Category Archives: Winter Guard

2019 Carmel Bands Winter Ensembles Raffle

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Carmel Bands Winter Ensembles Raffle!

The raffle package includes:

  • FOUR tickets to the Broadway smash “Hamilton-An American Musical” in Chicago. Saturday, June 22nd. 8:00 pm  performance
  • One night stay in a nearby hotel
  • $100 cash

Ticket Pricing:
$20/ticket
3 for $50
*A maximum of 1000 tickets will be sold

Tickets go on sale beginning Friday, February 1st at our annual Carmel Bands Winter Ensembles Community Night. You can also purchase your ticket(s) from your favorite guard or drumline student beginning the week of February 4th

Tickets will also be available for the general public to purchase every Thursday night from 7:00-8:00 pm in the Carmel High School Band Hallway (Entrance 29)

The winning ticket will be pulled in early April and will be broadcast live on Facebook! Winner need not be present to win.

Please check out carmelbands.org/winterraffle to review the official Raffle rules.

 

This raffle is conducted under Gaming License #147096

Winter Guard and Drumline Community Night 2018

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WINTER GUARD & DRUMLINE COMMUNITY NIGHT!

The Carmel Winter Guards & Drumline are proud to present Community Night 2018 this Friday, February 2nd!

Come join us for our fundraiser dinner in the Freshman Cafeteria and then cheer on the Carmel H.S. Winter Guards, Drum Club & Drumline.  The JV, A, World Guards & the Drumline and Drum Club will be showcasing this year’s productions as they embark on their competition season!

Fundraiser Dinner begins at 6:30 pm in the CHS Freshman Cafeteria and performances start at 8:00 pm in the Varsity Gym.

Performance Admittance:
$5 Adults
$3 Students / Seniors

This is a great opportunity to see some fantastic performances and support these winter ensembles as they begin their seasons!

JV Color Guard Parent Information Meeting

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Do you know any CCS middle school students who love to dance, compete and perform to an audience? How about someone who would like to learn how to spin flags or rifle? We will be having a JV Color Guard Parent Information Meeting on Wednesday, September 14th at 6:30 pm in the Carmel High School Band Room P105 (Enter through Door #29 at the front of the building and proceed straight down the hall) .  Rehearsals will begin the following week on Monday and Wednesday evenings.

Please share this information with friends, family and neighbors! This program will get students an early start in our amazing performing arts department at Carmel High School and will build confidence and self-esteem, not to mention making new friends from all three middle schools. Open to all girls and boys in 6th, 7th & 8th grade in the Carmel Clay Schools.
Questions or more information – please contact Sally Ware at carmeljvguard@yahoo.com.

2016 Color Guard Auditions!

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Carmel H.S. Color Guard Auditions are just around the corner!
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

May 3rd (Tuesday) & May 5th (Thursday)  5:30-8:30pm

Registration begins at 5:00pm in the Main Band Room at Carmel H.S.
Open to all boys & girls that will be 9-12th graders at CHS in the Fall.
Email guard@carmelband.org with questions

Carmel Clay Schools – Best Community for Music Education

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Carmel Clay Schools Celebrates Nationally Recognized Music Program

Carmel, Indiana – The NAMM Foundation has named Carmel Clay Schools among the Best Communities for Music Education in the United States.

On, Tuesday, May 19, 2015, Dr. Nick Wahl, Superintendent of Carmel Clay Schools received the special certificate from Mr. Steve Purcell, District Manager for Paige’s Music of Indianapolis during one of the ‘in class’ concerts given by the high school band program.  Paige’s Music is a local member of NAMM.  The National Association of Music Merchants sponsors this prestigious award each year through the NAMM Foundation. 

Carmel Clay Schools been named one of 388 school districts in the nation as a Best Community for Music Education by The NAMM Foundation. The district is recognized for demonstrating an unwavering commitment to providing comprehensive music education for all students.

The Best Communities for Music Education survey acknowledges and celebrates schools and districts, their administrators, teachers, board members, parents and students across the United States for their commitment to and support of music education. Participants in the survey answer detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program and other factors in the community that affect access to music education for all students. More than 2,000 schools districts / schools participated in the survey.

In completing the survey for the award, Mr. Soo Han, Director of Orchestras and Department Chair of the William H Duke Center for the Performing Arts at Carmel High School, said, “We are so fortunate to have the finest elementary and middle school music teachers in the entire country. Each teacher’s approach and style of teaching students is unique and varied, but at the core are practices based in world class pedagogy and love and passion for kids.  What we accomplish at the high school level would never be possible without our amazing elementary and middle schools teachers.”

About The NAMM Foundation:

The NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit supported in part by the National Association of Music Merchants and its nearly 9,200 members around the world. The Foundation advances active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs. For more information about The NAMM Foundation, please visit www.nammfoundation.org.

Carmel Guard Wins WGI Scholastic World Championship!

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Carmel Guard Wins WGI Scholastic World Championship!

The Carmel High School Winter Guard won the Winter Guard International (WGI) Scholastic World Championship this past Saturday in the finals portion of the WGI World Championships at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.

Winter guard is the sport of indoor color guard. Modern color guard is a combination of the use of flags, sabers, mock rifles, and other equipment, as well as dance and other interpretive movement. Color guards can be found in high schools, middle schools, some universities, and also some independent organizations, some of which are related to drum corps per the WGI website. Carmel’s Winter Guard performed their show “OMEGA” with music by Avro Part to a crowd of over 10,000 people.  The show explores the use of the universal symbol of Eternity—the circle and the abstract depiction of the end of eternity.

The three-day event drew amazing performances from over 300 color guard units from across the nation and around the world.   Carmel’s Director, Rosie Queen, said, “The 2015 season has been an absolute DREAM season!!  This amazing team of students, designers, staff, and parents pulled off an incredible victory.  Being crowned the WGI Scholastic World Champion is the highest honor that any high school program can achieve…. and WE did it!! The Carmel Guard ladies are the hardest working kids I know. They are always willing to go the extra mile to pay attention to detail and push to the next level.  These are lessons they will take with them for the rest of their life—beyond any trophy or medal.   I am so incredibly proud of the these ladies for achieving and following their dreams.”

Winter Guard units from Flanagan HS in Pembroke Pines, Florida and James Logan HS in Union City, California rounded out the top 3 with units from Warren Central High School, Avon High School and Center Grove High School placing in the top 15 units in the finals competition.  This is the 7th year in a row Carmel has been a finalist in this premier Color Guard competition. The Carmel World Guard won the WGI Scholastic World Class Championship two previous times, in 2013 and 2011.  In 2007, Carmel won the Scholastic “Open” Class at the WGI Championships.

The Carmel High School Winter Guard is part of the Carmel Band program.  The program includes the Marching Band and Color Guard, 4 Jazz Ensembles, 6 Concert Bands, multiple chamber ensembles, Winter Percussion, and 3 Winter Guards.  100 students participate in the color guard program at Carmel while an additional 400 students participate in the wind and percussion ensembles at Carmel High School.

The Carmel Color Guard competes with the Marching Band during the fall and then competes indoors over the winter in Winter Guard competitions.  If you love to perform and dance in front of thousands of people, travel around the country, and want to learn how to toss a flag, rifle, or sabre up into the air… The Carmel Color Guard is for YOU!!  NO experience is necessary; we will teach you everything you need to know!

Auditions for the Carmel Guard will be held Tuesday and Thursday, May 5th & 7th from 6:00-8:30pm and are open to anyone that will be in grades 9-12 at Carmel H.S. in the fall of 2015. Registration begins at 5:30pm in the Main Band Room area at Carmel H.S.   Please plan on attending BOTH days of auditions. Dress in workout clothes & athletic shoes (no jeans). Come out to make new friends and be a part of this 6 time State Champion and 4 time World Champion team!

 

About Winter Guard International (WGI)
WGI Sport of the Arts is the world’s premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions.  As a non-profit youth organization, WGI serves as the leading governing body of the winter guard and indoor percussion activities. It is called the Sport of the Arts because it brings music to life through performance in a competitive format. Now entering its 38th year in 2015, the sport continues to evolve and grow.  There were more than 36,000 participants at the regional level, and more than 12,000 participants at the Sport of the Arts World Championships this past April.

 

 

Scholastic World Results

1            Carmel HS (Carmel, Indiana)                                                97.650

2            Flanagan HS (Pembroke Pines, Florida)                                    95.500

3            James Logan HS (Union City, California)                                    95.150

4            Avon HS (Avon, Indiana)                                                            93.550

5            Warren Central HS (Indianapolis, Indiana)                        90.650

6            Mechanicsburg HS (Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania)            89.950

7            Stoneman Douglas HS (Parkland, Florida)                        89.300

8            Arcadia HS (Arcadia, California)                                                87.400

9            Trumbull HS (Trumbull, Connecticut)                                    87.250

10            Miamisburg HS (Miamisburg, Ohio)                                    86.750

11            Lake Central HS (St. John, Indiana)                                    86.050

12            West Orange HS (West Orange, New Jersey)                        83.150

13            Timber Creek HS (Orlando, Florida)                                    82.450

14            Center Grove HS (Greenwood, Indiana)                                    81.800

14            Seminole HS (Seminole, Florida)                                                81.800

 

Carmel World Guard Wins WGI Mid-East Regional

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The Carmel High School World Guard continued their undefeated season at the WGI Mid-East Regional in Cincinnati, Ohio by winning the championship with the highest score nationally of the year.  They are still ranked #1 in the country and will maintain that seeding going into the WGI World Championships in April in Dayton, Ohio.

The production is titled, “OMEGA” with music from “Fratres for Cello and Piano” by Arvo Part

This year’s World Guard will compete for their 6th straight IHSCGA State Championship next weekend at Center Grove HS at 7:08pm. The staff and kids are just doing an amazing job – the show is absolutely one of the best we’ve ever done,” said, Rosie Queen, director of the Winterguard.

WGI Mid-East Regional Championship Scores

 Scholastic World Class
1      Carmel HS (Carmel, Indiana) 89.250
2      Avon HS (Avon, Indiana)      85.650
3      Warren Central HS (Indianapolis, Indiana)       85.350
4      Center Grove HS (Greenwood, Indiana)  81.100
5      Miamisburg HS (Miamisburg, Ohio) 80.400

World Guard wins WGI Indy Regional!

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Carmel Winter Guard Wins WGI Indy Regional

Congratulations to the Carmel World Guard on their first place finish at the WGI Indianapolis Regional at Warren Central this weekend! The girls had two incredible performances of their show and took the highest honors in their class. 

This year’s show is titled, “OMEGA” with music from “Fratres for Cello and Piano” by Arvo Part.  Director Rosie Queen said, “Our Carmel Guard ladies rose to the challenge of performing in front of great crowds at Warren Central.  The girls came out for Prelims and did a nice job, but took the show to the next level by an amazing finals performance on Sunday!“

 

 

“We had some amazing competition this weekend from schools all over the mid-west.  All of our competitors this weekend make up half of the 15 WGI finalists that will be at World Championships in April,” said Queen.

WGI Indianapolis Regional Finals Scores

 In Scholastic World

 1. Carmel HS (Carmel, Indiana) 84.100

2. Avon HS (Avon, Indiana) 79.700

3. Warren Central HS (Indianapolis, Indiana) 79.300

4. Miamisburg HS (Miamisburg, Ohio) 74.200

5. Norwin HS (North Huntingdon, PA) 72.300

6. Center Grove HS (Greenwood, Indiana) 71.300

7. Lake Central HS (St. John, Indiana) 69.300

Other class scores may be found at www.wgi.org.

The Carmel Winter Guard has won over a dozen WGI regional championships in Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Dayton, Muncie and Nashville.  A one time WGI Open Class National Champion and  two-time Scholastic World Class National Champion, the Carmel Guard will continue to look forward to fine tuning and developing the show in the weeks ahead as the season progresses.

The Carmel Winter Guard has won over a dozen WGI regional championships in Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Dayton, Muncie and Nashville.  A one time WGI Open Class National Champion and  two-time Scholastic World Class National Champion, the Carmel Guard will continue to look forward to fine tuning and developing the show in the weeks ahead as the season progresses.

A perennial state finalist in the IHSCGA State Finals Winter Guard competition, Carmel will compete this year for its sixth CONSECUTIVE State Championship.

The World Guard performs next at State Prelims on Saturday, March 7th,  at Mooresville High School. For more information on this performance, go to: http://www.ihscga.org

Unfortunately, our “A” and JV guards had to cancel their shows this past weekend because of early start times and weather problems. They will both be performing next weekend , February 28th at Northview H.S. Come cheer them on!  For more information on this performance, go to: http://www.ihscga.org

CONGRATULATIONS 2014 WORLD GUARD!

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CHS WORLD GUARD WINS SILVER MEDAL AT WGI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

On April 2-5, the CHS World Guard competed in the Winter Guard International World Championships in Dayton, OH.  Congratulations to our World Guard for capturing the Silver medal in the Scholastic World Class, which is the top competitive class in Winter Guard for high school students.  Their show, “Gunslingers” received standing ovations after each their performance in the three rounds of competition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rosie Queen, director of the World Guard said, “Our girls rose to the challenge of this years “Gunslinger” show each weekend.  It was fun to see them take on a super aggressive role and show their strength and beauty in a more relentless way.  Their confidence and performance abilities are what really wowed the audiences all year. I am incredibly proud of these girls and have watched them grow into strong young women this season–hopefully a lesson they will take with them forever.  We will miss the seniors so much and are incredibly thankful for their dedication and sacrifice they have given to this team for years.”

Shannon Roberts, one of our Seniors, also received a WGI Scholarship at the World Championships this year.  Shannon is a remarkable leader, who is so incredible selfless and passionate.  She has poured her heart into our program for years—it couldn’t go to a more deserving person! Congratulations Shannon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Winter Guard International (WGI)

WGI Sport of the Arts is the world’s premier organization producing indoor color guard and percussion ensemble competitions.  As a non-profit youth organization, WGI serves as the leading governing body of the winter guard and indoor percussion activities. It is called the Sport of the Arts because it brings music to life through performance in a competitive format. Now entering its 37th year, the sport continues to evolve and grow.  There were more than 36,000 participants at the regional level, and more than 12,000 participants at the Sport of the Arts World Championships this past April.

 

Carmel World Guard Wins WGI Scholastic World Championships!

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Carmel World Guard won the Gold medal at the Winter Guard International Championships in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday night. Carmel’s guard performed their show “Full Spectrum” to a sold out crowd at University of Dayton Arena.

After awards, Rosie Queen, the guard’s director said, “This guard has been amazing all season. Truly one of the hardest working, determined, and passionate group of young ladies I have ever had the pleasure of working with. They set new standards for Carmel High School but also for the scholastic groups in WGI.”

Carmel won the championship, with the score of 96.25, over strong competition from Arcadia HS (Arcadia, CA) and Flanagan HS (Pembroke Pines, FL). Twelve other winter guards from around the nation also competed in Scholastic World finals including Avon HS, Lawrence Central HS, and Warren Central HS.  For complete results, go to: WGI Finals Scores

“I’m so proud of what the young ladies in our winter guard have achieved this season. They are a truly incredible reflection of Carmel High School and Carmel, Indiana. Through hundreds of hours in rehearsal, they presented an absolutely breathtaking performance tonight,” said Mr. Chris Kreke, director of the Carmel Marching Greyhounds.

Rosie Queen directs Carmel World Guard.  Queen is assisted by instructors Matty Follo, Rory Duffey, and Whitney Stone, “Full Spectrum” designers include Michael Townsend, Michael Gaines, Andy Toth, and Keith Potter.

Saturday night’s championship performance marked Carmel’s second winter guard world championship. Congratulations to Carmel High School’s newest World Champion, YOUR CARMEL WORLD GUARD.