WGI Palm Desert - Palm Desert H.S.
Buchanan Varsity Guard & JV Guard
Palm Desert H.S. • Palm Desert, CA
Friday-Sunday, March 20-22, 2026
LAST UPDATE: 2/20/26 • 1:00pm
General Trip Details
Emergency Contact: John Lack, 509-389-0467 • Taylor Tucker, (Emergencies Only).
Student Transportation: Provided to and from event via CUSD Passenger Vans
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Palm Desert - Millennium, 74777 Technology Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211 • (760) 284-1000
Meals Provided/$ for Meals Needed:
Provided: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Saturday, Breakfast & Lunch Sunday
Students should bring $ for dinner Friday & Sunday ($25-$30).
Competition Details
Competition Site: Palm Desert High School, 74910 Aztec Road, Palm Desert, CA (Map Below)
Competition Begins: 10:00am on Saturday Prelims & Regional A Finals (JV) • 9:00am on Sunday Finals
Tickets:
Saturday Only ‐ $23.00
Sunday Only ‐ $26.00
Saturday & Sunday ‐ $49.00.
Ticket sales will be available on site only. All seats are General Admission. Cash or Credit Cards Accepted.
Buchanan JV Prelims Performance (Saturday): 10:07am
Buchanan JV Finals Performance (Saturday):
TBD based on prelims placement.
All prelims groups perform in finals (BHS JV will perform in finals).
Scholastic Regional A Finals: 5:25pm-5:52pm
Buchanan Varsity Prelims Performance (Saturday): 1:27pm
Buchanan Varsity Finals Performance (Sunday):
Tentative based on prelims placement.
One-half of the 22 Scholastic A prelims groups make finals.
Scholastic A Finals: 9:00am-10:28am
Spectator Parking: $5 • Cash or Credit Cards Accepted
Concessions: Available on site.
Important Reminders
NO VIDEO RECORDING
WGI strictly prohibits video recording at any WGI event.
No auxiliary recording accessories are allowed in the arena that inhibit the view of spectators in a seating area (boom mics, tripods, shoulder mounts, lighting, etc..) use of these items may result in dismissal from the venue.
Regarding Photography
As safety is paramount to all performers, any type of flash photography is strictly prohibited at all WGI events.
Family, friends, and fans may only take photos for personal use, and the images may not be publicly sold without explicit permission from Winter Guard International.
Packing List
Coming Soon!
Students should pack additional healthy snacks for the trip.
Itinerary • Friday, March 20, 2026
8:00am Bring luggage to Room 451 for bag check.
8:30am Load Vans & Box Truck
9:15am Depart for Southern California
11:30am Lunch Stop (Laval Rd. West)
12:30pm Continue to Palm Desert
4:00pm Arrive at hotel. Check in.
5:30pm Depart for Dinner
6:00pm Guard Dinner at Old Spaghetti Factory
8:00pm Depart for Hotel
9:30pm Room Check
10:30pm Lights Out
Itinerary • Saturday, March 21, 2026
6:30am Wake Up Call/Begin getting ready for the show
7:00am~7:30am Breakfast at hotel (provided). Everyone eats.
8:10am Meet in the Lobby
8:15am Load Vans/Depart for Show
8:30am Arrive at Show Site. Unload Box Truck
JV Schedule
8:50am Walk to Warm Up
9:00am Pre-Warm Up
9:40am Body Warm Up
9:47am Transit
9:48am Equipment Warm Up
9:55am Transit
10:00am Ready
10:07am Buchanan JV Performance
10:14am Fold floor & take everything back to the staging area
11:30am Lunch (Provided)
12:10pm Free time for souvenirs & watching shows. Must be in groups of three!
1:19pm Meet at performer entrance to help with props
1:27pm Watch Buchanan Varsity Preliminary Performance
1:35pm Help fold floor & take everything back to the truck to load
Varsity Schedule
8:50am Free time for souvenirs/getting ready
10:07am Watch Buchanan JV Preliminary Performance
10:14am Help fold floor & take everything back to the staging area
11:30am Lunch (Provided)
12:20pm Pre-Warm Up
12:57pm Body Warm Up
1:05pm Transit
1:06pm Equipment Warm Up
1:14pm Transit
1:19pm Ready
1:27pm Buchanan Varsity Performance
1:35pm Fold Floor & take everything back to the truck to load
Everyone
2:05pm Load box truck & vans. Depart for hotel.
2:20pm Arrive at the hotel. Free time.
3:55pm Meet in the Lobby
4:00pm Depart for Show (JV ready to perform)
4:15pm Arrive at Palm Desert HS
JV Schedule
4:49pm Earliest possible finals warm-up time for JV
5:16pm-5:53pm Scholastic Regional A Finals
Everyone
~5:53pm Dinner after JV performs in Regional A Finals.
6:20pm Watch Scholastic & Independent World Prelims
Scholastic World
6:25pm Chino Hills HS
6:35pm El Dorado HS
6:45pm Palm Desert HS
6:55pm Ayala HS
7:05pm Arcadia HS
Independent World
7:30pm Vox Artium
7:40pm Icon Winter Guard
7:50pm Oasis
8:00pm Malachi
8:10pm FeniX Independent
8:20pm Fantasia
8:30pm In Motion Performance Ensemble
8:45pm Load Vans/Depart for hotel
9:00pm Arrive at Hotel
9:30pm Room Check
10:30pm Lights Out
Itinerary - Sunday, March 22, 2026
If we make finals, wake up/breakfast/hotel departure TBD based on finals performance time.
We will depart after Scholastic A Finals, whether we perform or not.
If we don’t make finals, we will attend Scholastic A Finals
8:30am Earliest possible Scholastic A Warm Up
9:00am Scholastic A Finals Begins
10:28am Scholastic A Finals Ends
11:00am Load Vans & Box Truck
11:15am Depart for Fresno
12:15pm Lunch Stop (I-10 Exit 83; Yacaipa Blvd).
1:15pm Depart Lunch
3:45pm Restroom Stop (Laval Rd East)
4:00pm Depart for Clovis
6:15pm Arrive at Buchanan
