Winter Guard International

Winter Guard International
	Black and white logo
Abbreviation	WGI
Named after	Winter color guard competitive season
Formation	May 15, 1977
Founded at	San Francisco
Type	Public charity
Tax ID no.	31-1421760
Legal status	Active
Purpose	Color guard, percussion ensemble, and winds competition circuit
Headquarters	Dayton, Ohio
Region	United States
Executive Director	Ron Nankervis
President	Ed Devlin
Revenue (2020)	US$1.5 million[1]
Expenses (2020)	US$2.3 million
Website	wgi.org

Winter Guard International (WGI) is an American performing arts association, governing body, and the producer of regional championship events for three activities: color guard (known as winter guard), percussion ensembles, and small marching bands (known as winds). WGI's competitive season is January to March, ending with an annual World Championships in April; hence, "winter" in the association's name.[2][3][4]

WGI was founded in 1977 as a response to the inconsistent adjudication and incompatible rules of competition between various regional governing bodies and competition circuits which made it difficult for color guards to compete nationally.[3] Today, WGI regularly publishes and updates an adjudication handbook, with an accompanying "Rules & Regulations", that has been adopted worldwide.[5][6]

The first WGI World Championship for was held in 1978, then called WGI Olympics. World championships for percussion ensembles began in 1992, and winds in 2015. A series of fall marching band regional competitions, promoted as the WGI Friendship Cup, were hosted until 2003.[3] The next World Championship series was previously scheduled for April 1 – April 4, 2020, for color guard; April 15 – April 18, 2020, for percussion ensembles; and April 18 – April 19, 2020 for winds.[7] In March 2020, WGI announced all 2020 World Championship events would be cancelled, as would all remaining regional championship events, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The 2021 Season was held virtually.[9]

A majority of WGI's championships are hosted in the United States, however regional championships have been frequently hosted in Japan, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and the Philippines and Costa Rica in 2018.[10]

History

Prior to the formation of WGI, national color guard championships, or other high-prestige championships, were held in conjunction with drum corps or marching band championships, such as: VFW, American Legion, or CYO national championships, or the U.S. Open or World Open Championships.[11][3] The host or event promoters often varied widely, as did as the quality of the venue, the rules of competition, and adjudication and scoring. As an example, the 1977 "national" championship was held in conjunction with DCI World Championships in Denver.[12] The venue was too small, there was no functional air conditioning, and the performance area required color guards to maneuver around structural columns.[3]

In 1977, then director of the Seattle Imperials, Stanley Knaub, secured a sponsor and a potential venue for a new national championships; however, he sought input from others in the activity on how to proceed.[13] Knaub invited color guard educators from across the country to meet the weekend of May 14, 1977 at the Sheraton Palace Hotel in San Francisco.[11] Those in attendance included: Don Angelica, Shirlee Whitcomb, Bryan Johnston, Marie Czapinski, and Linda Chambers.[3] In addition to standard rules and adjudication, all agreed any future national championship should be held independent of drum corps or marching band events. Knaub suggested scheduling the event during the winter months when most color guards competed locally—following marching band season, but prior to the drum corps season. The name "winter guard" was suggested by Don Angelica to reflect this change, which was adopted as the name of a new governing body and championships host: Winter Guard International.[3]

A follow-up meeting at the 1977 DCI Rules Congress included representatives from thirteen color guard circuits and adjudicator associations. The representatives adopted an adjudication system and draft rulebook, as well as an organizational structure. Lynn Lindstrom, director of the Midwest Color Guard Circuit, was elected the first Executive Director of WGI. Four circuits each donated $250 to fund WGI's first competitive season, which included: fourteen regional championships, and a two-day national championship called the WGI Olympics.[3] The national championships would later become the WGI World Championships.

About

WGI is a nonprofit association governed by a board of directors, with an Executive Director, responsible for day-to-day operations. The board of directors are chosen from among the directors of competing groups, and at-large members are chosen from the community of color guard, percussion, and winds educators. The board of directors is legally and financially responsible for the conduct of the organization.[14] In 2019, WGI's various programs and activities generated US$4.9 million in revenues.[1]

Mission and purpose

The mission of organization is to provide a venue for young people to achieve the extraordinary through performance and competition. WGI organizes "high-energy and enjoyable" events for color guard, called winter guard, percussion and winds, divisions. The organization also aims to improve quality of the competing groups through leadership development and education. This includes standardized adjudication.[15]

WGI frequently partners with companies that provide services and products to competing groups, as well as leading educators in other fields to highlight the activity. The organization is promoted using the tagline: Sport of the Arts.[16]

Advisory Boards

Each of the three competitive divisions (color guard, percussion and winds) are led by Advisory Boards who are responsible for the "adjudication and competitive attributes" of sanctioned events. Advisory boards are also responsible for nominating and electing members to the board of directors.[14]

The Advisory Boards meet annually, usually a few months after World Championships, to discuss changes to rules of competition, adjudication, and policies and procedures, and to make recommendations to the board of directors.[17] The promotion of competing groups is also the responsibility of the Advisory Boards.[18]

Membership

Groups that compete at WGI events are required to pay a membership fee, in addition to an attendance fee for each event. Only groups who compete in a regional, beginner, class with limited availability (Regional A Class) are excused from paying a membership fee.[19] The fees support general operations, and provide capital for future events, educational services, and research and development.

Scholarships

WGI awards academic scholarships to members of competing groups, which are announced during awards ceremonies at World Championships. According to the WGI website, over US$35,000 is awarded annually, and US$1,000,000 has been awarded since 1978.[20] Funds for scholarships are raised via raffles drawn during WGI events known as “Fifty-fifty”.

Hosted competitions

Using a competition-based approach for organizing events, WGI "aims to showcase youth activities" by pursuing a "high standard of achievement."[15]

More than sixty regional championships are hosted every year, from mid-January to the late-March.[2][4] Many are hosted in with the aid of WGI's regional circuit partners.[21] Regional championships attract hundreds of color guards, percussion and winds ensembles, and thousands of participants. To qualify for World Championships, groups must compete in at least one regional championship.

World Championships regularly attracts over 350 color guards, 250 percussion ensembles, and over 40 winds groups. Championships occur over two consecutive weekends in early or mid-April.[15] Future World Championships dates have been reserved until 2024.[7]

Alterations due to Covid-19

In March 2020, the 2020 World Championships were cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The 2021 WGI season was conducted using online tools as a WGI Virtual Season. Participants were given the option to participate in solo, small group, and large group categories.

Past championship sites

Year	Site
1978	Conant High School[12] Hoffman Estates, Illinois
1979	Veterans Memorial Coliseum Madison, Wisconsin
1980	Cape Cod Coliseum Cape Cod, Massachusetts
1981	Onondaga County War Memorial Syracuse, New York
1982	Memorial Gymnasium Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee
1983–1989	UD Arena University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio
1990	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York
1991–1996	UD Arena University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio
1997	American West Arena Phoenix, Arizona
1998–2000	UD Arena University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio
2001	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2002–03	UD Arena University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio
2004	Cox Arena San Diego State University San Diego, California
2005–2022	UD Arena University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio

Classification and adjudication

WGI fosters and develops events for three activities.[15]

Winter Guard

Winter guard is the indoor variant of color guard and is a combination of the use of flags, sabers, mock rifles, and various other equipment and props. Performances include dance and other interpretive movement. Color guards are common among high schools, middle schools, some universities, and also some independent organizations such as drum corps, or they are community organizations. The term "winter guard" is taken from the season most color guards compete as single units, and not part of marching bands or drum corps.

Percussion

An indoor percussion ensemble or indoor drumline consists of the marching percussion (also called the "battery") and front ensemble (also called pit or front line) sections. Many ensembles, like color guards, are attached to a competing marching band or drum corps, but many are independent ensembles. Indoor percussion integrates musicality, marching and movement, and theater arts. The activity is referred to as percussion theater by WGI.

Winds

Are small marching music ensembles composed of a variety of instrumentations. Many take advantage of marching horns, as well as woodwinds, rhythm sections, and a pit ensemble, similar to those found in marching bands or drum corps. Unlike their outdoor counterparts, WGI Winds compete indoors on a performance area roughly the size of a standard basketball court.

Divisions and classes

Groups attending WGI events are organized according to a multi-tier system, placed in one of two divisions, and dozens of classes.[15]

Independent Color guard, Percussion, and Winds divisions are reserved for groups composed of performers who are not associated with a particular school. Independent groups often draw performers from a large geographic area.
Scholastic Color guard, Percussion, and Winds divisions are reserved for groups composed of performers from the same high school, or high school equivalent, or a school within the attendance zone of that particular high School. The Scholastic division was created in 1980. Prior to the division's creation high school groups competed against Independent groups.

Divisions are further grouped into classes based on experience and achievement:

Regional A is for new and inexperienced groups. This class is not available at World Championships.[19]
A Class, often referred to as National A or National, is for groups new to national competition.
Open Class is for groups who consistently perform at an intermediate developmental level.
World Class is the highest available class and is reserved for groups who are the most advanced. The World classes in both Scholastic and Independent are the most competitive and the highest prestige.

Historic classes and divisions

The following are the divisions and classes represented at World Championships.[22][23]

Notes:

The tables below are simplified and do not reflect when specific competitive classes and divisions were defined in the WGI Adjudication Handbook.
Other classes and divisions may be represented at regional championships or other WGI-sanctioned competitions.

Color guard division

1978–79	1980–1984	1985–1990	1991–92	1993–present

Open Class	Class A[lower-alpha 1]	Independent A (IA)

	Open Class	Independent Open (IO)	Independent World (IW)	Independent Open (IO)

				Independent World (IW)

	Scholastic Class	Scholastic A (SA)

		Scholastic Open (SO)	Scholastic World (SW)	Scholastic Open (SO)

				Scholastic World (SW)

Scholastic percussion and winds

1993–1996	1997–2000	2001–2014	2015–present

Scholastic A (PSA)	Scholastic A (PSA)

	Scholastic Open (PSO)

	Scholastic World (PSW)

Scholastic Concert World (PSCW)		Scholastic Concert Open (PSCO)	Scholastic Concert A (PSCA)

			Scholastic Concert Open (PSCO)

		Scholastic Concert World (PSCW)

			Scholastic A (WSA)

			Scholastic Open (WSO)

			Scholastic World (WSW)

Independent percussion and winds

1993–1996	1997–1999	2000–2014	2015–present

Independent World (PIW)	Independent Open (PIO)	Independent A (PIA)

		Independent Open (PIO)

	Independent World (PIW)

			Independent A (WIA)

			Independent Open (WIO)

			Independent World (WIW)

Adjudication

WGI Adjudication Manuals for color guards,[24] percussion,[25] and winds,[26] championships divide scoring in set reference criteria known as captions forming a scoring rubric. Each caption is subdivided into elements such as performance analysis, design analysis, and effect evaluation. The adjudication manual is multi-tiered, meaning each competitive class—Regional A, A Class, Open Class, and World Class—has a set of scoring sheets listing differing criteria and descriptions for each caption.

Color guard captions and scoring

Captions	Category		Points
Equipment	Vocabulary (10)	=	20.00
Equipment	Excellence (10)	=	20.00
Movement	Vocabulary (10)	=	20.00
Movement	Excellence (10)	=	20.00
Design	Vocabulary (10)	=	20.00
Design	Excellence (10)	=	20.00
Effect	Composition (10)	=	20.00 x 2
Effect	Excellence (10)	=	20.00 x 2
	Subtotal		100.00
	Timing & Penalties		- 0.00
	Total		100.00

Marching percussion captions and scoring

Caption	Category		Points
Music	Composition (10)	=	30.00
Music	Performance Quality (20)	=	30.00
Visual	Composition (10)	=	20.00
Visual	Performance Quality (10)	=	20.00
Music Effect	Overall Music (15)	=	30.00
Music Effect	Music Effect (15)	=	30.00
Visual Effect	Overall Visual (10)	=	20.00
Visual Effect	Visual Effect (10)	=	20.00
	Subtotal		100.00
	Timing & Penalties		- 0.00
	Total		100.00

Concert percussion captions and scoring

Caption	Category		Points
Music	Composition (20)	=	50.00
Music	Performance Quality (30)	=	50.00
Artistry	Program (20)	=	50.00
Artistry	Fulfillment (30)	=	50.00
	Subtotal		100.00
	Timing & Penalties		- 0.00
	Total		100.00

Winds captions and scoring

Caption	Category		Points
Music Analysis	Composition (15)	=	30.00
Music Analysis	Achievement (15)	=	30.00
Visual Analysis	Composition (15)	=	30.00
Visual Analysis	Achievement (15)	=	30.00
Overall Effect	Repertoire (20)	=	40.00
Overall Effect	Communication (20)	=	40.00
	Subtotal		100.00
	Timing & Penalties		- 0.00
	Total		100.00

Past champions

Source(s): [22][23][27]

Color guard (1978–present)

Year	Open Class	—	—	—	—	—
1978 (1st)	Quasar
1979 (2nd)	Phantom Regiment ⁽¹⁾
Year	Open Class	—	A Class	Scholastic Class[lower-alpha 2]	—	—
1980 (3rd)	Phantom Regiment ⁽²⁾		West Bridgewater	Holley Central HS ⁽¹⁾
1981 (4th)	Cavaliers ⁽¹⁾		Conquest	Holley Central HS ⁽²⁾
1982 (5th)	Cavaliers ⁽²⁾		Elizabeth HS	Marcus Whitman HS
1983 (6th)	Cavaliers ⁽³⁾		Woonsocket HS	Canandaigua Academy
1984 (7th)	Skylarks		Blue Horizon	Center Grove HS ⁽¹⁾
Year	Independent Open (IO)	—	Independent A (IA)	Scholastic Open (SO)	—	Scholastic A (SA)
1985 (8th)	Erté (tie) State Street Review ⁽¹⁾		St Anthony's	Union HS ⁽¹⁾		Westerville South HS
1986 (9th)	State Street Review ⁽²⁾		Final Analysis	Center Grove HS ⁽²⁾		Hillwood HS
1987 (10th)	State Street Review ⁽³⁾		Studio One	Union HS ⁽²⁾		Andrew HS
1988 (11th)	State Street Review ⁽⁴⁾		Alliance	Union HS ⁽³⁾		Lincoln HS
1989 (12th)	State Street Review ⁽⁵⁾		Accents	Tate HS[lower-alpha 3]		North Penn HS
1990 (13th)	San José Raiders ⁽⁶⁾ (tie) Blessed Sacrament		Genesis II	Center Grove HS ⁽³⁾		Lincoln-Way HS Central
Year	Independent World[lower-alpha 4] (IW)	—	Independent A (IA)	Scholastic World[lower-alpha 4] (SW)	—	Scholastic A (SA)
1991 (14th)	San José Raiders ⁽¹⁾		Sacred Heart	Miamisburg HS ⁽¹⁾		Salisbury HS
1992 (15th)	San José Raiders ⁽²⁾		South Shore Drill Team ⁽¹⁾	Miamisburg HS ⁽²⁾		Southport HS
Year	Independent World (IW)	Independent Open (IO)	Independent A (IA)	Scholastic World (SW)	Scholastic Open (SO)	Scholastic A (SA)
1993 (16th)	San José Raiders ⁽³⁾	St Patrick's	Nouveau	Bishop Kearney HS ⁽¹⁾	Centerville HS ⁽¹⁾	Lakeland HS
1994 (17th)	San José Raiders ⁽⁴⁾	Chimeras	Florida Visual	Bishop Kearney HS ⁽²⁾	Pomona HS ⁽¹⁾	John Overton HS
1995 (18th)	Blue Devils ⁽¹⁾	Fantasia	The Company	Bishop Kearney HS ⁽³⁾	John Overton HS	Mt. Carmel HS
1996 (19th)	Blue Devils ⁽²⁾	The Company	St Ann's ⁽¹⁾	Bishop Kearney HS ⁽⁴⁾	Springboro HS	Lassiter HS
1997 (20th)	Blue Devils ⁽³⁾	Shadow Danse	St John's	Bishop Kearney HS ⁽⁵⁾	Lassiter HS	Kings HS
1998 (21st)	Blue Devils ⁽⁴⁾	Patriots	Nolan	James Logan HS ⁽¹⁾ (tie) Miamisburg HS ⁽³⁾	Kings HS	Carroll HS
1999 (22nd)	Emerald Marquis	Nolan	The Lakota	James Logan HS ⁽²⁾	Pomona HS ⁽²⁾	Nease HS
2000 (23rd)	Fantasia ⁽¹⁾	St Ann's ⁽¹⁾	Infinity	James Logan HS ⁽³⁾	Franklin Central HS	Lake Mary HS
2001 (24th)	Pride of Cincinnati ⁽¹⁾	St Ann's ⁽²⁾	Esperanza de Luz	James Logan HS ⁽⁴⁾	Avon HS	Walton HS
2002 (25th)	Fantasia ⁽²⁾	Oracle	Lealta	James Logan HS ⁽⁵⁾	Irondale HS	Fletcher HS
2003 (26th)	San José Raiders ⁽⁵⁾	Lealta	Terpsichore	James Logan HS ⁽⁶⁾	Centerville HS ⁽²⁾	Santaluces HS
2004 (27th)	Fantasia ⁽³⁾	Sacred Heart	St Ann's ⁽²⁾	James Logan HS ⁽⁷⁾	The Woodlands HS	Kennesaw Mt. HS
2005 (28th)	Pride of Cincinnati ⁽²⁾	Interplay ⁽¹⁾	St John's of Beverly	James Logan HS ⁽⁸⁾	Kennesaw Mt. HS	Freedom HS
2006 (29th)	Fantasia ⁽⁴⁾	Croatan Independent	Étude	James Logan HS ⁽⁹⁾	Cheshire HS	Gates Chili HS
2007 (30th)	Pride of Cincinnati ⁽³⁾	Code Black	Rhapsody	James Logan HS ⁽¹⁰⁾	Carmel HS	Taravella HS
2008 (31st)	Fantasia ⁽⁵⁾	Alter Ego	Cascades	Flanagan HS	Northmont HS	Colonial HS
2009 (32nd)	Santa Clara Vanguard ⁽¹⁾	Rhapsody	State of Art	Avon HS ⁽¹⁾	Marian Catholic HS	North Syracuse Central HS
2010 (33rd)	Onyx ⁽¹⁾	O2[lower-alpha 5] ⁽¹⁾	Pacificaires ⁽¹⁾	James Logan HS ⁽¹¹⁾	West Johnston HS	Little Elm HS
2011 (34th)	Santa Clara Vanguard ⁽²⁾	Pacificaires (British Columbia)	South Shore Drill Team ⁽²⁾	Carmel HS ⁽¹⁾	Oak Ridge HS	O'Fallon Township HS
2012 (35th)	Onyx ⁽²⁾	O2 ⁽²⁾	Impact	Flanagan HS	Freedom HS	Somerville HS
2013 (36th)	Pride of Cincinnati ⁽⁴⁾	Identity	Luminosa	Carmel HS ⁽²⁾	Mechanicsburg HS	Bellbrook HS
2014 (37th)	Onyx ⁽³⁾	UCF Pegasus[lower-alpha 6]	Georgia State University	Tarpon Springs HS ⁽¹⁾	Spring HS	Lyman HS
2015 (38th)	Santa Clara Vanguard ⁽³⁾	Interplay ⁽²⁾	St Ann's ⁽⁴⁾	Carmel HS ⁽³⁾	Somerville HS	Marvin Ridge HS
2016 (39th)	Pride of Cincinnati ⁽⁴⁾	Juxtaposition	Paramount A[lower-alpha 7]	Tarpon Springs HS ⁽²⁾	Shenendehowa HS	Bellevue West HS
2017 (40th)	Pride of Cincinnati ⁽⁵⁾	AMP	FIU ⁽¹⁾	Carmel HS ⁽⁴⁾	Stockdale HS	Klein Oak HS
2018 (41st)	Paramount ⁽¹⁾	UCF Pegasus ⁽²⁾	Pacificaires ⁽²⁾	Avon HS ⁽²⁾	Park Vista HS	Leander HS
2019 (42nd)	Pride of Cincinnati ⁽⁶⁾	George Mason University	Icon	Avon HS ⁽³⁾	Fishers HS	Fleming Island HS
2020 (43rd)	Championships cancelled
2021 (44th)	Ratings only
2022 (45th)	Pride of Cincinnati ⁽⁷⁾	USF	FIU Gold ⁽²⁾	Avon HS ⁽⁴⁾	Kiski Area HS	Somerset Academy
2023 (46th)	Paramount ⁽²⁾	Vox Atrium	Pacificaires ⁽³⁾	Carmel HS ⁽⁵⁾	Somerset Academy	Dobyns-Bennett HS

Scholastic percussion (1993–present)

Year	—	—	Marching A (PSA)	Concert World (PSCW)	—	—
1993 (16th)			Clovis West HS	No champion
1994 (17th)			Lincoln-Way HS Central	Baldwinsville HS ⁽¹⁾
1995 (18th)			Father Ryan HS ⁽¹⁾ (A) Hatboro-Horsham HS (AA)	Baldwinsville HS ⁽²⁾
1996 (19th)			Avon HS (A) (tie) Father Ryan HS ⁽²⁾ (A) John Overton HS (AA)	Gateway HS ⁽¹⁾
Year	Marching World (PSW)	Marching Open (PSO)	Marching A (PSA)	Concert World (PSCW)	—	—
1997 (20th)	Northglenn HS	Avon HS ⁽¹⁾	Clayton Valley HS	Gateway HS ⁽²⁾
1998 (21st)	Dartmouth HS ⁽¹⁾	Arvada HS	Johansen HS	Franklin Central HS ⁽¹⁾
1999 (22nd)	Dartmouth HS ⁽²⁾	Centerville HS	Ayala HS	Franklin Central HS ⁽²⁾
2000 (23rd)	King Philip HS	Father Ryan HS	Loara HS (tie) Thomas Worthington HS	Franklin Central HS ⁽³⁾
Year	Marching World (PSW)	Marching Open (PSO)	Marching A (PSA)	Concert World (PSCW)	Concert Open (PSCO)	—
2001 (24th)	Mission Viejo HS	Avon HS ⁽²⁾	Springboro HS	Franklin Central HS ⁽⁴⁾	Union HS
2002 (25th)	Avon HS	Choctawhatchee HS	New Palestine HS	Franklin Central HS ⁽⁵⁾	New Albany HS
2003 (26th)	Winston Churchill HS	Thomas Worthington HS	Clovis East HS	Fort Mill HS ⁽¹⁾	Portsmouth HS ⁽¹⁾
2004 (27th)	Centerville HS	Rancho Cucamonga HS	Loara HS ⁽²⁾	Franklin Central HS ⁽⁶⁾	Mission Viejo HS
2005 (28th)	Center Grove HS ⁽¹⁾	Clear Brook HS	Page HS	Fort Mill HS ⁽²⁾	Goshen HS
2006 (29th)	Center Grove HS ⁽²⁾	Pacifica HS ⁽¹⁾	Mariner HS	Ayala HS ⁽¹⁾	Heritage HS
2007 (30th)	Mission Viejo HS	Pacifica HS ⁽²⁾	Greenfield-Central HS	Ayala HS ⁽²⁾	Mansfield HS ⁽¹⁾
2008 (31st)	Dartmouth HS ⁽³⁾	Pacifica HS ⁽³⁾	South Hills HS	Claremont HS	Mansfield HS ⁽²⁾
2009 (32nd)	Dartmouth HS ⁽⁴⁾	Pacifica HS ⁽⁴⁾	Los Alamitos HS	Ayala HS ⁽³⁾	Muscle Shoals HS ⁽¹⁾
2010 (33rd)	Ayala HS	South Hills HS	Timber Creek HS	Ayala HS ⁽⁴⁾	Golden HS
2011 (34th)	Arcadia HS	Pacifica HS ⁽⁵⁾	Chantilly HS	Muscle Shoals HS	Portsmouth HS ⁽²⁾
2012 (35th)	Chino Hills HS ⁽¹⁾	South Hills HS ⁽²⁾	Lebanon HS	Woodbridge HS	Hickory HS
2013 (36th)	Chino Hills HS ⁽²⁾	Upper Darby HS	Hilton HS	James Logan HS	Clayton HS
2014 (37th)	Dartmouth HS ⁽⁵⁾	Clinton HS	Victor J. Andrew HS ⁽¹⁾	Ayala HS ⁽⁵⁾	Goshen HS
2015 (38th)	Chino Hills HS ⁽³⁾	Lebanon HS	Lake Orion HS	Ayala HS ⁽⁶⁾	Mansfield HS ⁽³⁾
2016 (39th)	Ayala HS ⁽²⁾	Sparkman HS ⁽¹⁾	Victor J. Andrew HS ⁽²⁾	Ayala HS ⁽⁷⁾	Dakota Ridge HS
2017 (40th)	Chino Hills HS ⁽⁴⁾	Burleson Centennial HS	Fair Lawn HS	Ayala HS ⁽⁸⁾	Tomball HS
Year	Marching World (PSW)	Marching Open (PSO)	Marching A (PSA)	Concert World (PSCW)	Concert Open (PSCO)	Concert A (PSCA)
2018 (41st)	Chino Hills HS ⁽⁵⁾	Clear Brook HS	Plainfield HS	Fishers HS ⁽¹⁾	Clayton HS	Decatur Central HS
2019 (42nd)	Chino Hills HS ⁽⁶⁾	Sparkman HS ⁽²⁾	Grand Blanc HS	Fishers HS ⁽²⁾	Campbell County HS	Price Charter
2020 (43rd)	Championships cancelled
2021 (44th)	Ratings only
2022 (45th)	Avon HS ⁽²⁾	Sherwood HS	Clover HS	Fishers HS ⁽³⁾	Muscle Shoals HS ⁽²⁾	East Central HS
2023 (46th)	Ayala HS ⁽³⁾	Clover HS	Irondale Combined Schools	Fishers HS ⁽⁴⁾	Cleveland HS	Warren East HS

Independent percussion (1994–present)

Year	Independent World (PIW)	—	—
1994 (17th)	Blue Knights ⁽¹⁾
1995 (18th)	Atlanta Rhythm Machine
1996 (19th)	Music City Mystique ⁽¹⁾
Year	Independent World (PIW)	Independent Open (PIO)	—
1997 (20th)	Music City Mystique ⁽²⁾ Patriots ⁽¹⁾ (PCW) UNLV (PCU)	South Mountain
1998 (21st)	Music City Mystique ⁽³⁾ Patriots ⁽²⁾ (PCW)	Freelancers
1999 (22nd)	Blue Knights ⁽²⁾ Cynosure (PCW) Georgia Tech (PCU)	South Maine
Year	Independent World (PIW)	Independent Open (PIO)	Independent A (PIA)
2000 (23rd)	Blue Knights ⁽³⁾	Penn State	Eastside Fury
2001 (24th)	Music City Mystique ⁽⁴⁾	Eklipse	Arthur Hill
2002 (25th)	Riverside City College ⁽¹⁾	Rhythm X	Plan B
2003 (26th)	Blue Knights ⁽⁴⁾	North Coast Academy	L.E.A.P. ⁽¹⁾
2004 (27th)	Music City Mystique ⁽⁵⁾	Eastside Fury	L.E.A.P. ⁽²⁾
2005 (28th)	Riverside City College ⁽²⁾	Surround Sound	Elements
2006 (29th)	Music City Mystique ⁽⁶⁾	First Degree	Walled Lake
2007 (30th)	Riverside City College ⁽³⁾	United	Pioneer ⁽¹⁾
2008 (31st)	Rhythm X ⁽¹⁾	Tyler Junior College	Pioneer ⁽²⁾
2009 (32nd)	Rhythm X ⁽²⁾	Pariah	OCI
2010 (33rd)	Pulse ⁽¹⁾	Palmetto	Dojo
2011 (34th)	Music City Mystique ⁽⁷⁾	Vanguard	Madison
2012 (35th)	Riverside City College ⁽⁴⁾	George Mason University	Spirit of America
2013 (36th)	Rhythm X ⁽³⁾	Capital City	Brookwood
2014 (37th)	Pulse ⁽²⁾	Cadets	Lone Star
2015 (38th)	Riverside City College ⁽⁵⁾	Spirit of America	PureFusion
2016 (39th)	Pulse ⁽³⁾	Vigilantes	STRYKE 2
2017 (40th)	Music City Mystique ⁽⁸⁾	Infinity 2	Modulation Z
2018 (41st)	Riverside City College ⁽⁶⁾	Matrix Open	IMPACT
2019 (42nd)	Broken City	Bakersfield College	Unity
2020 (43rd)	Championships cancelled
2021 (44th)	Ratings only
2022 (45th)	Pulse ⁽⁴⁾	Infinity 2 ⁽²⁾	Matrix
2023 (46th)	Pulse ⁽⁵⁾	Meraki	Modulation Z ⁽²⁾

Winds (2015–present)

Year	Independent World (WIW)	Independent Open (WIO)	Independent A (WIA)	Scholastic World (WSW)	Scholastic Open (WSO)	Scholastic A (WSA)
2015 (38th)	Rhythm X ⁽¹⁾	FIU	Inertia ⁽¹⁾	Father Ryan HS	Ola HS	Nova HS
2016 (39th)	Aimachi (Japan)	STRYKE Wynds	FIU	Avon HS ⁽¹⁾	Cleveland HS	Jackson County HS
2017 (40th)	Rhythm X ⁽²⁾	Chromium ⁽¹⁾	Inertia ⁽²⁾	Avon HS ⁽²⁾	Central Lafourche HS	Valley Christian HS ⁽¹⁾
2018 (41st)	Rhythm X ⁽³⁾	Chromium ⁽²⁾	Valley Christian	Flanagan HS	Azle HS	Lake Hamilton HS
2019 (42nd)	Rhythm X ⁽⁴⁾	Chromium ⁽³⁾	Daviess County HS	Cleveland HS	South Jones HS	Valley Christian HS ⁽²⁾
2020 (43rd)	Championships cancelled
2021 (44th)	Ratings only
2022 (45th)	UTRGV	Chromium ⁽⁴⁾	LSM Winds	Avon HS ⁽³⁾	Miamisburg HS	Corinth Holders HS
2023 (46th)	STRYKE Wynds	LSM Winds	Eva Independent Winds	Avon HS ⁽⁴⁾	Westfield HS	Bob Jones HS

Notes

Also known as Class A, Associate Class, Junior Class, or National Class.
Also known as Scholastic Open Class.
Tate High School competed as Chaparrals.
Open class was renamed World class from 1991 to 1992.
O2 (IO) was affiliated with Onyx (IW).
The Pegasus color guard was previously sponsored by the University of Central Florida.
Paramount (IA) winter guard was affiliated with Paramount (IW).

References

"Winter Guard International Inc - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. April 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
"2020 CG Calendar". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
"History". WGI. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
"2020 Perc Calendar". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
"WGI Handbooks". www.lmcgpc.org. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
"2018 WGI RULEBOOK". wgasc.org. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
"Future Dates". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
"WGI World Championships in Dayton cancelled". WHIO-TV. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
"2021 WGI Virtual Season". WGI. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
"International Events". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
Shirley Stratton, Dorritie (2003). "Chapter 8: Why the Guns?: Color Guard from Military to Modern". In Vickers, Steve (ed.). A History of Drum and Bugle Corps. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Sights & Sounds, Inc. pp. 76–81.
"A look back at the very first WGI World Championship in 1978". DCI. April 10, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
History of WGI. WGI. September 4, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2018 – via YouTube.
"BY-LAWS OF WINTER GUARD INTERNATIONAL, INC" (PDF). WGI. December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
"What is WGI". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
"Partners". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
Schamma, Andy (May 21, 2018). "Rule, Policy Changes Coming To WGI In 2019". FloMarching. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
Schamma, Andy (August 28, 2018). "WGI Announces 2019 Color Guard Class Promotions". FloMarching. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
Anderson, Catina (September 24, 2008). "WGI Brings Back the Regional A Class". colorguardeducator.com. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
"2020 World Championship Scholarships To Be Awarded". WGI. March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
"Circuit Partners CG". WGI. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
"Historical Scores". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
"Historical Scores Percussion". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
Nankervis, Ron (September 27, 2017). "WGI Color Guard Contest Rules 2018" (PDF). WGI. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
Nankervis, Ron (January 18, 2018). "WGI Percussion Ensemble Contest Rules 2018" (PDF). WGI. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
Nankervis, Ron (February 22, 2018). "WGI Winds Contest Rules 2018" (PDF). WGI. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
"2019 Scores". WGI. May 19, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

External links

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[class_a-24] Also known as Class A, Associate Class, Junior Class, or National Class.

[29] Also known as Scholastic Open Class.

[30] Tate High School competed as Chaparrals.

[world-31] Open class was renamed World class from 1991 to 1992.

[32] O2 (IO) was affiliated with Onyx (IW).

[33] The Pegasus color guard was previously sponsored by the University of Central Florida.

[34] Paramount (IA) winter guard was affiliated with Paramount (IW).

[:10-1] "Winter Guard International Inc - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. April 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

[:1-2] "2020 CG Calendar". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[:0-3] "History". WGI. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[:2-4] "2020 Perc Calendar". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[5] "WGI Handbooks". www.lmcgpc.org. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[6] "2018 WGI RULEBOOK". wgasc.org. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[:11-7] "Future Dates". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[:12-8] "WGI World Championships in Dayton cancelled". WHIO-TV. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

[9] "2021 WGI Virtual Season". WGI. Retrieved November 24, 2020.

[10] "International Events". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[:3-11] Shirley Stratton, Dorritie (2003). "Chapter 8: Why the Guns?: Color Guard from Military to Modern". In Vickers, Steve (ed.). A History of Drum and Bugle Corps. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Sights & Sounds, Inc. pp. 76–81.

[:8-12] "A look back at the very first WGI World Championship in 1978". DCI. April 10, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[13] History of WGI. WGI. September 4, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2018 – via YouTube.

[:4-14] "BY-LAWS OF WINTER GUARD INTERNATIONAL, INC" (PDF). WGI. December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[:5-15] "What is WGI". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[16] "Partners". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[17] Schamma, Andy (May 21, 2018). "Rule, Policy Changes Coming To WGI In 2019". FloMarching. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[18] Schamma, Andy (August 28, 2018). "WGI Announces 2019 Color Guard Class Promotions". FloMarching. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[:9-19] Anderson, Catina (September 24, 2008). "WGI Brings Back the Regional A Class". colorguardeducator.com. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[20] "2020 World Championship Scholarships To Be Awarded". WGI. March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.

[21] "Circuit Partners CG". WGI. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[:6-22] "Historical Scores". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[:7-23] "Historical Scores Percussion". WGI. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[25] Nankervis, Ron (September 27, 2017). "WGI Color Guard Contest Rules 2018" (PDF). WGI. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[26] Nankervis, Ron (January 18, 2018). "WGI Percussion Ensemble Contest Rules 2018" (PDF). WGI. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[27] Nankervis, Ron (February 22, 2018). "WGI Winds Contest Rules 2018" (PDF). WGI. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

[28] "2019 Scores". WGI. May 19, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2020.