By Cindy Kee
mail@floridanewsline.com
In mid-April, the Bartram Trail Winterguard team attended the WGI (World Guard International) Championships in Dayton, Ohio. Bartram was ranked 41st in the Scholastic A division going into the championships, and ended up placing fifth in the nation. There were more than 15,000 performers, 40 states and four countries represented at championships. Bartram was, once again, the only Florida team to make it to finals for their division.
This is the first Winterguard team in Bartram Trail High School history to place in the top five and only the third team to make it to finals (first was in 2007) at WGI Championships. The team also earned the highest score in school history. As a result of all their success this season, the varsity team will be promoted to Open class next season.
At the end of March, Bartram Trail earned a back-to-back Scholastic A Gold Medal Championship title for the Shaktai Division for the State of Florida for 2024 in Daytona Beach. Bartram Trail also placed in the top three at every local competition this season and at the WGI regional competitions in Orlando and Stuart.
The Bartram Trail program is under the direction of Rick Krystofiak, who has been with Bartram Trail Guard for more than 10 years.
Photo courtesy Cindy Kee
