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Upcoming Events and Activities
Tue - July 6, ColorGuard Sectionals, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Thur - July 8, ColorGuard Sectionals, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Mon - July 12, Band Rehearsal, 6 - 8:30 PM
Mon - July 26, Band Rehearsal, 6 - 8:30 PM
Tue - July 27, Leadership Training, 9 AM - 9 PM
Tue - July 27, ColorGuard Camp, 9 AM - 9 PM
Wed - July 28, Leadership Training, 9 AM - 9 PM
Wed - July 28, ColorGuard Camp, 9 AM - 9 PM
Thur - July 29, Leadership Training, 9 AM - 9 PM
Thur - July 29, ColorGuard Camp, 9 AM - 9 PM
Fri - July 30, Leadership Training, 9 AM - 9 PM
Fri - July 30, ColorGuard Camp, 9 AM - 9 PM
One would think, with football over, high school bands are resting and preparing for next year. Not
at Winston Churchill, Band members were feature performers both in the orchestra and on stage in WCHS' production
of Fiddler on the Roof in February. Nearly 50 of the band members participated in the UIL symphony orchestra
competition with the Churchill Strings, receiving superior ratings. The band just completed another UIL competition
with the varsity and non-varsity bands receiving straight superior ratings from all judges (which again qualifies
the Churchill band as a UIL sweepstakes winner). The band will be featured in the Battle of Flowers parade on
April 23rd. The jazz bands continue will compete at the FIESTA jazz contest at St. Mary's University and are
headed to New Orleans at the end of April for competition. The winterguard completed their season with a nice
showing at State competitions at the end of March, and The WGI Percussion Competition Circuit is wrapping up. WGI
serves as the leading governing body of the winterguard and indoor percussion activities. It is called the Sport of
the Arts because it brings music to life through performance in a competitive format. Churchill's "THE TOY SHOPPE"
performance involves 35 students from the Drumline, Pit, Color Guard and Dance Team "THE TOY SHOPPE" show was
inspired by the music of Fantasia. The director, Christopher Retschulte oversees the student's practice for
hundreds of hours learning and perfecting their performance. On March 27th, the WGI Percussion from Winston
Churchill was named state champions, sweeping all caption awards for the 2nd year in a row. On April 14th the
Percussion will travel to Dayton, Ohio, to participate in the WGI World Championships - we all know they will make
Churchill HS, and all of San Antonio, proud.
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