# California Color Guard Circuit

The California Color Guard Circuit (CCGC) is one of the many winter guard circuits, that are part of Winter Guard International (WGI).

## History

Established in 1964, the CCGC was started by six (6) charter members: Sacramento Capitolaires, Stockton Police Cadets, Raleys Raiders, Richmond Hawks, Praetorians, and the Rhythmettes. CCGC membership represents many scholastic programs and independent programs throughout Northern California and Nevada. In 2016, the circuit had just over sixty guard units and around sixteen percussion units. Evaluations are typically held in January; guard units are evaluated in the beginning of January, whereas percussion groups are evaluated towards the end of January. The typical season goes from January to the end of March or beginning of April. Shows are generally held in the San Francisco Bay area and the Sacramento area, though the circuit is based out of Santa Clara County. Each year CCGC holds its own championships and sends many groups to the world championships at WGI. CCGC is the proud home of many WGI medalists including:
* James Logan High School;
* San Jose Raiders;
* Blue Devils;
* Dublin High School;
* Santa Clara Vanguard;
* Clayton Valley High School;
* Amador Valley High School;
* Johansen High School;
* Freelancers;
* Rhapsody;
* Ventura; and
* In Motion Performance Ensemble.

## 2024 CCGC Color Guard Members

List of high schools and equivalent color guard groups who performed in Championship Guard and Percussion, Independence High School, San Jose, April 6, 2024:
Scholastic Groups :
| Scholastic Middle School A | | Scholastic Regional AAA | |
| IVC Middle School Color Guard | Union City, CA | Vacaville High School Color Guard | Vacaville |
| Ida Price Middle School | San Jose | Amador Valley High School JV Winter Guard | Pleasanton |
| Benicia Middle School Color Guard | Benicia | Prospect High School Color Guard | Saratoga |
| Fisher Middle School | Los Gatos | Saint Francis High School | Mountain View |
| Los Banos Jr. High School | Los Banos | Gilroy Unified | Gilroy |
| Cesar Chavez Middle School | Union City, CA | Leigh High School Color Guard | San Jose |
| Alisal Union School District | Salinas | Rancho San Juan Color Guard | Salinas |
| | | San Leandro High School | San Leandro |
| Scholastic AA | | Scholastic Regional A | |
| Independence High School Color Guard | San Jose | South San Francisco High School Color Guard | S. San Francisco |
| Saratoga High School Winter Guard JV | Saratoga | Mission San Jose High School Winter Guard | Fremont |
| Sobrato High School Guard | Morgan Hill | Oak Grove High School Color Guard | San Jose |
| Los Gatos High School Winter Guard | Los Gatos | Riverbank Winter Guard | Riverbank |
| Roseville Winter Guard | Roseville | City of Livermore Guard$^1$ | Livermore |
| Westmont High School Color Guard | San Jose | Pacheco High School | Los Banos |
| California Crosspoint Academy | Hayward | Hollister High School Color Guard | Hollister |
| Capuchino High School Color Guard | San Bruno | | |
| Scholastic National AA | | Scholastic National A | |
| Lynbrook High School Color Guard | San Jose | Amador Valley High School Varsity | Pleasanton |
| Monta Vista HS Winter Guard | Cupertino | Fremont High School Color Guard | Sunnyvale |
| Santa Clara High School Color Guard | Santa Clara | Santa Teresa High School Color Guard Varsity | San Jose |
| Dublin High School JV Winterguard | Dublin | Branham High School Color Guard | San Jose |
| Concord High School Color Guard | Concord | Homestead High School Winter Guard | Cupertino |
| The Kings Academy | Sunnyvale | Saratoga High School Winter Guard Varsity | Saratoga |
| Benicia High School Color Guard | Benicia | West Campus Color Guard | Sacramento |
| Milpitas High School Winter Guard | Milpitas | | |
| Mountain View High School Color Guard | Mountain View | | |
| Castro Valley Color Guard | Castro Valley | | |
| Cupertino High School | Cupertino | | |
| Scholastic Open | | Scholastic World | |
| Dublin High School Varsity Winterguard | Dublin | Live Oak High School Color Guard | Morgan Hill, CA |
| Granite Bay High School Color Guard | Granite Bay | James Logan Color Guard | Union City, CA |
Independent Groups :
| Independent Regional A | | Independent National A | |
| Immortalis Guard | Fremont | Sacramento State Winter Guard | Sacramento |
| AlisalCAN Independent Winter Guard | Salinas | Imperialis Color Guard | Fremont |
| | | San Jose State University Spartan Winter Guard | San Jose |
| Independent Open | | Independent World | |
| ZEUS Independent | Merced, CA | In Motion Performance Ensemble | Fairfield |

## 2024 CCGC Percussion Members

List of high schools and equivalent color guard groups who performed in Championship Guard and Percussion, Independence High School, San Jose, April 6, 2024:
Marching :
| Scholastic A | | Scholastic World | |
| Roakville Winter Percussion | Roseville | James Logan Percussion | Union City, CA |
| Hollister High School Percussion | Hollister | | |
| South San Francisco Percussion | S. San Francisco | | |
| Fremont HS Indoor Percussion | Sunnyvale & Mountain View | | |
| Westmont High School Percussion | San Jose | | |
Concert :
| Middle School | | Scholastic A | |
| Alisal Union School District Percussion | Salinas | Price Charter Percussion | San Jose |

## Past Class Champions - Color Guard

| | Independent | Independent | Independent | Independent | Scholastic | Scholastic | Scholastic | Scholastic | Scholastic | Scholastic | Scholastic | Scholastic |
| | | | A | A | | | National | National | Regional | Regional | Regional | Middle School |
| Year | World | Open | Nat | Reg | World | Open | A | AA | A | AA | AAA | A |
| 2024 4.6 (60) | In Motion Performance Ensemble -85.600 | ZEUS Independent -87.600 | Sacramento State Winter Guard -79.950 | Immortalis Guard -72.440 | Live Oak High School Color Guard -83.900 | Dublin High School Varsity Winterguard-85.400 | Amador Valley High School Varsity -90.430 | Lynbrook High School Color Guard -83.610 | South San Francisco High School Color Guard -91.870 | Independence High School Color Guard -84.770 | Vacaville High School Color Guard -82.650 | IVC Middle School Color Guard -85.650 |
| 2023 (59) | In Motion Performance Ensemble -87.600 | ZEUS Independent -84.500 | Imperialis Color Guard -70.910 | Immortalis Guard -69.240 | James Logan Color Guard -83.800 | Live Oak High School Color Guard-83.500 | Amador Valley High School Varsity -87.700 | Fremont High School Color Guard -82.380 | Santa Clara High School Color Guard -87.390 | City of Livermore Guard -84.330 | Mountain View High School Color Guard -80.100 | Cesar Chavez Middle School -76.460 |
| 2022 (58) | In Motion Performance Ensemble -85.900 | N/A | Mare Island Color Guard (Sacramento) -75.270 | Immortal Regiment Guard (Fremont) -63.880 | James Logan Color Guard -82.500 | Laguna Creek High School Guard (Elk Grove) - 86.900 | Amador Valley High School Varsity -87.220 | Morgan Hill Unified Varsity -79.550 | South San Francisco High School Color Guard -83.740 | Branham High School Color Guard -79.730 | Capuchino High School Color Guard -71.430 | Ida Price Middle School -79.440 |
| 2021 (57) | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic |
| 2020 (56) | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic | Championships canceled due to the Corona virus pandemic |
| 2019 (55) | In Motion Performance Ensemble -82.30 | Tri-City -72.80 | Spreckels -71.69 | N/A | James Logan Color Guard -91.20 | Saratoga High School Winter Guard Varsity -84.90 | Live Oak High School Color Guard -86.54 | N/A | Vanden High School -81.17 | The Kings Academy -89.40 | Irvington High School -86.04 | Ida Price Middle School -74.90 |
| 2018 (54) | In Motion Performance Ensemble -85.60 | Blue Devils -88.80 | Eternal Regiment -61.19 | N/A | James Logan Color Guard -94.40 | Jesse Bethel High School -79.20 | Laguna Creek High School Guard (Elk Grove) -87.84 | N/A | West Campus Color Guard -79.08 | Santa Clara High School Color Guard -83.34 | N/A | Wells Middle School (Dublin) -67.51 |
| | | | | | | | Scholastic AA | Scholastic A | | | | |
| 2017 (53) | Infinitus -68.70 | In Motion Performance Ensemble -89.40 | Blue Devils -78.18 | Tri-City -62.33 | James Logan Color Guard -92.50 | Oak Grove High School Color Guard-84.60 | Granite Bay High School Color Guard -82.48 | Dublin High School Varsity Winterguard-78.25 | N/A | Monta Vista HS Winter Guard -83.31 | N/A | Hogan Middle School - 69.66 |
| 2016 (52) | Infinitus -68.10 | Dynasty -68.20 | In Motion Performance Ensemble -87.92 | N/A | James Logan Color Guard World-90.70 | Homestead High School -88.00 | Armijo High School -85.56 | Live Oak High School Color Guard-78.48 | Westmont High school -76.59 | West Campus High School -79.84 | N/A | Falon -69.34 |
| 2015 3.28 (51) | Infinitus -72.10 | Dynasty -65.70 | In Motion Performance Ensemble -80.72 | Irvington -61.77 | James Logan Color Guard World-90.60 | Oak Grove High School Color Guard-82.30 | Amador Valley High School A -84.48 | Independence High School Color Guard -80.72 | Gonzales High School -81.15 | N/A | N/A | Ida Price Middle School -74.38 |
| 2014 3.29 (50) | Santa Clara Vanguard -95.4 | Dynasty -76.6 | In Motion Performance Ensemble -82.88 | Pleasanton Unified -66.83 | James Logan Color Guard World -95.2 | Oak Grove High School Color Guard-83.9 | Vanden High School -88.20 | Valley Christian -84.14 | California High School -80.02 | N/A | N/A | Cesar Chavez Middle School -77.12 |
| 2013 4.6 (49) | Santa Clara Vanguard -93.2 | N/A | Oak Grove Too -71.99 | Pleasanton Unified -66.20 | James Logan Color Guard World -92.7 | James Logan Color Guard Open -83.3 | Amador Valley High School A -85.78 | Lynbrook High School -80.51 | Santa Teresa High School -72.88 | San Benito High School -76.12 | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 3.31 (48) | Santa Clara Vanguard -94.7 | Blue Devils -84.5 | Tri Valley -79.9 | Blue Devils -77.3 | James Logan Color Guard World -95.3 | Oak Grove High School Color Guard-83.9 | Granite Bay High School -85.7 | Gilroy High School -78.0 | Fremont High School -79.5 | Independence High School Color Guard -82.6 | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 4.2 (47) | Santa Clara Vanguard -93.1 | Blue Devils -82.3 | Tri Valley -76.9 | Blue Devils -80.1 | James Logan Color Guard World -93.1 | James Logan Color Guard Open -87.6 | Jesse Bethel High School -87.5 | Benicia Middle School -76.4 | Kings Academy -80.9 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 4.3 (46) | Santa Clara Vanguard -96.0 | Blue Devils -88.0 | Tri Valley -74.7 | N/A | James Logan Color Guard World -94.5 | Homestead High School -87.2 | Jesse Bethel High School -84.7 | Alvarado -78.0 | Benicia Middle School -83.8 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 3.28 (45) | Santa Clara Vanguard -95.2 | Blue Devils -82.5 | Of Essence -65.3 | Tri Valley -80.5 | James Logan Color Guard World -93.2 | Oak Grove High School Color Guard-83.3 | Homestead High School -86.6 | San Benito A -77.8 | San Benito B -76.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 4.5 (44) | Santa Clara Vanguard -93.1 | Rhapsody -86.5 | A2A -77.5 | N/A | James Logan Color Guard World -95.1 | Oak Grove High School Color Guard-84.6 | Homestead High School -87.1 | San Benito -75.0 | Cesar Chavez Middle School -80.7 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 4.1 (43) | San Jose Raiders -95.3 | Blue Devils -83.9 | Rhapsody -92.1 | N/A | James Logan Color Guard World -97.3 | Fairfield High School -90.3 | Homestead High School -89.8 | San Benito -82.2 | Cesar Chavez Middle School -84.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 4.1 (42) | Santa Clara Vanguard -91.0 | San Jose Raiders -94.1 | Rhapsody -? | Alvaradro Independent -78.6 | James Logan Color Guard World -96.5 | Oak Grove High School Color Guard-88.9 | Homestead High School -? | Lynbrook High School -? | Evergreen Valley -80.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A |

## WGI Gold Medalists from CCGC

* James Logan High School (1998*tie, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010)
* San Jose Raiders (1990*tie, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2003)
* Blue Devils (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
* Johansen High School Percussion (1998 Scholastic A)
* Abraham Lincoln (1988 scholastic "A")
* Santa Clara Vanguard 2009, 2011

## Executive board

As of August 2024
* President: Jamie Hjeltness
* Vice President: Trish Andrews
* Treasurer: Shawn Gongwer
* Secretary & Contest Coordinator: Jubilee Hardwick
* Members at large: Wes Adams, Russell Crow, Rebekah Mendoza