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:

2025 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, March 29, 2025:[1]

Scholastic
Scholastic Middle School AAScholastic Middle School A
Redwood Middle School Winter GuardSaratogaCesar Chavez Middle SchoolUnion City
California Crosspoint Academy MSHaywardIVC Middle School Color GuardUnion City
Junction Middle SchoolLivermoreFisher Middle SchoolLos Gatos
Fallon Middle School-Cottonwood School Color GuardDublinWells Middle SchoolDublin
Scholastic Regional AAAIda Price Middle SchoolSan Jose
San Leandro High SchoolSan LeandroBenicia Middle School Color GuardBenicia
Prospect High School Color GuardSaratogaScholastic Regional AA
Rancho San Juan Color GuardSalinasMountain House Winter GuardMountain House
California Crosspoint AcademyHaywardOak Grove High School Color GuardSan Jose
Westmont High School Color GuardSan JoseSobrato High School GuardMorgan Hill
Gilroy UnifiedGilroyWill C Wood High School Color GuardVacaville
Hollister High School Color GuardHollisterLos Gatos High School Winter GuardLos Gatos
Scholastic Regional ALeigh High School Color GuardSan Jose
Concord High School Gold Color GuardConcordScholastic National AA
Independence High School Color GuardSan JoseMountain View High School Color GuardMountain View
Castro Valley Color GuardCastro ValleySanta Clara High School Color GuardSanta Clara
Homestead High School Green Winter GuardCupertinoSanta Teresa High School Color Guard VarsitySan Jose
City of Livermore GuardLivermoreBenicia High School Color GuardBenicia
West Park JVRosevilleAmador Valley High School JV Winter GuardPleasanton
Monta Vista JVCupertinoLynbrook High School Color GuardSan Jose
Mission San Jose High School Winter GuardFremontConcord High School Green Color GuardConcord
Scholastic National AFoothill High School Color GuardPleasanton
Saratoga High School Winter Guard VarsitySaratogaDublin ADublin
Branham High School Color GuardSan JoseScholastic Open
Homestead High School Mustang Winter GuardCupertinoJames Logan OpenUnion City
Monta Vista HS VarsityCupertinoDublin High School Varsity WinterguardDublin
Cupertino High SchoolCupertinoAmador Valley High School VarsityPleasanton
West Park HSRosevilleScholastic World
Fremont High School Color GuardSunnyvaleLive Oak High School Color GuardMorgan Hill
Granite Bay High School Color GuardGranite BayJames Logan Color GuardUnion City
Independent
Independent Regional AIndependent National A
Immortalis GuardFremontSacramento State Winter GuardSacramento
Independent OpenIndependent World
Imperialis Color GuardFremontIn Motion Performance EnsembleFairfield

2025 CCGC Percussion Members

List of high schools and equivalent percussion groups who performed in Championship Guard and Percussion, Independence High School, San Jose, March 29, 2025:[1]

Marching
Scholastic Regional A
Emerald High SchoolDublin
Scholastic A
Los Gatos PercussionRoseville
Fremont HS Indoor PercussionSunnyvale
Concert
Middle School
Horner Middle School PercussionSalinas

Past Class Champions

Color Guard

YearIndependentScholastic
WorldOpenNational ARegional AWorldOpenNationalRegionalMiddle School
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2025 3.29 (61)In Motion Performance Ensemble -82.720Imperialis Guard -77.500Sacramento State Winter Guard -78.520Immortalis Guard -72.950James Logan Color Guard -88.200Amador Valley High School Varsity -89.000Fremont High School -87.290Concord High School Green Color Guard -81.940Mission San Jose High School Winter Guard -86.800Leigh High School Color Guard -82.570Westmont High School Color Guard -78.080Ida Price Middle School -77.600Fallon Middle School-Cottonwood School Color Guard -74.420
2024 4.6 (60)In Motion Performance Ensemble -85.600ZEUS Independent -87.600Sacramento State Winter Guard -79.950Immortalis Guard -72.440Live Oak High School Color Guard -83.900Dublin High School Varsity Winterguard-85.400Amador Valley High School Varsity -90.430Lynbrook High School Color Guard -83.610South San Francisco High School Color Guard -91.870Independence High School Color Guard -84.770Vacaville High School Color Guard -82.650IVC Middle School Color Guard -85.650N/A
2023 (59)In Motion Performance Ensemble -87.600ZEUS Independent -84.500Imperialis Guard -70.910Immortalis Guard -69.240James Logan Color Guard -83.800Live Oak High School Color Guard-83.500Amador Valley High School Varsity -87.700Fremont High School Color Guard -82.380Santa Clara High School Color Guard -87.390City of Livermore Guard -84.330Mountain View High School Color Guard -80.100Cesar Chavez Middle School -76.460
2022 (58)In Motion Performance Ensemble -85.900N/AMare Island Color Guard (Sacramento) -75.270Immortal Regiment Guard (Fremont) -63.880James Logan Color Guard -82.500Laguna Creek High School Guard - 86.900Amador Valley High School Varsity -87.220Morgan Hill Unified Varsity -79.550South San Francisco High School Color Guard -83.740Branham High School Color Guard -79.730Capuchino High School Color Guard -71.430Ida Price Middle School -79.440
2021 (57)Season canceled
2020 (56)Championships canceled
2019 (55)In Motion Performance Ensemble -82.30Tri-City -72.80Spreckels -71.69N/AJames Logan Color Guard -91.20Saratoga High School Winter Guard Varsity -84.90Live Oak High School Color Guard -86.54N/AVanden High School -81.17The Kings Academy -89.40Irvington High School -86.04Ida Price Middle School -74.90N/A
2018 (54)In Motion Performance Ensemble -85.60Blue Devils -88.80Eternal Regiment -61.19James Logan Color Guard -94.40Jesse Bethel High School -79.20Laguna Creek High School Guard -87.84West Campus Color Guard -79.08Santa Clara High School Color Guard -83.34N/AWells Middle School -67.51
2017 (53)WorldOpenNational ARegional AWorldOpenNationalRegionalMiddle School A
AAAAAA
Infinitus -68.70In Motion Performance Ensemble -89.40Blue Devils -78.18Tri-City -62.33James Logan Color Guard -92.50Oak Grove High School Color Guard-84.60Granite Bay High School Color Guard -82.48Dublin High School Varsity Winterguard-78.25Monta Vista HS Winter Guard -83.31N/AHogan Middle School - 69.66
2016 (52)Infinitus -68.10Dynasty -68.20In Motion Performance Ensemble -87.92N/AJames Logan Color Guard World-90.70Homestead High School -88.00Armijo High School -85.56Live Oak High School Color Guard-78.48Westmont High school -76.59West Campus High School -79.84Falon Middle School -69.34
2015 3.28 (51)Infinitus -72.10Dynasty -65.70In Motion Performance Ensemble -80.72Irvington -61.77James Logan Color Guard World-90.60Oak Grove High School Color Guard-82.30Amador Valley High School A -84.48Independence High School Color Guard -80.72Gonzales High School -81.15N/AIda Price Middle School -74.38
2014 3.29 (50)Santa Clara Vanguard -95.4Dynasty -76.6In Motion Performance Ensemble -82.88Pleasanton Unified -66.83James Logan Color Guard World -95.2Oak Grove High School Color Guard-83.9Vanden High School -88.20Valley Christian -84.14California High School -80.02Cesar Chavez Middle School -77.12
2013 4.6 (49)Santa Clara Vanguard -93.2N/AOak Grove Too -71.99Pleasanton Unified -66.20James Logan Color Guard World -92.7James Logan Color Guard Open -83.3Amador Valley High School A -85.78Lynbrook High School -80.51Santa Teresa High School -72.88San Benito High School -76.12N/A
2012 3.31 (48)Santa Clara Vanguard -94.7Blue Devils -84.5Tri Valley -79.9Blue Devils -77.3James Logan Color Guard World -95.3Oak Grove High School Color Guard-83.9Granite Bay High School -85.7Gilroy High School -78.0Fremont High School -79.5Independence High School Color Guard -82.6
2011 4.2 (47)Santa Clara Vanguard -93.1Blue Devils -82.3Tri Valley -76.9Blue Devils -80.1James Logan Color Guard World -93.1James Logan Color Guard Open -87.6Jesse Bethel High School -87.5Benicia Middle School -76.4Kings Academy -80.9N/A
2010 4.3 (46)Santa Clara Vanguard -96.0Blue Devils -88.0Tri Valley -74.7N/AJames Logan Color Guard World -94.5Homestead High School -87.2Jesse Bethel High School -84.7Alvarado -78.0Benicia Middle School -83.8
2009 3.28 (45)Santa Clara Vanguard -95.2Blue Devils -82.5Of Essence -65.3Tri Valley -80.5James Logan Color Guard World -93.2Oak Grove High School Color Guard-83.3Homestead High School -86.6San Benito A -77.8San Benito B -76.1
2008 4.5 (44)Santa Clara Vanguard -93.1Rhapsody -86.5A2A -77.5N/AJames Logan Color Guard World -95.1Oak Grove High School Color Guard-84.6Homestead High School -87.1San Benito -75.0Cesar Chavez Middle School -80.7
2007 4.1 (43)San Jose Raiders -95.3Blue Devils -83.9Rhapsody -92.1James Logan Color Guard World -97.3Fairfield High School -90.3Homestead High School -89.8San Benito -82.2Cesar Chavez Middle School -84.3
2006 4.1 (42)Santa Clara Vanguard -91.0San Jose Raiders -94.1Rhapsody -?Alvaradro Independent -78.6James Logan Color Guard World -96.5Oak Grove High School Color Guard-88.9Homestead High School -?Lynbrook High School -?Evergreen Valley -80.3

Percussion

YearIndependentScholasticConcert
WorldOpenAWorldOpenAAARegionalOpenAMiddle School
AA
2025 3.29 (61)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AFremont HS Indoor Percussion - 79.500N/AEmerald High School - 70.200N/AN/AHorner Middle School Percussion - 74.500
2024 4.6 (60)James Logan Percussion - 86.200Roakville Winter Percussion - 78.750N/APrice Charter Percussion - 85.900Alisal Union School District Percussion - 66.000
2023 (59)Forge Percussion - 79.200N/AHollister High School Percussion - 82.200Oak Grove High School Winter Percussion - 81.400N/AHorner Middle School Percussion - 81.000
2022 (58)N/AJames Logan Percussion - 90.900Santa Teresa High School Percussion Ensemble 77.850Mountain View High School Percussion - 86.350South San Francisco Percussion - 79.600Monta Vista High School Concert - 80.000Price Charter Percussion - 84.500Horner Middle School Percussion - 79.200
2021 (57)Championships canceled
2020 (56)Championships canceled
2019 (55)N/AN/ATri City - 76.600N/AOak Grove - 83.400Fremont - 83.900N/AHogan -71.300Price Charter - 84.900Takay - 77.000Horner - 78.400
2018 (54)N/AOak Grove - 84.000Irvington - 86.050N/AHogan -72.150Price Charter - 87.400Fremont - 84.500N/A
2017 (53)Missing?
2016 (52)IndependentScholasticConcert
WorldOpenAWorldOpenAAARegional AWorldOpenA
N/ATeam Percussion - 72.150N/AN/AJesse Bethel - 74.100Fremont - 89.750N/AFallon - 68.300N/APrice Charter - 91.300Horner - 80.200
2015 3.28 (51)Team Percussion - 81.000Vanden - 83.800Irvington - 83.100Oak Grove - 88.150Fallon - 73.100Price Charter - 95.500San Benito - 82.600
2014 3.29 (50)Team Percussion - 85.550Leigh - 80.850Jesse Bethel - 82.000Vanden - 87.850N/AFallon - 71.250Price Charter - 85.800Mt. Eden - 85.300
2013 4.6 (49)N/ATeam Percussion USA - 78.45N/ALeigh - 87.750Branham - 81.950Fremont - 87.200N/APrice Charter - 88.600Horner - 79.900
2012 3.31 (48)Santa Clara Vanguard - 88.650Fallon - 71.950Amador Valley - 89.400Fremont - 88.400Mountain View - 91.400Ida Prince Charter - 89.500Horner - 79.500
2011 4.2 (47)N/ASanta Clara Vanguard - 88.250N/ALogan - 89.600Jesse Bethel - 83.750Mountain View - 85.950N/ALogan Concert - 90.95Price Charter - 86.900Monta Vista - 80.900
2010 4.3 (46)Vanguard Cadets - 89.500Hogan - 79.300Homestead - 88.900Jesse Bethel - 91.150Leigh - 92.350N/AIda Prince Charter - 87.100Irvington - 78.300
2009 3.28 (45)N/AHogan - 81.850Logan - 90.800Jesse Bethel - 85.200Mt. Eden - 78.400Morgan Hill - 84.100Horner - 77.100
2008 4.5 (44)N/AN/AAmador Valley - 84.700Hogan - 86.300N/AHorner - 79.600
2007 4.1 (43)Freelancers - 91.900Summit - 77.400Hogan - 78.200Logan - 88.500Leigh - 87.800Evergreen Valley - 85.000Horner - 72.800

WGI Medalists from CCGC

Color Guard

  • Abraham Lincoln High School
    • Scholastic A Gold: 1988
  • Blue Devils
    • Independent World Gold: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
    • Independent Open Silver: 2004
    • Independent Open Bronze: 2001
  • Dublin High School
    • Scholastic A Bronze: 1989
  • In Motion
    • Independent Open Silver: 2006, 2017
    • Independent A Silver: 2005, 2016
  • James Logan High School
    • Scholastic World Gold: 1998*tie, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
    • Scholastic World Silver: 2009, 2011, 2012
    • Scholastic World Bronze: 1997, 2014, 2015, 2017
    • Dance Team Gold: 1995
  • Rhapsody
    • Independent A Bronze: 2007
  • San Jose Raiders
    • Independent World Gold: 1990*tie, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2003
    • Independent World Silver: 2005
    • Independent A Silver: 1997
    • Independent Open Bronze: 1994
  • Santa Clara Vanguard
    • Independent World Gold: 2009, 2011, 2015
    • Independent World Silver: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
    • Independent World Bronze: 2013
  • Ventura
    • Independent A Bronze: 1999

Percussion

  • Amador Valley High School
    • Scholastic Concert Silver: 1997
  • Clayton Valley High SChool
    • Scholastic A Gold: 1997
  • Freelancers
    • Independent World Silver: 2000
    • Independent World Bronze: 1999, 2001
    • Independent Open Gold: 1998
  • James Logan High School
    • Scholastic Concert World Gold: 2011, 2013
    • Scholastic Concert World Bronze: 2015
  • Johansen High School
    • Scholastic A Gold: 1998
  • Santa Clara Vanguard
    • Independent Open Gold: 2011

Executive board

As of October 2025[2]

  • President: Jamie Hjeltness
  • Vice President: Jubilee Hardwick
  • Treasurer: Shawn Gongwer
  • Secretary: Russell Crow
  • Contest Coordinator(s): Jubilee Hardwick, Shawn Gongwer
  • Members at large: Wes Adams, Rebekah Mendoza, Alphonso Pitco, Aidan Marquez
  • Middle School Guard Liaisons: Catherine Lorigan
  • Regional A-World Class Guards Liaisons: Noah Bishop-Peters

Notes

City of Livermore Guard is a unified winter guard with members from Livermore High School and Granada High School

References

  1. ^ "CompetitionSuite". recaps.competitionsuite.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  2. ^ https://www.theccgc.com/executive-board