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WINTER 2010 Volume 24, Issue 1
Winter Guard International Ron Nankervis Chief Executive Officer Bart Woodley Marketing Manager Aaron Jenkins Marketing & Communications Coordinator Published By: In Tune Partners, LLC
Francis Howell North HS
Winter Wonderland That chill in the air can only mean one thing: Winter is here! By the time you read this, the first shows of 2010 will be right around the corner. All the hard work, discipline, and dedication of indoor marching arts groups, no matter who they are or where they are from, will soon be on display. Winter brings us together, if only for a brief moment, and reminds us that we are all inextricably linked to one another by our shared experiences in and out of the gym. Those memories will sustain us in a time of common challenges that impact the very activity we love. In a time when all programs are feeling the financial squeeze, it is a testament that almost 300 instructors and judges came to the recent Spinfest!! in Orlando to share and take knowledge back to their students. What WGI believes—what each and every one of you believes and what each performer you will see believes—is that this is the season to celebrate accomplishment. Seeing the amazing feats that young people can perform connects all of us, and reminds us that no matter how or where we differ, we all seek our own measure of happiness, fulfillment, and pride in what we do.
Irwin Kornfeld CEO Will Edwards President Angelo Biasi Publisher Mac Randall Editor-in-Chief Jackie Jordan Creative Director Robin Garber Production Director Joan Ferrara Business Manager Contributing Writers: Alex Mendoza, Melinda Newman, Catherine Applefeld Olson, Michael Reed Photography: Jolesch Photography, Robert Cawthorne, Dan Scafidi, Linda Unser, and Sid Unser WGI FOCUS is an educational publication of WGI Sport of the Arts. Its purpose is to broaden communication within the family of color guards and percussion ensembles. FOCUS is published three times per year. WGI FOCUS is a free publication with a circulation of 14,000 copies and 12,000 online viewers. All members of the WGI family may submit articles for consideration. WGI reserves the right to edit all submitted material. If your address has changed, please notify the WGI office. Failure to do this could result in the loss of your WGI FOCUS subscription. We don’t want to lose touch with you! For advertising information please contact Aaron Jenkins; phone: 937-247-5919; email: aaron@wgi.org WINTER GUARD INTERNATIONAL 2405 Crosspointe Drive Dayton, OH 45342 937-247-5919 office@wgi.org www.wgi.org
Ron Nankervis Executive Director WGI Sport of the Arts
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