The End of a Dream
After thirteen years and hundreds of performances, we are announcing that Paradigm will not return to the floor for the 2008 season.
Formed in 1994, Paradigm was founded on the dream that a quality independent winter guard program could be built from the ground up, remain affordable, and be open to all young people who had the desire and commitment to become great regardless of their background and previous training.
For thirteen years, we have done our best to live that dream.
Unfortunately, circumstances have forced a change and, to a degree, we have become victims of our own success.
Due to our commitment to excellence and the success we enjoyed in both the "A" and "Open" classes, we found ourselves promoted into the Independent World Class in 2004. Very quickly, it became apparent that we would no longer be able to call ourselves a "youth" organization and would no longer be able to financially survive "on a shoestring" budget.
While we have tried our best to continue on, it has come to a decision of either being willing to abandon our original focus of being a true youth organization, accepting more and more adults as performers, and to significantly increase our annual budget, or to suffer the consequences of becoming non-competitive in the activity. While there was consideration of stepping back to either the "A" or "Open" class, this would have been nothing more than a stop gap measure since a dedication to excellence would have no doubt propelled us back into the World Class and a return to the same dilema.
With those thoughts, none of these options were acceptable.
To all of those many performers who have come through our doors, we say thank you. You have always been our focus and we hope that you will look back fondly on your days with Paradigm.
You are the ones who have made the thirteen year journey worthwhile.
Our Performance History
1996 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2005
Florida Federation of Colorguards Circuit Champions
1998 - 1999
Winter Guard International World Championship Semi-Finalists
2000 - 2001
Winter Guard International World Championship A Class Finalists
2002
Winter Guard International World Champonship A Class Medalists
2003
Winter Guard International World Championship Open Class Medalists
2004 - 2005
Winter Guard International World Championship World Class Finalists
