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Winter Color Guard takes third at State
Congratulations to the RMHS Winter Color Guard on their great performances in the Team Dance Illinois State Contest held this past Sunday at the Peoria, Il Civic Center.  In the Short Flag category, the RMHS squad closed the gap to come in 3rd place.  In some of the tightest competition at State, the top three teams in the Lyrical Flag category were all within a .7 separation of each other.  With that in mind, Rolling Meadows came in 3rd.  Both placements of the squad are even more impressive considering that most of the other schools have a JV and Varsity and Rolling Meadows only has Varsity. Congratulations ladies on a great season full of outstanding performances!!

~ Chris Buti Director of Bands & Color Guard

Winter Color Guard earns Short Flag invitation to State contest!
Photo by Sharon Moore 2-24-09
The Winter Color Guard found out this week that they were given an invitation to compete in the Short Flag routine at the upcoming State contest.  In the tightly contested Lyrical Tall Flag division, the squad had already earned a placement to compete.  The TDI State contest will be held on Sunday, March 8th at the Peoria Civic Center. The RMHS Winter Color Guard is coached by Mr. Christopher Buti and assisted by Ms. Brooke Bogner and Mrs. Maureen Prosser-Buti.  The squad is made up of the following members:  Paula Debkawaska, Zoe Grant, Ruthi Livi, Lisa Kawalek, Boykung Kim, Nicole Koob, Carrie Kruschel, Jodie Moore, Sandra Moore, Kelsey O'Shields, Divya Sanekommu, and Christine Wurster.  The captain is Carrie Kruschel

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Results by Sharon Moore/Photo by Laura Suchocki
The RMHS Winter Color Guard participated at a TDI (Team Dance Illinois) competition last weekend at Palatine High School. In Lyrical flag they placed fourth; just two points shy of first place and received a wildcard bid for State. Their brand new Short flag routine earned them a third place finish. Their next competition is this Saturday, January 31st at Schaumburg High School. The Winter Guard will continue to work towards earning a placement to State in both categories.




2008 Winter Color Guard recognized by D-214 School Board
The RMHS Winter Color Guard was recognized by the School Board at a recent meeting for their success at bringing home two 2nd Place trophies at the Team Dance Illinois State Championship finals at Peoria, Illinois in March. The squad did extremely well in two highly competitive categories, Short and Lyrical Flag. In Short Flag, RMHS came in a close 2nd place to 1st place Stevenson. "It was their cleanest performance and highest score of the season, " claims head coach, Christopher Buti. Congratulations to the Winter Color Guard. More photos can be found on the Color Guard page.

Mr. Buti (left) and a few members of the Winter Color Guard pose
 with members of the School board and Dr. Charles Johns (right)




RMHS Color Guard takes two 2nd place trophies at State!


On Sunday, March 2nd, the Rolling Meadows High School Winter Color Guard competed in the Team Dance Illinois State Contest at the Peoria Civic Center. The squad did extremely well in two highly competitive categories.
In Short Flag, RMHS came in a close 2nd place to 1st place Stevenson. "It was their cleanest performance and highest score of the season, " claims head coach, Christopher Buti. "Even though we were disappointed in the placement, we felt great about the job they did on the performance floor," he further adds. In Lyrical Flag, RMHS also took second. The scores were as follows: 1st place Palatine, 2nd place Rolling Meadows, 3rd place Schaumburg and 4th place Hoffman Estates. "Especially considering all of the teams in this category have JV squads and we don't, we were very happy with our final placement in this difficult category," coach Buti said.

Pictured left a few Color Guard members and Mr. Buti pose with their trophies at the TDI State Championship. Photo by Tim & Sharon Moore


2008 TDI State Championship Photo Gallery Photos by Tim & Sharon Moore

It's all the way to State for Winter Color Guard
Contributors Sharon Moore & Christopher Buti/Photos by Laura Ronney
On Saturday, February 16, the Rolling Meadows High School Winter Color Guard competed in the final Team Dance Illinois regional competition of the season at Prairie Ridge High School. In the Short Flag category, the RMHS Squad improved their score and took 1st place over Stevenson. This routine had already qualified for the State Contest from an earlier contest. In the highly competitive Lyrical Flag category, the RMHS squad had its best performance of the season and increased their score a dramatic six points! As a result, the squad took 2nd place over Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates.

Furthermore, this routine received an automatic bid to the State Contest. The TDI State Contest will take place on Sunday, March 2nd at the Peoria Civic Center. Congratulations ladies and good luck at State!  
Visit teamdanceillinois.homestead.com for more information.

Short Flag routine gets Winter Color Guard into State
On Saturday, February 9, the Rolling Meadows High School Winter Color Guard competed in the Team Dance Illinois Competition at Schaumburg H.S. In the Short Flag category, the RMHS Squad continued their improvement to capture 1st place and a qualification to the State Contest. In the highly competitive Lyrical Flag category, the RMHS Squad came in a close 4th place, improving their score once again, and missing 3rd place Hoffman Estates by only .15 of a point. Once again they earned a Wild Card bid to the State Contest for this routine. The TDI State Contest will be held at the Peoria Civic Center on Sunday, March 2nd. The final regular season competition for the award winning squad will be on Saturday, February 16th at Prairie Ridge High School. See the TDI website teamdanceillinois.homestead.com for more information.

Winter Color grabs Wildcard for State
At Palatine, Winter Color Guard placed second in short flags and received a wildcard bid where they could be invited to compete at state competitions in March. The girls debuted their new lyrical dresses, made Color Guard Mom, Mrs. Geraghty and assisted by Mrs. Koob. The dresses start out burgundy and then transform into lavendar. The team placed fourth and received a Wildcard Bid to compete at State competition in March.For more information contact Chris Buti 847-718-5752 or chris.buti@d214.org

Meet the Winter Color Guard
This year's squad is made of of the following members: Hanna Geraghty, Zoe Grant, Nicole Koob, Carrie Kruschel, Ruthie Livi, Jodie Moore, Sandra Moore, and Kelly Ronney. The Short Flag routine is done to Chris Daughtry's song "Home." The routine is enhanced by pretty blue dresses, vibrant blue flags, intricate drill maneuvers, expressive dance, and complex flag choreography. The Lyrical Flag routine is done to "Your Guardian Angel" by the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. This routine features lyrical dance moves, complex and flowing choreography using burgundy-pink-violet flags, intricate drill maneuvers, and a very exciting use of costuming.

Congratulations
Winter Color Guard!
2008 Team Dance Illinois Competition results

Stevenson Contest Results
1st Place Lyrical Tall Flag
2nd Place Short Flag

Palatine Contest Results
2nd Place Short Flag
4th Place Lyrical Tall Flag
Wild Card bid to State for both routines

Schaumburg Contest Results
1st Place Short Flag and State Qualifier!!
4th Place Lyrical Tall Flag and Wild Card bid to State

Prairie Ridge Contest Results
1st Place Short Flag
2nd Place Lyrical Flag

2008 Winter Color Guard Photo Gallery Photos by Laura Ronney

Winter Color Guard rehearsal/performance schedule posted
The 2007-2008 Winter Color Guard schedule has been posted. Some times and events may change it's always best to check with Mr. Buti prior to an event. Click here for schedule

   Winter Color Guard above performing at the TDI State Championship at U of I where they were Crowned Grand Champions.

Color Guard performs at Band-O-Rama
The Band-O-Rama concert featured the Marching Bands' program for 2007 and included: Drum cadences, opening ceremonies, the National Anthem, RMHS fight song and Alma Mater song, this year's entire "Award-winning" half-time show "Textures", pep tunes and Color Guard performances.


Color Guard takes 1st Place at Sandwich Marching competition
This year's halftime/competition show is entitled "Textures” and is the Music of “Minimally Speaking” with music by Saucedo & McIntosh that include: New Rhythmics, Layers, a drum solo "textures" and finishes with Echoes. The Color Guard perform vibrant flag routines, dance moves and uses props to add visual effect to the show.                                    

Above (left) the 1st Place Award for best Auxiliary/Color Guard. On the right the Color Guard rehearses and begins to warm-up before their performance at Sandwich, IL