Color Guard is the non-musical section of the Tiger Marching Band, providing stunning visual aspects to the show’s performance. Along with movement and dance, color guard uses props such as flags, rifles or sabres and other themed objects, to enhance the expression of the emotions and dynamic passages in the music played by the marching band. Color guard takes place in the fall semester, with performances at football half-time shows, as well as separate marching competitions.

In the spring semester, Color Guard switches to Winterguard, which focuses on guard-only indoor competitions, and performs an entirely different show than in the fall semester. 

Combining art with athletics, Winter Guard is a competitive activity that brings together dance, recorded music and the manipulation of rifles, flags or sabres. Show are themed, and performed indoors on a gym floor, often decorated with an elaborate floor cover. Winter guard competes from January through late March/early April on the Texas Color Guard Circuit (TCGC) and Winter Guard International (WGI).

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Cadet Guard Club is the feeder club for the high school Color Guard/ Winter Guard programs.It is a casual club that meets once a week after school at the Dripping Springs High School Band Hall. The club is open to all Dripping Springs ISD middle school and high school students. The fall season is spent learning flag and rifle skills. The club also participates in the band middle school night at a Varsity football game by performing a routine with the high school Color Guard. For the spring season, the Cadets learn a competition routine to perform on the Winter Guard competition circuit. All of the necessary equipment is provided for the students.

Contact Sarah Johnson, Color Guard Director, and her team to sarah.johnson@dsisdtx.us

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