Northgate Independent

First Show Week!!!

2009-01-14T13:28:00.000-08:00

So we got TONS done last weekend......yea!! The show is cleaning up nicely, and it's good to know we'll be ready to jump right in with new stuff when Matthew is here on Friday. I'm excited about finally showing it to other people. :o)

The first show last year was our "snow show".......what a day! I think by that afternoon, we'd done the show 4 or 5 times in a 3 hour block of time........everyone was pooped! We sent the kids home, since the Sunday show was being cancelled, and wouldn't you know it, things warmed up and were fine on Sunday. As luck would have it, they are predicting a major cold front to move in for the weekend.......ugh. They're NOT predicting snow, so that is good. :o)

We're excited to have our HS group with us Saturday too. We're going to rehearse together a bit that morning, then stay together as we go to the show. The HS kids are just getting started on their show, but it's going well for only having 3 rehearsals since auditions! Some of them are brand new to color guard at all, so it will be fun to see them as they have their first guard experience. :o)

The big kids will be staying all together at Abby's house this weekend.......slumber party!!! The school hosting the show doesn't do overnight housing, so they were going to put us up in a church. We would have had to be out by 8am, and if there's one thing about our group, we are NOT good early risers!! We'll still have to get up and out pretty early to rehearse, but at least it won't be quite that early. Hopefully, we can have another "guard history" night too......they loved that at Brandon's last year. I've got DVD's all the way back to the 70's, so it's fun to show them where things came from and how it evolved through the decades. While I'm typing this, Tate High School's 1989 "Science of Modern Motion" show is on.....such fun!!

Happy New Year!!!

2008-12-29T22:32:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! I hope you've had a FANTASTIC holiday season and are looking forward to an even better new year.

We are busy, busy, busy getting the show on the floor and ready for our first show........in just 18 days!! So far, things have been going really well, and we're having a fun time creating our first Open Class show. It's been wonderful to have Robby and Matthew collaborating on the show, and I think we all agree that the season is off to a great start.

One of my favorite things each weekend is to watch all the Facebook status updates from the kids as they get home.......they're too funny!! I love that through the bumps and bruises, they all still talk about how much they love it. That makes me smile every time!

Of course, another favorite thing about the group is how they can go from being so mature on the floor to being so silly and fun off the floor. We're a bit behind on our "Random Acts of Northgate" videos so far, but I have a feeling that will change soon. ;o)

Next rehearsals are Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 3rd and 4th.......we'll update again after that.
Have a great week and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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This is what happens when the kids get to rehearsal early and have too much time to play in the uniform closet.....
Goofy, goofy children....

Gizmo trying to choose what he wants from the snack box......

Welcome to Open Class!!

2008-05-18T15:54:00.000-07:00

So it's official....we've been moved to Independent Open class by WGI. Exciting, yet intimidating, isn't it?

I was at the WGI Advisory Board meeting in Chicago this weekend when it was decided to change the rule about promotions. The new rule mandates that all Scholastic A Finalists, 10 Independent A Finalists, the top 5 Scholastic Open and Independent Open Finalists will be automatically promoted to the next higher class, with other finalists being reviewed for promotion on an individual basis.

So now, we plan for next year and try to make sure we make the right decisions for all levels of our winter guard program. We'll make sure to keep you updated as soon as possible on the details about spin clinics, auditions, etc.

For now, make plans to join us at the Northeast Independent clinic on June 21st!! Click on the picture below for details and feel free to send it to any friends you know that might want to come join us!