World Guard and Percussion WGI

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After long hours of practice, numerous shows and competitions, and unyielding dedication and perseverance, they finally made it here. They now take the stage, standing side to side with the elite. They came for only one thing: to compete with top groups from around the world, showing the world their extreme pride towards their performing arts. This year's 2010 Winter Guard International competition (WGI) in Dayton, Ohio drew over 11,000 participants from all over the world. Our very own World Guard and Varsity Percussion (VPR) were part of that crowd of performers, proudly representing the Colorguard and Percussion performing groups of AHS.
While the rest of us were relishing in our Spring Break, World Guard members traveled to Dayton for their WGI World Championships from Apr. 6-10. Preceding their WGI competition, World Guard has led a successful season so far. They have attended several school invitations including their Roosevelt HS Invitational at Corona (Feb. 6), Marina HS Invitational at Huntington Beach (Feb. 20), and Downey HS Invitational (Mar. 27). They competed in their WGI San Diego Regional at Rancho Bernardo HS during Feb. 27-28 and their WGI Riverside Regional at Riverside Community College at Mar. 20-21. After their WGI World Championships, World Guard members also have upcoming WGASC Championships on Apr. 18 at Rancho Cucamonga HS. "quote about season?"
(INSERT Brief recap of their WGI championships, content of show......blah blah) Performing brilliantly at the championships, World Guard's finals score totaled a 91.50, placing them sixth overall. (not sure if this info is correct, got it from website, will check) "insert quote about score....blah blah blah."
(INSERT quotes from individual members, feelings, dedicate this whole paragraph to their feelings, no one answered yet, will get quotes)
VPR's own WGI Championships occurred after World Guard's, as members competed at Dayton on Apr. 16-18(?) VPR also led a successful season so far with their, WGI Regional at Rancho Cucamonga HS on Feb. 20-21, WGI Regional at Temecula on Mar. 20-21. At their Valencia High School Southern California percussion Alliance (SCPA) show, VPR placed second with their total score of 71.95. Junior VPR member, Daniel Zaki concluded by explaining how he thought this season "was amazing. I truly couldn't ask for more, it had its ups and downs but I definitely think we're pushing strongly to the end."
(INSERT Brief recap of their WGI championships, scores of show not posted until Sunday......blah blah). VPR members showcased their show, "Legend."
Richard Lo, junior, VPR member said that he "just love[s] everything about [the WGI competition]--the atmosphere, the chance to compete with your peers from nearby schools, [and] the chance to grow as a person." (will add more quotes, and feelings, blah, blah)
World Guard and VPR both deserve a great round of applause after their respectively successful seasons and WGI competitions behind them. With the conclusion of this event, the memories of competing in this event would always remain with these performers, as they remember standing on performance stage of the WGI competitions.

EDIT 1

After long hours of practice, numerous shows and competitions, and unyielding dedication and perseverance, they finally made it here. They now take the stage, standing side to side with the elite. They came for only one thing: to compete with top groups from around the world, showing the world their extreme pride towards their performing arts. This year's 2010 Winter Guard International competition (WGI) in Dayton, Ohio drew over 11,000 participants from all over the world. Our very own World Guard and Varsity Percussion (VPR) were part of that crowd of performers, proudly representing the Colorguard and Percussion performing groups of AHS.
While the rest of us were relishing in our Spring Break [our spring break], World Guard members traveled to Dayton for their WGI World Championships [is the competition called "WGI" or "WGI World Championships" ?] from Apr. 6-10. Preceding their WGI competition, World Guard has led a successful season so far. They have attended several school invitations including their Roosevelt HS Invitational at Corona (Feb. 6), Marina HS Invitational at Huntington Beach (Feb. 20), and Downey HS Invitational (Mar. 27). They competed in their WGI San Diego Regional at Rancho Bernardo HS during Feb. 27-28 and their WGI Riverside Regional at Riverside Community College at Mar. 20-21. After their WGI World Championships, World Guard members also have upcoming WGASC Championships on Apr. 18 at Rancho Cucamonga HS. "quote about season?"
(INSERT Brief recap of their WGI championships, content of show......blah blah) Performing brilliantly at the championships, World Guard's finals score totaled a 91.50, placing them sixth overall. (not sure if this info is correct, got it from website, will check) "insert quote about score....blah blah blah."
(INSERT quotes from individual members, feelings, dedicate this whole paragraph to their feelings, no one answered yet, will get quotes)
VPR's own WGI Championships occurred after World Guard's, as members competed at Dayton on Apr. 16-18(?) VPR also led a successful season so far with their, WGI Regional at Rancho Cucamonga HS on Feb. 20-21, WGI Regional at Temecula on Mar. 20-21. At their Valencia High School [HS] Southern California percussion Alliance (SCPA) show, VPR placed second with their total score of 71.95. Junior VPR member [do you mean he's an AHS junior or at a junior level on VPR?], Daniel Zaki concluded by explaining how he thought this season "was amazing. I truly couldn't ask for more, it had its ups and downs but I definitely think we're pushing strongly to the end."
(INSERT Brief recap of their WGI championships, scores of show not posted until Sunday......blah blah). VPR members showcased their show, "Legend."
Richard Lo, junior, VPR member said that he "just love[s] everything about [the WGI competition]--the atmosphere, the chance to compete with your peers from nearby schools, [and] the chance to grow as a person." (will add more quotes, and feelings, blah, blah)
World Guard and VPR both deserve a great round of applause after their respectively successful seasons and WGI competitions behind them. With the conclusion of this event, the memories of competing in this event would always remain with these performers, as they remember standing on performance stage [the performance stages] of the WGI competitions.

uhh not too sure about the competition name..i'll get back to you on that

After long hours of practice, numerous shows and competitions, and unyielding dedication and perseverance, they finally made it here. They now take the stage, standing side to side with the elite. They came for only one thing: to compete with top groups from around the world, showing the world their extreme pride towards their performing arts. This year's 2010 Winter Guard International competition (WGI) in Dayton, Ohio drew over 11,000 participants from all over the world. Our very own World Guard and Varsity Percussion (VPR) were part of that crowd of performers, proudly representing the Colorguard and Percussion performing groups of AHS.
While the rest of us were relishing our spring break, World Guard members traveled to Dayton for their WGI World Championships from Apr. 6-10. Preceding their WGI competition, World Guard has led a successful season so far. They have attended several school invitations including their Roosevelt HS Invitational at Corona (Feb. 6), Marina HS Invitational at Huntington Beach (Feb. 20), and Downey HS Invitational (Mar. 27). They competed in their WGI San Diego Regional at Rancho Bernardo HS during Feb. 27-28 and their WGI Riverside Regional at Riverside Community College at Mar. 20-21. After their WGI World Championships, World Guard members also have upcoming WGASC Championships on Apr. 18 at Rancho Cucamonga HS. "quote about season?"
(INSERT Brief recap of their WGI championships, content of show......blah blah) Performing brilliantly at the championships, World Guard's finals score totaled a 91.50, placing them sixth overall. (not sure if this info is correct, got it from website, will check) "insert quote about score....blah blah blah."
(INSERT quotes from individual members, feelings, dedicate this whole paragraph to their feelings, no one answered yet, will get quotes)
VPR's own WGI Championships occurred after World Guard's, as members competed at Dayton on Apr. 16-18(?) VPR also led a successful season so far with their, WGI Regional at Rancho Cucamonga HS on Feb. 20-21, WGI Regional at Temecula on Mar. 20-21. At their Valencia HS Southern California percussion Alliance (SCPA) show, VPR placed second with their total score of 71.95. VPR member, junior Daniel Zaki concluded by explaining how he thought this season "was amazing. I truly couldn't ask for more, it had its ups and downs but I definitely think we're pushing strongly to the end."
(INSERT Brief recap of their WGI championships, scores of show not posted until Sunday......blah blah). VPR members showcased their show, "Legend."
Richard Lo, junior, VPR member said that he "just love[s] everything about [the WGI competition]--the atmosphere, the chance to compete with your peers from nearby schools, [and] the chance to grow as a person." (will add more quotes, and feelings, blah, blah)
World Guard and VPR both deserve a great round of applause after their respectively successful seasons and WGI competitions behind them. With the conclusion of this event, the memories of competing in this event would always remain with these performers, as they remember standing on the performance stages of the WGI competitions.

EDIT 2

After long hours of practice, numerous shows and competitions, and unyielding dedication and perseverance, they finally made it here. They now [delete] take the stage, standing side to side with the elite. They came for only one thing: to compete with top groups from around the world, showing the world their extreme pride towards their performing arts. [reword, sounds a bit awkward] This year's 2010 Winter Guard International competition (WGI) in Dayton, Ohio drew over 11,000 participants from all over the world. Our very own World Guard and Varsity Percussion (VPR) were part of that crowd of performers, proudly representing the Colorguard and Percussion performing groups of AHS.
While the rest of us were relishing our spring break, World Guard members traveled to Dayton for their WGI World Championships from Apr. 6-10. Preceding their WGI competition, World Guard has led a successful season so far. They have attended several school invitations including their [the] Roosevelt HS Invitational at Corona (Feb. 6), Marina HS Invitational at Huntington Beach (Feb. 20), and Downey HS Invitational (Mar. 27). They competed in their [the]WGI San Diego Regional at Rancho Bernardo HS during Feb. 27-28 and their [the] WGI Riverside Regional at Riverside Community College at [on] Mar. 20-21. After their WGI World Championships, World Guard members also have upcoming [replace with 'performed at the' because this issue will be published after the event] WGASC Championships on Apr. 18 at Rancho Cucamonga HS. "quote about season?"
(INSERT Brief recap of their WGI championships, content of show......blah blah) Performing brilliantly at the championships, World Guard's finals score totaled a 91.50, placing them sixth overall. (not sure if this info is correct, got it from website, will check) "insert quote about score....blah blah blah."
(INSERT quotes from individual members, feelings, dedicate this whole paragraph to their feelings, no one answered yet, will get quotes)
VPR's own WGI Championships occurred after World Guard's, as members competed at Dayton on Apr. 16-18(?) VPR also led a successful season so far with their , [delete] WGI Regional at Rancho Cucamonga HS on Feb. 20-21, [insert 'and'] WGI Regional at Temecula on Mar. 20-21. At their [the] Valencia HS Southern California percussion Alliance (SCPA) show, VPR placed second with their total score of 71.95. VPR member, junior Daniel Zaki [insert comma] concluded by explaining how he thought this season "was amazing. I truly couldn't ask for more, it had its ups and downs but I definitely think we're pushing strongly to the end."
(INSERT Brief recap of their WGI championships, scores of show not posted until Sunday......blah blah). VPR members showcased their show, "Legend."
Richard Lo, junior, VPR member [rewrite as 'Junior Richard Lo, VPR member,'] said that he "just love[s] everything about [the WGI competition]-- [delete]the atmosphere, the chance to compete with your peers from nearby schools, [and] the chance to grow as a person." (will add more quotes, and feelings, blah, blah)
World Guard and VPR both deserve a great round of applause after their respectively successful seasons and WGI competitions behind them. With the conclusion of this event [these events], the memories of competing in this event [delete] would always remain with these performers, as they remember standing on the performance stages of the WGI competitions.

After long hours of practice, numerous shows and competitions, and unyielding dedication and perseverance, they finally made it here. They take the stage, standing side to side with the elite. They came for only one thing: to compete with top groups from around the world, showing their pride towards their performing arts. This year's 2010 Winter Guard International competition (WGI) in Dayton, Ohio drew over 11,000 participants from all over the world. Our very own World Guard and Varsity Percussion (VPR) were part of that crowd of performers, proudly representing the Colorguard and Percussion performing groups of AHS.
While the rest of us were relishing in our Spring Break, World Guard members traveled to Dayton for their WGI World Championships from Apr. 6-10. Preceding their WGI competition, World Guard has led a successful season so far. They have attended several school invitations including the Roosevelt HS Invitational at Corona (Feb. 6), Marina HS Invitational at Huntington Beach (Feb. 20), and Downey HS Invitational (Mar. 27). They competed in the WGI San Diego Regional at Rancho Bernardo HS during Feb. 27-28 and the WGI Riverside Regional at Riverside Community College on Mar. 20-21. After their WGI World Championships, World Guard members also performed at the WGASC Championships on Apr. 18 at Rancho Cucamonga HS.
World Guard started out strong in the preliminary competition with a score of 89.60, ranking them fifth. They placed fifth again in the semi-finals with a score of 91.75.Performing brilliantly with their show, entitled, the "Sensory Garden," at the finals, World Guard's finals score totaled a 91.5, placing them sixth overall. Senior colorguard captain, Coco Ching remarked how "this year's experience was amazing, possibly the best one for me" and how she was "really glad that I had the chance to end my senior guard season this way." Senior colorguard captain, Katherine Chin also enjoyed performing at the world championships, explaining how "being able to perform into in a large arena to thousands of people is absolutely thrilling. It's great to be able to demonstrate all of our hard work and determination for the past four or so months working on creating a successful show."
VPR's own WGI Championships occurred after World Guard's, as members competed at Dayton on Apr. 16-18(?) VPR also led a successful season so far with their WGI Regional at Rancho Cucamonga HS on Feb. 20-21, WGI Regional at Temecula on Mar. 20-21. At the Valencia High School Southern California percussion Alliance (SCPA) show, VPR placed second with their total score of 71.95. Junior VPR member, Daniel Zaki, concluded by explaining how he thought this season "was amazing. I truly couldn't ask for more, it had its ups and downs but I definitely think we're pushing strongly to the end."
(INSERT Brief recap of their WGI championships, scores of show not posted until Sunday......blah blah). VPR members showcased their show, "Legend." They scored seventh place in the world with an overall score of 92.00. Junior Richard Lo, VPR member said that he "just love[s] everything about [the WGI competition]-the atmosphere, the chance to compete with your peers from nearby schools, [and] the chance to grow as a person." (will add more quotes, and feelings)
World Guard and VPR both deserve a great round of applause after their respectively successful seasons and WGI competitions behind them. With the conclusion of these events, the memories of competing would always remain with these performers, as they remember standing on performance stage of the WGI competitions.

EDIT 3

After long hours of practice, numerous shows and competitions, and unyielding dedication and perseverance, they finally made it here. They take the stage, standing side to side with the elite. They came for only one thing: to compete with top groups from around the world, showing their pride towards their performing arts. This year's 2010 Winter Guard International competition (WGI) in Dayton, Ohio drew over 11,000 participants from all over the world. Our very own World Guard and Varsity Percussion (VPR) were part of that crowd of performers, proudly representing the Colorguard and Percussion performing groups of AHS.
While the rest of us were relishing in our Spring Break [our spring break], World Guard members traveled to Dayton for their [the] WGI World Championships from Apr. 6-10. Preceding their WGI competition, World Guard has led a successful season so far. They have attended several school invitations including the Roosevelt HS [High School] Invitational at Corona (Feb. 6), Marina HS [High School] Invitational at Huntington Beach (Feb. 20), and Downey HS Invitational (Mar. 27). They competed in the WGI San Diego Regional at Rancho Bernardo HS [High School] during Feb. 27-28 and the WGI Riverside Regional at Riverside Community College on Mar. 20-21. After their WGI World Championships, World Guard members also performed at the WGASC Championships on Apr. 18 at Rancho Cucamonga HS [High School].
World Guard started out strong in the preliminary competition with a score of 89.60, ranking them [delete] fifth. They placed fifth again in the semi-finals with a score of 91.75.Performing brilliantly with their show, entitled, the "Sensory Garden," [Performing their show "Sensory Garden" brilliantly] at the finals, World Guard's finals [delete] score totaled a 91.5, placing them sixth overall. Senior colorguard [capitalize] captain, Coco Ching remarked how "this year's experience was amazing, possibly the best one for me" and how she was "really glad that I had the chance to end my senior guard season this way." Senior colorguard [capitalize] captain, Katherine Chin also enjoyed performing at the world championships, explaining how "being able to perform into in a large arena to thousands of people is absolutely thrilling. It's great to be able to demonstrate all of our hard work and determination for the past four or so months working on creating a successful show."
VPR's own WGI Championships occurred after World Guard's, as members competed at Dayton on Apr. 16-18(?) VPR also led a successful season so far with their WGI Regional at Rancho Cucamonga HS [High School] on Feb. 20-21, WGI Regional at Temecula on Mar. 20-21. At the Valencia High School Southern California percussion Alliance (SCPA) show, VPR placed second with their total score of 71.95. Junior VPR member, Daniel Zaki, concluded by explaining how he thought this season "was amazing. I truly couldn't ask for more, it had its ups and downs but I definitely think we're pushing strongly to the end."
(INSERT Brief recap of their WGI championships, scores of show not posted until Sunday......blah blah). VPR members showcased their show, "Legend." They scored seventh place in the world with an overall score of 92.00. Junior Richard Lo, VPR member said that he "just love[s] everything about [the WGI competition]-the atmosphere, the chance to compete with your peers from nearby schools, [and] the chance to grow as a person." (will add more quotes, and feelings)
World Guard and VPR both deserve a great round of applause after their respectively successful seasons and WGI competitions behind them. With the conclusion of these events, the memories of competing would always remain with these performers, as they remember standing on performance stage of the WGI competitions.

After long hours of practice, numerous shows and competitions, and unyielding dedication and perseverance, they finally made it here. They take the stage, standing side to side with the elite. They came for only one thing: to compete with top groups from around the world, showing their pride towards their performing arts. This year's 2010 Winter Guard International competition (WGI) in Dayton, Ohio drew over 11,000 participants from all over the world. Our very own World Guard and Varsity Percussion (VPR) were part of that crowd of performers, proudly representing the Colorguard and Percussion performing groups of AHS.
While the rest of us were relishing our Spring Break, World Guard members traveled to Dayton for their WGI World Championships from Apr. 6-10. Preceding their WGI competition, World Guard has led a successful season so far. They have attended several school invitations including the Roosevelt HS Invitational at Corona (Feb. 6), Marina HS Invitational at Huntington Beach (Feb. 20), and Downey HS Invitational (Mar. 27). They competed in the WGI San Diego Regional at Rancho Bernardo HS during Feb. 27-28 and the WGI Riverside Regional at Riverside Community College on Mar. 20-21. After their WGI World Championships, World Guard members also performed at the WGASC Championships on Apr. 18 at Rancho Cucamonga HS.
World Guard started out strong in the preliminary competition with a score of 89.60, ranking fifth. They placed fifth again in the semi-finals with a score of 91.75.Performing their show "Sensory Garden" brilliantly at the finals, World Guard's finals score totaled a 91.5, placing them sixth overall. Senior Colorguard captain, Coco Ching remarked how "this year's experience was amazing, possibly the best one for me" and how she was "really glad that I had the chance to end my senior guard season this way." Senior Colorguard captain, Katherine Chin also enjoyed performing at the world championships, explaining how "being able to perform into in a large arena to thousands of people is absolutely thrilling. It's great to be able to demonstrate all of our hard work and determination for the past four or so months working on creating a successful show."
VPR's own WGI Championships occurred after World Guard's, as members competed at Dayton on Apr. 15-17. VPR also led a successful season so far with their WGI Regional at Rancho Cucamonga HS on Feb. 20-21, WGI Regional at Temecula on Mar. 20-21. At the Valencia HS Southern California percussion Alliance (SCPA) show, VPR placed second with their total score of 71.95. Junior VPR member, Daniel Zaki, concluded by explaining how he thought this season "was amazing. I truly couldn't ask for more, it had its ups and downs but I definitely think we're pushing strongly to the end."
For VPR, the preliminary round was on the 16, and the final round was on the 17. VPR members showcased their show, "Legend." VPR was able to obtain fifth place in the preliminary rounds with their score of 90.738. In the final round, they scored seventh place in the nation with an overall score of 92.00. Junior Richard Lo, VPR member said that he "just love[s] everything about [the WGI competition]-the atmosphere, the chance to compete with your peers from nearby schools, [and] the chance to grow as a person." Junior Jason Mulyadi, a member of the VPR Quad section also agreed, and said how he "felt that the whole trip was an incredible and unforgettable experience [and] performing for that crowd at Dayton was just plain amazing."
World Guard and VPR both deserve a great round of applause after their respectively successful seasons and WGI competitions behind them. Junior Eric Phan, member of the VPR bass section said that he would always recall "Dayton [as] the best experience [he has ever] had in [his] life...and [how] drumming with the best of friends is a life changing experience." With the conclusion of these events, the memories of competing would always remain with these performers, as they remember standing on performance stage of the WGI competitions.