The Walton High School Winter Guard team recently competed in the finals of the Winter Guard International World Championships in Dayton, Ohio.
Thanks to Christopher Johns, Walton’s associate band director, for the information and the photos.
The WGI is a competition for color guard teams that in Walton’s category included more than 140 teams. The Walton students were among 20 groups to reach the finals in the Scholastic A Class, and the only team from Georgia to get that far, finishing in 13th place.
The Walton Winter Guard, which is a part of the Walton Band program, finished the season prior to that undefeated and was named the Scholastic National A Champions in the Southern Association for Performing Arts competition circuit.
The Walton Winter Guard is led by coach Scott Beck and staff members Jordan Casey, Jenn Cunningham, Stephanie Stewart, Adam Sage, and Michael James.
Team members include Laylah Gaines, Abigail Martin-Hoster, Sarah Musau, Emily Balado, Jordyn Sewell, Hailey Klim, Rowen Black, Victoria Markey, Katherine Parfenov, Olivia Reilly, Quinn Reilly, Madeleine Hodges, Misora Furuya, Olivia Nice and Lejla Hadzic.
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