2009-2010
Winterguard
Varsity Guard Director: Larry Schmidt
Email: LarSchmidt@yahoo.com
The 2009 Varsity winter guard team was perfection in every way. 15 wins and no losses. Highlights include winning the Pittburgh WGI Regional, the Mid-York Color Guard Circuit Championships, the Northeast Circuit Color Guard Championships and the National Championship in Dayton Ohio beating 101 other teams in the preliminary round, 48 in the semi-final round and in the finals beating the best 15 Scholastic A guards in the country.
The Varsity guard broke 90's a total of 7 times including the school record score of 97.4 to win WGI. At finals the guard received a PERFECT score of 20 out of 20 from one movement judge.
The guard looks forward to the new challenges in 2010 with their show entitled “The Sparrow”. The Varsity, JV and Cadet teams will compete in both the Mid-York and Northeast Color Guard Circuits. The Varsity & JV teams will attend the WGI regional in Rochester NY and the national championship in Dayton Ohio.
JV Guard Director: Larry Schmidt
Email: LarSchmidt@yahoo.com
The JV team is for students grades 8-11 with an intermediate level of experience
Cadet Guard Director: Julie Hilbert
Email: JHilbert@nscsd.org
The Cadet team is for students grades 7-8 with a beginning level of experience.
All students planning to attend tryouts must have an up to date physical and medical authorization approved by their school nurse.
The Future Northstars Color Guard Club is a non-competitive group that provides an introduction to color guard. Please contact Julie Hilbert at the email address above with any Color Guard Club questions.
Mrs. Zangari leads the Bear Road School Color Guard Club for students at that school.
This is the 2010 Winterguard Schedule
January 9th Dress Rehearsal at NSJH starting at 5:00
January 16th CNS Varsity Home Show at NSJH starting at 5:00
January 23th Show at Homer starting at 4:00
February 6th Show at Mexico starting at 4:00
February 13th Show at Liverpool starting at 4:00
February 20th No show for Cadet / Varsity and JV at the WGI
regional in Rochester
February 27th Show at ESM starting at 3:00
March 6th Show at Central Square starting at 2:30
March 13th Show at Mt. Markham starting at 3:00
March 20th JV/Cadet Team Home Show at NSJH starting at 2:30
March 27-28th Mid-York Championships, at NSJH, Taft Road
Northeast Circuit Championships
April 7-10th Dayton Ohio (Varsity & JV Teams)
The Northstar Winterguard varsity guard is the oldest continuous run winter guard program in New York State. The Mid-York Colorguard circuit was created in 1965. The North Syracuse High School district team joined the next year, 1966, and had so much interest that two guards were formed, the Northmen under director Bernie Daley and the Northern Intrepid coached by Jim Balocook. Of note, there was also an independent guard called the Militaires from North Syracuse which was an all boy guard captained by Dave LeBlanc future director of the Northmen. The Northmen were a national power in the 1970s’, winning the first WGI regional ever. They went on to place highly in several national WGI competitions.
Over the years the program has evolved continuing to the present competing now as the Northstars. The 2010 competition season will be the Northstar winterguard’s 44th year of competition.
As stated above, the 2009 Northstars Varsity guard finished undefeated as the Gold Medalist at the Northeast Color Guard Circuit Championships and the Gold Medalist at the Mid-York Color Guard Circuit Championships and won the national championship in Scholastic A Class.
The Northstars JV Guard finished a very successful season by placing as the Gold Medalist at both the Mid-York Color Guard Circuit and Northeast Color Guard Circuit championships.
The Northstars Cadet Guard was also successful in 2009 finishing as the Gold Medalist at the Mid-York Color Guard Circuit Championships.
The Varsity, JV and Cadet Northstar Guards congratulate the "Future Northstars" Color Guard Club and the Bear Road Elementary School Color Guard Club on their outstanding performances at the last Spring’s Festival of the Arts.
