Congratulations to Spanish River High School Winter Guard team for winning the silver medal - second place at the 2009 World Guard International (WGI) World Championships in Dayton, Ohio on April 3, 2009. WGI is known as the “Sport of the Arts.” It brings music to life through performance in a competitive format. As WGI, a nonprofit youth organization leading winter guard and indoor percussion activities enters its 33rd year, the sport is evolving and growing, with over 11,000 participants at the World Championships this year.

The Spanish River 2011-2012 Winter Guard Team is composed of:

Vanessa G (co-Captain)

Marcel L (co-Captain)

Avyana C

Juliet F

Savanah H

Jessica K

Tara L

Krista L

Marcel L

Tedi R

Jenna R

Sydney R

Mariel R

Nicole S

Whitney S

Amanda S

Whitney S

Nicole T

Rachel W

Alessandra Y

The Spanish River Winter Guard Program has experienced substantial growth in the past few years and we now proudly have both a Jr. Varsity Squad and a Varsity Squad.

The 2007-2008 Winter Guard season was our first Ever JV Team at Spanish River High School and we received Straight Superiors all Season Long!

In 2007-2008 Our Winter Guard Varsity team were awarded South Florida Winter Guard Association (SFWGA) Scholastic A Champions / Gold Medalist (1st place in all of Dade, Broward & Palm Bch County); 4th place in the state of Florida; 17th place in the world at WGI World Championships in Dayton, OH.Our teams competed at the Orlando Regional in Orlando, FL ; South Power Regional in Tampa, FL & World Champs in Dayton, OH. Addionally we were guest performers at "Easter in the Park" at the Mizner Park Amphitheater.

Parent involvement is crucial to making our program click like a precision clock! Our parent volunteers are a strong dedicated group – a team among themselves!

As one parent recently said:

“After being involved for 7 years and loving every minute of it, I think this pretty much says it all…. 

Winter Guard is spending multiple hours a week practicing up and down a 50 by 70 foot tarp spinning a rifle and a 6 foot flag. It's your time to go all-out and have the best time of your life. It's riding on busses, putting on makeup, doing each other’s hair and eating in more restaurants than you can count. It's learning routines, techniques, and work outs that make you a better and stronger person.

It’s waking up on Saturday mornings and leaving your house in full costume. Then practicing from early morning until right before the competition until it's time to put on your show in front of judges, instructors, friends and family, and other guards cheering you on. In that moment the floor is yours and you give it everything you’ve got to put on the best show ever.

But Winter Guard is more than hard work, dedication and fierce competition. It's the friendships between each other that are like no other. It’s doing your best and knowing that your team will always be there to cheer you on and support you - whether you win or loose. Winter Guard is a time to achieve something in yourself that you never thought you could. To push through the worst and make it the best ever.Winter Guard is the Sport of the Arts.”