Wesley Tyree
Color Guard Staff
Wesley Tyree graduated from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio where he earned a bachelor's in fine arts for dance. Throughout college, he was a member of a variety of performance groups including Matrix Percussion, Onyx Color Guard, Juxtaposition Color Guard, and the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps. During his time with Onyx, they were a WGI gold medalist and a WGI silver medalist. After graduation, Wesley was invited to perform and compete at nationals with the Perkin’s School of the Arts located in Norwich, New York. In 2014, they were awarded the Joe Noce Memorial Award and were the Senior Dance National Champions.
Along with competing locally and nationally, Wesley also worked with a multitude of programs throughout central Ohio while directing the guard of his alma mater, Westland High School. He also spent time in Chicago, Illinois for a year working with Lake Park High School (BOA Grand Nationals Semi-Finalists), Lincoln-Way East High School, and Lincoln-Way North High School.
Since moving to Texas in 2015, Wesley has performed with Black Gold (2016), CGT Dallas (2017, 2018), CGT Denton (2020), and most recently, Mirage (2023). Wesley has worked with many programs in the area as well. These programs include Legacy High School, McKinney High School, Aledo High School, Hebron High School, Azle High School, and Lakeview Centennial High School.
While teaching and performing in guard, Wesley worked to receive his certification in secondary dance and mathematics. Currently, Wesley is the Guard Director and a Mathematics Teacher at Plano East Senior High School, a member of Mirage, and pursuing a master's degree in mathematics education. Wesley is excited to start his journey this summer with the Blue Stars.
