During the fall Marching Band Season, the Carmel H.S. Color Guard is a performance group that accompanies the Marching Band during the competitive band season by being the “visual music”.  We twirl and spin flags, rifles, sabers, props and dance to interpret the music and drill formations on the football field during competitions and half time at football games.

This year the CHS Marching Band & Color Guard will travel to New York City to perform at the 2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

WINTER GUARD SEASON:

The second half of the school year we participate in an activity called “Winter Guard” which takes all the skills we begin to learn over the Fall and takes it to the next level. Winter Guard is for the color guard only and doesn’t involve the band, which makes it twice as fun for the girls to shine in their own spotlight. The winter guard season is the pinnacle of our year giving the girls the opportunity to compete on a global level as opposed to just the national level during band season. We perform indoors to taped music, which is another bonus of the winter guard season!

The Carmel H.S. Winter Guard are the 2011 Indiana State Champions & the 2011 WGI World Champions!!!

Members of the color guard will not only be taught all of the physical skills of color guard, they will also learn valuable lessons that they can take with them for the rest of their lives. Some of these lessons include: self-esteem, discipline, team building, responsibility, hard work, self-confidence, and having fun by applying these things for the common goal of being “GREAT” at something!!!