LHS Winter Guard Returns For Successful Second Season

LEMONT, IL — In just its second year of existence, the Lemont High School Winter Guard is having another successful season. The team competes in the Scholastic Regional A Class, and last year, the team was the champions of their division.

This year, at its first competition of the year, the group took first place at the Allegiance Show Jan. 25 in Algonquin.

The Winter Guard is coached by Ari Corbin, and it is her eighth year of working with the Color Guard at LHS. In the fall, the Color Guard performs with the marching band, while in the winter, the Winter Guard is just the team performing by themselves.

Corbin said the team uses dance and Guard rifles in their routine, and the season runs January until March. The team is comprised of 16 students of all grade levels at LHS.

This year's routine is called "Waiting Game," and uses music from Parson James.

When asked how Corbin chooses music and makes a routine, she said, "We go based off of the kids we have, and what they're strong at."

"[This group] is so expressive, we found this song and played with it," Corbin said.

The Winter Guard team roster includes: Lindsey Gottardo, Ashley Herce, Alexis Hood, Daniel Irace, Nicolle Kucharowski, Elise Mandel, Shannon McCleary, Abigail Pacyga, Delaney Plotke, Abigail Polen, Kate Rosenblum, Sophia Scribano, Sharon Shew, Angela Sopher, Krystyna Sowa and Marina Zeglin.

The group has five competitions left in the season: Feb. 22 at Lake Park in Roselle; Feb. 23 at Downers Grove South; March 8 at Schaumburg Show; March 15 at Naperville North; and March 28 at the circuit championships in LaPorte, Indiana.