{"id":347,"date":"2017-10-15T20:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-15T20:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonaacademy2.org.php56-15.lan3-1.websitetestlink.com\/?page_id=347"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:48:27","slug":"the-academy-winter-youth-guard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/the-academy-winter-youth-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"The Academy Winter Youth Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <div id=\"page-header-420156089\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title dark featured-title has-parallax\">\n\n        <div class=\"page-title-bg\">\n      <div class=\"title-bg fill bg-fill\"\n        data-parallax-container=\".page-title\"\n        data-parallax-background\n        data-parallax=\"-4\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"title-overlay fill\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center flex-row medium-flex-wrap\" >\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper uppercase is-larger flex-col text-left medium-text-center\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            The Academy Winter Youth Guard          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col flex-right text-right medium-text-center\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n     \n<style>\n#page-header-420156089 .page-title-inner {\n  min-height: 350px;\n}\n#page-header-420156089 {\n  margin-bottom: 30px;\n}\n#page-header-420156089 .title-bg {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-Winter-Youth-Guard-1.jpg);\n  background-position: 53% 64%;\n}\n#page-header-420156089 .title-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1369761319\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-166935969\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1221223151\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-15914363\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Academy Winter Youth Guard<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 25.92px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7156 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Youth-Guard-Logo-TRANS-280x280.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"118\" height=\"118\" \/><\/h1>\n<h3>Membership<\/h3>\n<p>The Academy is excited to offer this great program for our 21st year of activity. This program is designed for elementary &amp; middle school students, ages 5-14. This activity is a great way to prepare students for high school guard programs or marching bands by introducing such elements as marching &amp; drill. In addition, students will learn basic color guard skills &amp; how to perform them!<\/p>\n<p>The Academy Winter Youth Guard (AWYG) program begins this year in January and continues to the end of March.\u00a0 We plan to participate in the WGAZ circuit events with one performing team.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Membership fees will be <strong>$325<\/strong> and will cover the 2026 costume, show shirt, educational team instruction, facility rental charges, and equipment rental.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1007422029\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_545360772\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonaacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wyg-frame-280x280.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_545360772 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultracamp.com\/info\/sessionDetail.aspx?idCamp=1118&#038;idSession=490776&#038;campCode=AZA\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button primary\"  style=\"border-radius:10px;\">\n    <span>Register here!<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<p><em>(When you click on link, it will take you to our UltraCamp platform.\u00a0 Scroll down to &#8216;Academy Winter Youth Guard&#8217;)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-673400111\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-397995412\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3>Season Schedule<\/h3>\n<p>First meeting\/Open House\/Equipment Check Out\/Practice will be held <strong>Sunday, January 4, 2026<\/strong>. Please note that this will be a full rehearsal that will span the entire schedule time. All rehearsal etiquette, safety protocols, and parent information can be gathered on this day. This meeting is a MANDATORY and one parent\/guardian must be at the meeting. Thanks so much!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rehearsal schedule<\/span>:\u00a0 <strong>Sundays<\/strong>, from <strong>12:30 pm \u2013 3:00 pm<\/strong> (Jan 4 &#8211; Mar 22)<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Location<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/QfVKiUGMATZrdH6z8\">Summit Academy, 1560 W. Summit Place, Chandler, AZ 85224<\/a>[Elementary School Gym]\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Performance Schedule<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sat, February 14 &#8211; Corona del Sol HS Show (Tempe, AZ)<\/li>\n<li>Fri, March 6 &#8211; WGAZ Guard Premier Show at Desert Vista HS (Phoenix, AZ)<\/li>\n<li>Sat, March 14 &#8211; Mesquite HS Show (Gilbert, AZ)<\/li>\n<li>Sat, March 28 &#8211; WGAZ Guard Championships at Millennium HS (Goodyear, AZ)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions?<\/strong> Contact Jamie Warhus at <a href=\"mailto:academyyouthguard@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">academyyouthguard@gmail.com<\/a><wbr \/>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-170405345\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1223574116\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img 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