Color Guard emphasizes both fundamental and advanced techniques of modern dance and drill. Coordination and graceful body movements are taught through innovative and entertaining dance routines utilizing flags, rifles, and sabers. During the Fall Semester, the DPHS Color Guard is integrated into the Marching Band and provide the main visual component of the field show. The group travels with the band to marching band competitions, but receive a separate score based solely on its performance in the show. 

     In winter semester, the Winter Guard competes on their own in an indoor circuit of competitions with recorded and performed music. Winter Guard placed first at the WGASC Hunting Beach Show on March 7, 2009. With limited rehearsal tie and NO warmup, the Winter Guard put on a great performance on placed third at the Hart Competition on March 22, 2009. And the Guards won first place at the Glendora High School competition on April 4, 2009. What a season!