New Season New Members!

We are excited to announce our cast members for 2010!

Sandi Caves

Nikki Chiodo

Samm Dawson

Tyler Edrington

Midori Eng

Kathleen Grooms

Lauren Grooms

Kelly Koester

Kris Lilly

Malissa Lucero

Kelly Mitchell

Kaitlyn Patrick

Kayla Puckett

Ben Quesinberry

Kara Wells

Rehearsals begin November 7th and we are looking ahead to a great season!

New Beginnings!!

The new season is finally here!! With registrations and show plans underway, I thought it was time to bring the blog back into full swing.

As you probably already know, we have made the move to Nashville, as our new home base. This will allow our members easier access and less travel for rehearsals and shows.

Auditions will be held on Sunday, October 4th, at TW Hunter Middle School in Hendersonville, Tennessee, from 9am - 6pm. We have had a tremendous response in registrations and are looking forward to meeting everyone!! If you want more information about auditions, visit our website at http://capellawinterguard.com. If you are planning on auditioning, please complete the online registration form.

Our 2009 staff are all returning, as well as some new faces. The 2010 instructional staff consists of Drew Solomonson, Sara Abramson, Elizabeth Heath, Rick Subel, and joining us for the new season are, Annie Pelka and Tyler Smith.

Our performance schedule will be expanded this year to include a third WGI Power Regional as well as World Championships. We will also be competing within the Southeastern Color Guard Circuit.

Less than two weeks to go until auditions, so get your registrations in. If you have any questions about anything Capella, feel free to contact us at capellaguard@aol.com. See you soon!!

Madam.

Congrats to the Phish!!

Congrats to Nikki Chiodo, Midori Eng, Robby Saner, Hannah Bowden, and Kelly Koester!! They are all members of the 2009 Phantom Regiment Colorguard!! See you on the field!

FOR SALE - EVERYTHING MUST GO!!

Capella is selling show flags from the past three seasons, practice flags, and their floor!  Don't miss out on these great deals!!!

www.capellawinterguard.com

David G Hill Reviews Capella's Koi

Check out Field and Floor's David G Hill and his superb reviews of his top guard pics of the season.  HERE  Thank you for the wonderful review!!!

Colorguard Historical Society

I have been a member for a while, but thought you all should know about this amazing site!  Go and visit them HERE.  Guard stalking at its finest!!  And...Capella is now part of that history.

Field and Floor - Sweet 16

Capella is named to F & F Sweet 16 guards of 2009!!!  Read about it HERE

I once caught a fish..........

2009 Field & Floor Top 32 Guards

Capella made David G. Hill's top 32!!!  Check it out HERE.  

SCGC and WGI World Championships

I have been a bad blogger!  Sorry for taking so long to post an update, but it has been a busy couple of weeks.   SCGC Championships were held at Vanderbilt Arena last weekend in Nashville.  The Koi were brilliant and took home the Gold Medal.   All went well, except for the show delay due to a tornado in the area.   A big thank you to Tim Vaughn and Mt Juliet High School for their support throughout the season!!    Do you love the fish fedoras?  

WGI World Championships were amazing!!  The fish placed 11th in Open Class Finals.  Being our first year in Open class, we were thrilled!  

Highlights:

A big thank you to Eklipse, Elysian and Kickapoo for helping us with the carp tarp.  We appreciate the love and support of our SCGC family and Robby's girls!!!  Gus...your fish fedora is coming!!

Congratulations to Spectrum for being bumped into Open class during the season and making it into finals.  We were actually tied for 10th, after Prelims.  How ironic....we purchased the "bacon" tarp from them at the beginning of the season.  It was great to be standing next to them at retreat and it was wonderful to meet Amy in person!!    

Due to the infamous "toin coss", we ended up next to our Northgate friends, who are our "tunnel buddies".  Congrats on a great season!  Hey Ginger...stop following me!!  :)

It was quite an emotional moment to see our little Andy, performing and earning the gold with Avon!   You were spectacular and we love you!!!

Madam's Medals:

Gold to Warren Central/Carmel - Scholastic World

Silver to NEI/Zydeco/Braddock - Ind World

Bronze to my doppleganger in Sacred Heart - Work it Madam!! 

Lowlights:

Toin Coss  :)

Ruts in floor at Prelims

98 degrees in rehearsal facility and glass booby traps

Chatty girls at Open Prelims - Take it outside!!!

I will miss....

My fish.   It has been nine years since my very first guard experience, as a traveling groupie.  I have never worked with a more talented and delightful group of performers.  They have been a joy and have made me a better person, just being around them.  I wish them all of the success and happiness in the world.  I will be lonely without them.

Congrats to Sara, Drew, Heath, and Rick on a beautiful show!  Thank you for letting me push your paper, and making me feel important.  It is all you.

It is that time of year where the Madam goes into hibernation for a few weeks, then looks forward to summer and drum corps!!  Woo Hoo!  The staff will be off on their summer adventures with Phantom Regiment and Music City.  Good luck to you and to our members who will be marching!!  

Stalk to you later!!   Madam