On Stage is offered as a creative opportunity and outlet for the performers of Onyx Color Guards and any other performer wishing to participate. Performers create their own program by choosing music, selecting costumes, set design, and equipment choices and then compose their equipment and movement vocabulary combined with staging options.
The number of participants varies by year and interest. We've had as many as 56 performers and as few as 10 at one time. The instructional staff and guests are asked to judge the event. Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals are awarded to the top three performers in each division and an overall champion is named based on the highest total score.
Past Champions
| On Stage XIII | Lee Eachus | 97.50 |
| On Stage XII | Andrew Hensel | 97.83 |
| On Stage XI | Matt Miller | 99.33 (Record Score) |
| On Stage X | Matt Miller | 98.50 |
| On Stage IX | Matt Miller | 98.80 |
| On Stage VIII | Travis Hatfield | 98.20 |
| On Stage VII | Melissa Slade | 96.00 |
| On Stage VI | Heath Richey | 94.06 |
| On Stage V | Becky Nartker | 98.20 |
| On Stage IV | Stephanie Miller | 97.10 |
| On Stage III | Stephanie Miller | 92.80 |
| On Stage II | Rebecca Rowe | 92.00 |
| On Stage I | Exhibition | 00.00 |
On Stage XIII - Show Recap
On Stage XIII was held on Saturday, December 16 at Fairborn High School near Dayton. 45 performers took to the stage during the six hour event which featured singers, dancers, spinners and the like.
In the Open Division, Sarah Vancil with a score of 89.1, winning both program and performance captions, captured her second consecutive gold medal by a solid margin over the rest of the class. In a tight race for the remaining medals, Rachel Scheel, scoring 85.9 won the silver medal following a 3rd place finish last year while Katie Croake earned the Bronze medal with a score of 83.8. Just missing medal round was Kristen White with a score of 83.0.
In the World Division an On Stage first, saw Lee Eachus and David Crook tie in all captions and in total with a score of 95.9 to win the class. On Stage veterans Alison Hunyady & Clint Fisher exchanging captions, won the remaining medals with Alison (94.8) just edging Clint (94.6) for the silver medal. Leah Whitfield, finished fourth with a score of 92.5, her highest placement in the world division to date.
Following the Class Awards, Another On Stage first saw Lee Eachus and David Crook take to the stage again to break the tie and determine the On Stage XIII Champion. Scoring a 97.5, Lee Eachus swept all captions to take the all around title.