level guards competing, but a lot of the World members have quit the team. Official word is coming out later today. 

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le gasp!! 

protesting against something? administration? staff? didn't like the way they were being treated? they rehearse like 12-17 hours a week during the guard season, so that would make any poor treatment extra miserable.

there simply won't be the same degree of competition w/o them at Dayton. will feel incomplete. on the flip side, this provides a bigger opening for a first-time champion w/ either arcadia or woodlands winning (if it's not just Carmel again). could see some others up there, too.

[TWHSPercDad]

from Avon Band’s Instagram site. 

[Tubalord11]

Really sucks for Avon, was really looking forward to what they were gonna do after last year. Hope all the members are okay and nothing bad is going on over there. On the bright side, could see a new face in 1st! Has The Woodlands ever won at Dayton? Would love for them to take the gold, could definitely see it happening with the right show 

[Messina]

  On 12/10/2024 at 9:47 PM, LeanderMomma said:

Well, sadly, there will be NO Avon World Guard competing this season. They will have their other level guards competing, but a lot of the World members have quit the team. Official word is coming out later today. 

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What could have led Avon High School to abruptly cancel their WGI World Championship-winning Winter Guard? Their Instagram announcement doesn’t seem entirely believable. What might really be happening? It’s only a matter of time before the full story emerges.

[TWHSPercDad]

  On 12/11/2024 at 1:28 AM, Tubalord11 said:

Has The Woodlands ever won at Dayton? Would love for them to take the gold, could definitely see it happening with the right show 

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TWHS was the 2004 Scholastic OPEN National Champion. 
2019 was their first WORLD Class Finals appearance (14th).

Since COVID (2020 & 2021), TWHS finished 3rd, 4th, and 3rd in WORLD Class (2022, 2023, and 2024).

TWHS World Guard will be back in Dayton this season (April 2025)!

[Rubisco]

The end of 2024 continues to be very eventful!

Saddened by the news of Avon's world guard. The publicly released statement makes it sound like a creative decision, but.. yeah... 

[Messina]

  On 12/11/2024 at 3:00 AM, Rubisco said:

The end of 2024 continues to be very eventful!

Saddened by the news of Avon's world guard. The publicly released statement makes it sound like a creative decision, but.. yeah... 

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Avon's statement is suspect? You don't just cancel your Guard program for 'creative reasons.' Can you imagine telling all the members, including their Seniors "sorry, we're going in a different direction, so no winter guard season for you." That would be horrendous! Maybe they could be more forthcoming. Great performance last year. Inquiring minds are inquisitive. More to this probably.

[LeanderMomma]

  On 12/11/2024 at 3:06 AM, Messina said:

Avon's statement is suspect? You don't just cancel your Guard program for 'creative reasons.' Can you imagine telling all the members, including their Seniors "sorry, we're going in a different direction, so no winter guard season for you." That would be horrendous! Maybe they could be more forthcoming. Great performance last year. Inquiring minds are inquisitive. More to this probably.

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Evidently there were some creative “differences of opinion” between some parents and staff once the theme was revealed. 

[Messina]

  On 12/11/2024 at 4:08 AM, LeanderMomma said:

Evidently there were some creative “differences of opinion” between some parents and staff once the theme was revealed. 

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Really sad but unrealistic that 'creative differences' alone is reason to cancel the World Champions. Avon's statement isn't honest but no doubt the real reasons are coming out soon. 

[LeanderMomma]

  On 12/11/2024 at 4:37 AM, Messina said:

Really sad but unrealistic that 'creative differences' alone is reason to cancel the World Champions. Avon's statement isn't honest but no doubt the real reasons are coming out soon. 

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Oh they’re definitely coming out. 

I’m just super sad we won’t get to see the finest SW guard in the world this season. 😢

[Rubisco]

  On 12/9/2024 at 3:23 AM, packwick said:

El dorado and kiski again ones to watch.

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With Avon currently withdrawn from SW, I think there's a very strong possibility that we see two Southern California guards on the podium in April. Both Arcadia and El Dorado work with Rosie, and it really shows at the level of the individual choreography. Very witty, creative writing -- of the sort we saw (and still continue to see, to an extent) from Carmel. Heck, that part in El Dorado's show last season where they dragged the performer across the floor, as the other performers hop-tossed over them, was like an inverted version of that moment in Carmel's Gunslinger show, when they tossed over that girl they carried across the floor. Super cool. Actually, I find it quite remarkable that Rosie is only consulting and not directing, but we've still seen major improvements in both of those California programs pretty quickly.

[LeanderMomma]

Also, we may have to change the winterguard forum name to Indoor Tea from here on out. 🤣🫖💅

[LeanderMomma]

I have deleted the most recent poster’s comment because it was quite inflammatory and there were a lot of things there that they did not provide any proof of, and most importantly, I don’t want disinformation to start spreading like wildfire, especially from someone who has never even posted in this group before.

[packwick]

maybe bc Avon did the Which is Witch show w/o any problems the staff thought this one wouldn't cause a stir?? lots of "demonic" imagery in that one, with pentagrams and whatnot. also one of avon's coolest and most thought-provoking shows.

def important to keep parents in the loop as you're designing the show, not just after, if you're doing something a lil risky and think there might be pushback. that's, like, 50% of my ideas LOL. "you mean you're not thrilled with this show, that's inspired by the movie, Showgirls? philistines!"

[Rubisco]

I am so very confused. I must have missed something. 😂

[LeanderMomma]

  On 12/12/2024 at 3:29 AM, Rubisco said:

I am so very confused. I must have missed something. 😂

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You missed a whole GALLON of Avon infused tea. Unfortunately it was pretty inflammatory and full of accusations that have not been verified, and it also came from a poster who only created an account so that they could spill said tea. So I deleted it. 

[Rubisco]

  On 12/12/2024 at 3:37 AM, LeanderMomma said:

You missed a whole GALLON of Avon infused tea. Unfortunately it was pretty inflammatory and full of accusations that have not been verified, and it also came from a poster who only created an account so that they could spill said tea. So I deleted it. 

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Darn! Things like this never happen on a winter guard thread in December. I need to check more often!

[packwick]

  On 12/12/2024 at 3:43 AM, Rubisco said:

Darn! Things like this never happen on a winter guard thread in December. I need to check more often!

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private discord director chat has the deets, if u still go there, incl the full letter from the school admin. to sum it up, in a word: dRaAaaaMaaa!! *hangs upside down crucifix on wall and prays*