# California Color Guard Circuit

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**The California Color Guard Circuit** (**CCGC**) is one of the many [winter guard](/source/Winter_guard) circuits that are part of [Winter Guard International](/source/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](/source/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:

- Abraham Lincoln High School;
- [Amador Valley High School](/source/Amador_Valley_High_School);
- [Blue Devils](/source/Blue_Devils_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps);
- [Clayton Valley High School](/source/Clayton_Valley_Charter_High_School);
- [Dublin High School](/source/Dublin_High_School_(California));
- [Freelancers](/source/Freelancers_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps);
- In Motion Performance Ensemble.
- [James Logan High School](/source/James_Logan_High_School);
- Johansen High School;
- Rhapsody;
- [San Jose Raiders](/source/San_Jose_Raiders);
- [Santa Clara Vanguard](/source/Santa_Clara_Vanguard_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps); and
- Ventura;

## 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](/source/Independence_High_School_(San_Jose,_California)), March 29, 2025:[1]

Scholastic Scholastic Middle School AA Scholastic Middle School A Redwood Middle School Winter Guard Saratoga Cesar Chavez Middle School Union City California Crosspoint Academy MS Hayward IVC Middle School Color Guard Union City Junction Middle School Livermore Fisher Middle School Los Gatos Fallon Middle School-Cottonwood School Color Guard Dublin Wells Middle School Dublin Scholastic Regional AAA Ida Price Middle School San Jose San Leandro High School San Leandro Benicia Middle School Color Guard Benicia Prospect High School Color Guard Saratoga Scholastic Regional AA Rancho San Juan Color Guard Salinas Mountain House Winter Guard Mountain House California Crosspoint Academy Hayward Oak Grove High School Color Guard San Jose Westmont High School Color Guard San Jose Sobrato High School Guard Morgan Hill Gilroy Unified Gilroy Will C Wood High School Color Guard Vacaville Hollister High School Color Guard Hollister Los Gatos High School Winter Guard Los Gatos Scholastic Regional A Leigh High School Color Guard San Jose Concord High School Gold Color Guard Concord Scholastic National AA Independence High School Color Guard San Jose Mountain View High School Color Guard Mountain View Castro Valley Color Guard Castro Valley Santa Clara High School Color Guard Santa Clara Homestead High School Green Winter Guard Cupertino Santa Teresa High School Color Guard Varsity San Jose City of Livermore Guard Livermore Benicia High School Color Guard Benicia West Park JV Roseville Amador Valley High School JV Winter Guard Pleasanton Monta Vista JV Cupertino Lynbrook High School Color Guard San Jose Mission San Jose High School Winter Guard Fremont Concord High School Green Color Guard Concord Scholastic National A Foothill High School Color Guard Pleasanton Saratoga High School Winter Guard Varsity Saratoga Dublin A Dublin Branham High School Color Guard San Jose Scholastic Open Homestead High School Mustang Winter Guard Cupertino James Logan Open Union City Monta Vista HS Varsity Cupertino Dublin High School Varsity Winterguard Dublin Cupertino High School Cupertino Amador Valley High School Varsity Pleasanton West Park HS Roseville Scholastic World Fremont High School Color Guard Sunnyvale Live Oak High School Color Guard Morgan Hill Granite Bay High School Color Guard Granite Bay James Logan Color Guard Union City

Independent Independent Regional A Independent National A Immortalis Guard Fremont Sacramento State Winter Guard Sacramento Independent Open Independent World Imperialis Color Guard Fremont In Motion Performance Ensemble Fairfield

## 2025 CCGC Percussion Members

List of high schools and equivalent percussion groups who performed in Championship Guard and Percussion, [Independence High School, San Jose](/source/Independence_High_School_(San_Jose,_California)), March 29, 2025:[1]

Marching Scholastic Regional A Emerald High School Dublin Scholastic A Los Gatos Percussion Roseville Fremont HS Indoor Percussion Sunnyvale

Concert Middle School Horner Middle School Percussion Salinas

## Past Class Champions

### Color Guard

Year Independent Scholastic World Open National A Regional A World Open National Regional Middle School A AA A AA AAA A AA 2025 3.29 (61) In Motion Performance Ensemble -82.720 Imperialis Guard -77.500 Sacramento State Winter Guard -78.520 Immortalis Guard -72.950 James Logan Color Guard -88.200 Amador Valley High School Varsity -89.000 Fremont High School -87.290 Concord High School Green Color Guard -81.940 Mission San Jose High School Winter Guard -86.800 Leigh High School Color Guard -82.570 Westmont High School Color Guard -78.080 Ida Price Middle School -77.600 Fallon Middle School-Cottonwood School Color Guard -74.420 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 N/A 2023 (59) In Motion Performance Ensemble -87.600 ZEUS Independent -84.500 Imperialis 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 - 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) Season canceled 2020 (56) Championships canceled 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 N/A 2018 (54) In Motion Performance Ensemble -85.60 Blue Devils -88.80 Eternal Regiment -61.19 James Logan Color Guard -94.40 Jesse Bethel High School -79.20 Laguna Creek High School Guard -87.84 West Campus Color Guard -79.08 Santa Clara High School Color Guard -83.34 N/A Wells Middle School -67.51 2017 (53) World Open National A Regional A World Open National Regional Middle School A AA A AA A 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 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 Falon Middle School -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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 2007 4.1 (43) San Jose Raiders -95.3 Blue Devils -83.9 Rhapsody -92.1 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 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

### Percussion

Year Independent Scholastic Concert World Open A World Open A AA Regional Open A Middle School A A 2025 3.29 (61) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Fremont HS Indoor Percussion - 79.500 N/A Emerald High School - 70.200 N/A N/A Horner Middle School Percussion - 74.500 2024 4.6 (60) James Logan Percussion - 86.200 Roakville Winter Percussion - 78.750 N/A Price Charter Percussion - 85.900 Alisal Union School District Percussion - 66.000 2023 (59) Forge Percussion - 79.200 N/A Hollister High School Percussion - 82.200 Oak Grove High School Winter Percussion - 81.400 N/A Horner Middle School Percussion - 81.000 2022 (58) N/A James Logan Percussion - 90.900 Santa Teresa High School Percussion Ensemble 77.850 Mountain View High School Percussion - 86.350 South San Francisco Percussion - 79.600 Monta Vista High School Concert - 80.000 Price Charter Percussion - 84.500 Horner Middle School Percussion - 79.200 2021 (57) Championships canceled 2020 (56) Championships canceled 2019 (55) N/A N/A Tri City - 76.600 N/A Oak Grove - 83.400 Fremont - 83.900 N/A Hogan -71.300 Price Charter - 84.900 Takay - 77.000 Horner - 78.400 2018 (54) N/A Oak Grove - 84.000 Irvington - 86.050 N/A Hogan -72.150 Price Charter - 87.400 Fremont - 84.500 N/A 2017 (53) Missing? 2016 (52) Independent Scholastic Concert World Open A World Open A AA Regional A World Open A N/A Team Percussion - 72.150 N/A N/A Jesse Bethel - 74.100 Fremont - 89.750 N/A Fallon - 68.300 N/A Price Charter - 91.300 Horner - 80.200 2015 3.28 (51) Team Percussion - 81.000 Vanden - 83.800 Irvington - 83.100 Oak Grove - 88.150 Fallon - 73.100 Price Charter - 95.500 San Benito - 82.600 2014 3.29 (50) Team Percussion - 85.550 Leigh - 80.850 Jesse Bethel - 82.000 Vanden - 87.850 N/A Fallon - 71.250 Price Charter - 85.800 Mt. Eden - 85.300 2013 4.6 (49) N/A Team Percussion USA - 78.45 N/A Leigh - 87.750 Branham - 81.950 Fremont - 87.200 N/A Price Charter - 88.600 Horner - 79.900 2012 3.31 (48) Santa Clara Vanguard - 88.650 Fallon - 71.950 Amador Valley - 89.400 Fremont - 88.400 Mountain View - 91.400 Ida Prince Charter - 89.500 Horner - 79.500 2011 4.2 (47) N/A Santa Clara Vanguard - 88.250 N/A Logan - 89.600 Jesse Bethel - 83.750 Mountain View - 85.950 N/A Logan Concert - 90.95 Price Charter - 86.900 Monta Vista - 80.900 2010 4.3 (46) Vanguard Cadets - 89.500 Hogan - 79.300 Homestead - 88.900 Jesse Bethel - 91.150 Leigh - 92.350 N/A Ida Prince Charter - 87.100 Irvington - 78.300 2009 3.28 (45) N/A Hogan - 81.850 Logan - 90.800 Jesse Bethel - 85.200 Mt. Eden - 78.400 Morgan Hill - 84.100 Horner - 77.100 2008 4.5 (44) N/A N/A Amador Valley - 84.700 Hogan - 86.300 N/A Horner - 79.600 2007 4.1 (43) Freelancers - 91.900 Summit - 77.400 Hogan - 78.200 Logan - 88.500 Leigh - 87.800 Evergreen Valley - 85.000 Horner - 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"](https://recaps.competitionsuite.com/a92b7d75-b4c0-4081-989c-595c7be8837b.htm). *recaps.competitionsuite.com*. Retrieved 2024-04-25.

1. [https://www.theccgc.com/executive-board](https://www.theccgc.com/executive-board)

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.theccgc.com) - [CCGC Site](http://www.theccgc.org) (archive)

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