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That's a Wrap on Winter 2025!

On Saturday March 29th, our three guards wrapped their 2025 season at Northstar Circuit Championships with their most incredible performances of the season-these kids sure know how to execute the perfect curtain call!

Play Time Recap

Our Cadets team made their final performance one of playful joy and pure, childhood fun bringing out the loudest cheers and laughter from their audience all season! 

Thank you cadets cast for making us belly laugh at every show and showing us "Play Time" is important-adults need that sometimes!

Play Time Concept, Show Design and Choreography: Amy Reuvers and Brody Nielsen.

Snow Day Recap

Our SRA middle school team spread that feeling of absolute elation ALL Minnesotans know well! Snow Day had a perfect run at Championships earning them a clean sweep of the 2025 season and Northstar Circuit SRA Champions achieving the highest North Star Circuit score of the season! They are MIDDLE SCHOOLERS! 

Thank you Snow Day cast for bringing back that childhood feeling of pure joy as we remember the times WE got that 6 AM call to grant us OUR "Snow Day"!

Snow Day Staging: Mike Anderle

Snow Day Concept and Show Design: Melissa Nielsen

Snow Day Choreography: Melissa Nielsen, Jenn Schunk, Becky Zoellner, Bella Machinski, Ryleigh Papacek. 

Every Golden Step Recap

The words don't come as easily when speaking of our SA high school team. At their age, sometimes life throws challenges their way that can be hard to navigate. Our performers took their internal challenges and used those feelings to share their message of light to everyone who saw them perform-even when illness sidelined 25% off them on only their second show of the season! Our high school team made their final performance of "Every Golden Step" absolutely breathtaking with a perfect run coming away as Northstar Circuit SA Champions!

Thank you Every Golden Step cast for showing us how to find and spread the light even when we cannot see it. I hope we all continue to remind ourselves that with "Every Golden Step", we can make the choice to leave the darkness and step into the light. 

Every Golden Step Concept and Show Design: Mike Anderle

Every Golden Step Choreography: Mike Anderle, Jeff Olsen, Rian Mahoney.

It's Time To Say Goodbye 

With winter 2025 behind us, now comes the part we all dread-it is time to wish our seniors and departing members all the best on their future endeavors! With 4 graduating seniors and 1 performer moving on to her high school marching program, we are sad to see them leave our family but are ALWAYS here to support and cheer for them on their next adventures. 

A Special Thank You!

We have said this dozens of time, but we are so incredibly grateful that we have many professional photographers as part of our LVG family! All of the amazing photos we showcase here are gifted to us by these extraordinary and talented artists who often put so much time and energy into capturing our beautiful performers doing what they love, that they likely miss some special moments from their own children. 

Here are a few moments, captured by yourselves, of your own special humans leaving it all out on the floor!

GOOD LUCK AND HAVE A GREAT SHOW!

We, at Lakeville Guard, want to give a huge shout out to our Lakeville Guard alumni heading to Dayton, OH to compete at World Championships! This season, LVG alum are performing with River City Rhythm, MBI and Crossroads Winter Guard!

Best of luck and safe travels-We hope you can hear us screaming for you through our screens!

We also want to wish our own Lakeville Area Percussion the best of luck in MPA Circuit Champioships next weekend after which they ALSO head off to Dayton, OH for WGI Percussion World Championships!

Thank you cast members, staff, volunteers and super fans! 

We will see you in November for Winter Guard 2026 

(or in a month for summer marching band!)

We Have BIG News!

Congratulations To Our WGI-Regional "Scholastic A" Champions!

AND...

Congratulations To Our WGI-Regional "Scholastic Regional A" Champions!

We Are Jumping For Joy!!

We are so excited to announce that our LVG family has grown! 

Mike Andrle, Jeff Olson, and Becky Zoellner have joined Melissa, Jenna, Amy, Brody, Bella, Ryleigh and all of our incredible LVG performers this season!

A Bird's Eye View!

Enjoy some incredible aerial footage of The Marching Cougars hard at work! 

We are so lucky to have the amazingly talented Carlton McMillan as part of the band family. 

If you would like more information on Carlton and his video/photography services, please contact us!

A Knight of Music!

After a fun night entertaining the crowd at the homecoming football game, The Marching Cougars were back to business for week 3 of competition performing in Irondale High School's Music of the Knight Field Competition. The  Marching Cougars earned their highest score of the season, finished the night with a class AA first place trophy and the Outstanding Color Guard caption. 

The color guard at Irondale HS became our friends after our winter guard teams traveled together to WGI World Championships last April, and our kids always enjoy reuniting with their friends at Irondale!

The Waseca Marching Classic!

The Panther Band and The Marching Cougars both hit the streets in The Waseca Marching Classic! 

Do you remember the 21st night of September? We sure do!

In their DEBUT competition, The Panther Band earned Class AAA 3rd place and Peoples' Choice Award!!

The Marching Cougars earned Class AAA 1st place and Parade Sweepstakes Award (high score)!!

The Marching Cougars then hit the field for the field show competition (while the Panther Band cheered them on from the stands) earning the...

-Outstanding Color Guard Caption

-Class AAA 1st place 

-Field Sweepstakes Award (high score)

and

-Butch Default Sweepstakes Award (Waseca Marching Classic Grand Champions)

Representing Lakeville with PRIDE at U of MN Band Day!

They may be two teams but they are always united!

Lakeville Guard Alumni March DCI!

Coach Melissa was able to visit with two Lakeville Guard Alum during their tour with Madison Scouts

LAKEVILLE SOUTH COLOR GUARD MARCHES ST. PATRICKS DAY IN IRELAND!

The Lakeville South Marching Cougars had the incredible experience of marching in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland entertaining over 670,000 spectators from across the World! 

They also perfomred for thousands of spectators at Kilkenny Castle before marching the streets of Kilkenny celebrating St. Patrick's Day across Ireland!

AND

They competed in Limerick's International Band Competition winning BEST international band & Overall Parade GRANDE CHAMPIONS!

LAKEVILLE NORTH WENT TO ITALY!!

The Lakeville North Color Guard traveled with the Panther Band internationally, for the first time ever, to ITALY where they had the incredible experience of performing for over 100,000 spectators at The Rome New Year's Day Parade!

CONGRATS PANTHER COLOR GUARD ON AN AMAZING 2023 SEASON!

Questions? 

Visit the "About" page at the top for an overview of Lakeville Guard and meet our staff!

Visit the "Our Guards" tab at the top for information on all of our color guard programs!

Visit our "FAQ" page under the "more info" tab at the top!

Contact Us Directly!

We proudly feature photos and videos taken by our amazing parents and volunteers shared within our program messaging apps and program social media pages. If you would like credit for a specific photograph you shared, please email us at Lakevilleguard@gmail.com and indicate which photograph you would like credit for. We are so appreciative of the incredible artists who show the beauty of our Lakeville Guard!

We are very blessed to have a talented group of parent professional photographers as a part of our guard family! 

Laura Miller Photography, Dan Hotchkiss Photography, C.M. Twigg Photography, Alice Carlson Photography, Jim and Ruth Lindquist Photography, and Carlton McMillan Photography all provide the beautiful art that showcases our guards' talent! Follow the links below to view their websites!

Innovative Graphics, thank you so much for your talented logo creations that give Lakeville Guard our brand!

We want to give a huge shout out to Ryleigh Papacek for managing our social media image!

Lastly, thank you to all our parents, families, and fans who constantly take video and post photos of our guards entertaining our community!

You just might see some of your talents proudly displayed on this site.

Forever Grateful!