Event Survey Drawing Winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Event Survey drawing!
Climbing the Ranks
At the most recent World Championships event in 2023, three groups achieved something particularly remarkable. LSM Winds, Clover HS Percussion, and the Somerset Academy Winter Guard won for the second year in a row after their promotions following their 2022 victories.
City of Dayton to Host WGI World Championships Through 2031!
At the most recent WGI Board of Directors meeting, many important decisions were made to improve WGI’s current and future operations, including where to host future seasons of World Championships. In a unanimous decision, the City of Dayton will continue to host WGI’s World Championships through 2031.
2023 Summer Report from the WGI Board of Directors
The WGI Board of Directors had its annual meeting in Las Vegas this past weekend. Over two days, directors met to discuss a long list of organizational goals, review WGI policies, adopt a budget for the fiscal year, and approve proposals.
MBI Welcomes You to Derry
By Emily Ward Mastering a character to best tell a storyline is something everyone in the winter guard world knows by heart, but a team from Minnesota took this idea a step further in their 2023 performance. Athletes from the MBI Winter Guard program brought audiences right into the 2017 hit horror movie, It, with […]
WGI Recognizes and Celebrates Juneteenth Freedom Day!
Juneteenth commemorates the day that the news of emancipation reached Galveston, TX in 1865. This comes 2.5 years after Lincoln declared the end of slavery in January of 1863. WGI honors and celebrates all Black voices in the marching arts and recognizes the importance of their presence and representation within our activity. Continue pushing boundaries […]
Happy Father’s Day From WGI!
Happy Father’s Day from WGI to all the amazing dads that have been there for us! Today, let’s appreciate every dad out there for the amazing roles they have in our lives. #WGI2023
Randy Greenwell: The Judging Experience
By Trudy Horsting We are all thankful for what judges do for our activity. However, for many people, no matter how long you have been performing, the life of a judge feels unfamiliar, and becoming a judge feels inaccessible. As much admiration as we have for the role, those who fill it can feel distant. […]
LGBTQIA+ Pride Resources
WGI proudly supports LGBTQ+ Pride this month and throughout the year. We have compiled the following resources (accessible year-round) to help inform and educate on the challenges that LGBTQ+ individuals face, highlighting a few of the many programs and organizations that are working to make a positive impact on the LGBTQ+ Community. Scholarships and Financial […]
2023 Advisory Board Proposal Results
WGI directors and instructors met this past weekend to consider numerous proposals submitted to the Color Guard, Percussion, and Winds Advisory Boards. Each board held separate meetings to discuss various topics relevant to their division such as contest policies, rules, and adjudication philosophies. Click below to view the results of the 2023 Advisory Board meetings! […]
WGI Statement June 5, 2023
The WGI Code of Conduct states: “Our reputation depends on the conduct of all parties involved in WGI. Good manners, courtesy, and common sense are all required to ensure appropriate conduct and behavior. Conduct or language that a reasonable person could perceive as rude, inappropriate, abusive, disorderly, derogatory, immoral, or threatening will not be tolerated.” […]
Maintaining a Work Life Balance in WGI
By Jeffrey Peterson When the weekend rehearsal is over, the floor is folded, and areas are swept, performers and technicians often check in with each other one last time before hitting the road. On the drive home, however, the same slice of reality hits us all: we still have to work the next day. Hundreds […]
’23 Mayflower WG Feature
OFF THE FLOOR // We’re with ‘23 Mayflower WG discussing their 2023 production “Ohio” and the unique experiences of being an International group. Stay tuned until the very end and enjoy some hilarious footage BTS footage! #HeyYall
Happy Mother’s Day From WGI!
WGI wishes a warm and Happy Mother’s Day to all of the Band/Guard Mom’s out there making the activity go round! Featuring Cap City Percussion in their 2022 production entitled, “Mother.”
Happy Birthday WGI!
In the Spring of 1977, a small group of representatives met and formed an organization to govern the color guard activity from coast to coast. The goal was to create a standard set of competition rules, establish unity in judging techniques, and provide a national championship event. The organization that would bloom from this meeting […]
Hieu Nguyen: The Judging Experience
By Trudy Horsting We are all thankful for what judges do for our activity. However, for many people, no matter how long you have been performing, the life of a judge feels unfamiliar, and becoming a judge feels inaccessible. In this series, we strive to remove some barriers that make judging WGI feel so foreign […]
The Journey of a WGI Proposal
Check out the video below to see how a proposal passes through the various levels of WGI’s organizational structure before coming a rule!
Happy Birthday WGI!
In the Spring of 1977, a small group of representatives met and formed an organization to govern the color guard activity from coast to coast. The goal was to create a standard set of competition rules, establish unity in judging techniques, and provide a national championship event. The organization that would bloom from this meeting […]
2023 Winds World Class Finalist Review
By: Carson Huffer Congratulations to all of our 2023 World class finalists! Review their productions below in order of Finals placement. Scholastic World Avon HS (98.350) 1st Explosive energy comes off of the sun in regular waves, and Avon High School took us straight to the blinding center of our solar system with their 2023 […]
2023 Winds Open Class Finalist Review
By: Carson Huffer Congratulations to all of our 2023 Open class finalists! Review their productions below in order of Finals placement. Scholastic Open Westfield HS (94.325) 1st With a light-up metronome in the back of the floor and an effortlessly cool energy about themselves, Westfield High School tore the house down with their 2023 program […]
