The Winter guard at WJHS is another very notable extracurricular activity. They have performed in many local, regional, and national competitions, with both WGI and AIA. The winter guard is split into varsity and junior varsity. The varsity guard has been in the Scholastic Open Class devision of Winter guard since 2003, and therefore is commonly know, within the school, as the "Open Guard". For a similair reason, the junior varsity group is commonly known as the "A Guard".
Both of these groups have performed excellent shows. [1] [2] In 2008, the Open guard placed 2nd and the A guard placed 7th at the Atlantic Power Regional. [3] The Open guard went on to compete in the WGI World Championships, placing 6th in finals. [4]