April 10, 2007 > Color Guard scores big Color Guard scores big Mission San Jose High School percussion and color guard groups spent the early hours of Saturday morning preparing for their performances. The results are in for the 2007 Northern California Band Association Winter Championship Show held at San Mateo HS. Color Guard - 1st place Novice Division with a score of 73.55: Maggie Taylor, Instructor Percussion - 1st place Standing Percussion Division with a score of 83.67: Steve Slater, Brandon Martinez, Instructors Congratulations to the students and their coaches! We've had a great winter season with both groups making a great deal of progress. Your practicing and hard work during rehearsals has paid off. Parents, I as well as the students and coaches thank you for all your help this season with driving, moving equipment, loading the truck, etc., etc! Your support and enthusiasm has made a huge difference in the success of both groups. Special thanks go to Paul Kelley for driving the truck to dozens of shows over the last eight years! Thanks Paul for all your assistance and dedication to our program.