The Band of Blue VARSITY and JV Winter Guard presented outstanding performances at the 2024 Winter Guard International Regional February 15. The competition, held at Cleveland High School in Clayton, North Carolina, had the Band of Blue Guards traveling overnight to the Raleigh area school for the first time where they had a very successful and long day of competition.
The Band of Blue JV Winter Guard placed 3rd in the Scholastic Regional A Division Prelimanaries and earned 3rd again in finals that evening. The Band of Blue Varsity Winter Guard placed 12th out of 18 guards in the Scholastic A Division. The Varsity also held their ranking in finals and remained in the top 12 in their evening performance. Both groups were amongst 32 other teams from SC, NC and Georgia. This is the first time the Band of Blue Winter Guards have ever competed on the national stage in the Sport of the Arts - Winter Guard International.
CCHS Varsity Winter Guard Captains are Tibbie Walling, Giselle Cortez and Shannon Smoak. CCHS JV Winter Guard Captains are Lilliana Nava and Emma Fitch.
Congrats to the Band of Blue guard instructors Mr. Jason Johnson, Mrs. Cathy Meshach with assistance from Ms. Lilly Boyert, Ms. Taylor Fussell, Ms. Joelle Glapinski, Mr. Anthony Crimely and Mr. Cody Dalton.
The Guards would like to thank the Band of Blue Booster Club, The Colleton County School District and the District Bus and Transportation Office for their assistance in making the trip possible.
