WPHS Winter Guard shines at Arlington contest
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The WPHS Winter Guard consisting of Hannah Meyers, Rhealee Perez, Jasmin Herrera, Samantha Keener, Joanne Mendez, Kere Tallent, Samantha O’Neill, Haylee Gonzales, Dezier Martinez, Julie Stevens, Emily Woolverton, Kassie Nicklass, Summer Lowe, Chelsea Manion and Gissel Rodriguez finished first overall in the Scholastic A classification at Lamar High School.
The Wills Point Winter Guard has been a program on the rise in recent years, picking up right where it left off at the end of its successful 2015-’16 school year by continuing to earn trophies and promotions with top finishes.
Winter Guard members, under the direction of Nathan Ascano, made their Lamar High School in Arlington Jan. 28 to compete at the most recent North Texas Colorguard Association event.
Ascano explained, “The NTCA has over 300 units registered this year, and there were 63 units competing at this particular contest. That number includes Scholastic groups, which consists of middle and high schools, and Independent groups, which are kids ages 14-22 not associated with a school.”
Judging at the event is conducted in a variety of captions, including movement, equipment and design analysis. Additionally, the contest includes two general effect judges.
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