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About

The Riverton High School Color Guard is an award winning  organization that specializes in the use of equipment such as rifles, flags, and sabers, combined with various types of dance. They rehearse year round, participating with the Marching Band during the summer and fall, and competing on indoor color guard-only teams under the UCGC during the winter season.  

2nd-8th graders are eligible to participate in the summer parades and showcase, as well as competing on the Cadet and Junior teams during winter season.

9th-12th graders are eligible to compete with the marching band during the summer/fall, and on the JV or Varsity winter teams.

*Members earn .25 PE Credit for Marching Band. Additionally, students earn  .25 Art/Elective Credit for the winter season!

*Opportunities for students 2nd - 12th grade available!
Contact Erin Williams for details!

Enrollment is open to all. Auditioning each season is a requirement, however, no one is dismissed from the teams. If you are interested there is a place for you!

For more information about the Utah Color Guard Circuit please go to http://www.utahcolorguardcircuit.org or for Nationals information go to www.wgi.org

What is WGI?

WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion, and wind ensemble competitions.  As a non-profit youth organization, WGI serves as the leading governing body of the winter guard and indoor percussion activities. It is called the Sport of the Arts because it brings music to life through performance in a competitive format. Now entering its 38th year in 2015, the sport continues to evolve and grow.  There were more than 36,000 participants at the regional level, and more than 12,000 participants at the Sport of the Arts World Championships this past April.

What is Winter Color Guard?

Winter guard is the sport of indoor color guard. Modern color guard is a combination of the use of flags, sabers, mock rifles, and other equipment, as well as dance and other interpretive movement. Color guards can be found in, high schools, middle schools, some universities, and also some independent organizations some of which are related to drum corps.