1994
CELEBRATING 30 YEARS
Dayton, Ohio
They say home is where the heart is, and in 1994 Colleen Mendoza and I had the honor of being cocaptains of my hometown color guard, The San Jose Raiders. Never have I loved a group of individuals, or a season like this one. In 1994, the Raiders were lucky to have Stanley Knaub move to San Jose. The group took on a new life, something closer to a dance company than a color guard. Jay and Scott’s contemporary interpretation of Vivaldi’s “Gloria” would once again guide the Raiders through a radical change. I remember going to triple finals. Bishop Kearney performed an interpretation of “The Scream.” The challenge was clear after Independent World Prelims when the Emerald Marquis placed first, beating us by .05. They were stunning as they recreated the theater stage with their velvet curtains and talented performers. We made WGI history that year, walking out of the Dayton Arena having earned our 5th consecutive gold medal due to a placement flip flop in finals. By Marco Chavez
Dayton, Ohio 1995
1994
Independent World
San Jose Raiders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 .70
Scholastic World
Bishop Kearney HS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 .45
Independent Open
Chimeras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 .20
Scholastic Open
Pomona HS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 .65
Independent A
Florida Visual Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . 72 .90
Scholastic A
John Overton HS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 .10
Sundowners
1995
Dayton, Ohio
1. Blue Devils won performing Charles Mingus. 2. Bishop Kearney won performing Sybil, they wrote on the floor and had a glass they crashed through and also had the girl that actually cut her hair on the floor at finals. 3. Carroll High School did Jeremiah Symphony with 11 precious girls and lots of character. 4. Miamisburg High School performed to “Appalachian Spring” with a Martha Graham style. 5. Forté Winter Guard performed to entirely live spoken word with wireless microphones as they presented “The Homeless Show”. 6. Field of View presented “A Product of Our Environment”, an extremely creative original soundtrack. 7. The WGI Board approved and announced we were going to Phoenix in 1997. 8. The Executive Board decided the WGI office would move into a professional location in Denver the next year. 9. Escapade, in their last year of existence, presented a comedy show utilizing rifles that split in half. 10. 1995 was the last year we had the Dance division at WGI. By Noreen Roberts
Dayton, Ohio Center Grove HS
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Independent World
Blue Devils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 .80
Scholastic World
Bishop Kearney HS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 .90
Independent Open
Fantasia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 .85
Scholastic Open
John Overton HS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 .05
Independent A
The Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 .30
Scholastic A
Mt Carmel HS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 .95