Over spring break the AHS varsity winter guard traveled to Dayton, Ohio, to compete in the Winter Guard International World Championships. The fourteen young ladies have worked tirelessly this entire season and competed in regional competitions in Atlanta, Charlotte, and Knoxville that all led to their 16th place national ranking prior to their appearance at world championships. This was a rigorous competition against 138 other high school teams. Teams had to score in the highest in their rounds in order to continue to advance. One of the most prestigious honors is to be named a Winter Guard International World Championship finalist. In the "Scholastic A" class of competition this honor was awarded to the 20 highest scoring teams at World Championships.
The Alpharetta High School varsity winter guard was named a WGI Finalist and ended up ranking 11th out of the entire world championships competition. This is an impressive finish to jump from the 16th place ranking going into championships to final placement of 11th by the end of the world championships competition series. Alpharetta varsity winter guard is the first Fulton County winter guard and the tenth Georgia high school to ever achieve this international honor.
