Anna Katherine Jones, Blue Radiance Color Guard Program Director
The 2024–2025 school year is Miss Jones’ third year with the Riverview Band Program and her first as director of the Blue Radiance Color Guard Program having served as an instructor for two years. Her role encompasses all facets of the program including directing, writing choreography, writing drill and costume and equipment design. Miss Jones works with our students year-round from fall marching season through the indoor winter guard season.
Miss Jones’ color guard career began at Auburndale High School where she was a member of the fall and indoor team all four years. During her time with Auburndale, Miss Jones and the team earned a silver and bronze medal at the Florida Federation of Colorguards Circuit (FFCC) Championships.
Currently in her ninth overall year of spinning, Miss Jones previously marched with the World Class Drum Corps International (DCI) group Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps and earned bronze with them at the 2023 DCI World Championships. She is also a current member of Tampa Independent, another World Class group, having been on the team when, as an Open Class group, they earned gold at FFCC Championships in Daytona and bronze at Winter Guard International’s World Championships in Dayton, OH—the latter achievement led to their move to World Class from 2023 to present day.
Miss Jones is a student at Polk State College and plans to transfer to the University of South Florida for her bachelor’s degree in business and hospitality management.
In her free time, Miss Jones loves to spend time with her family and friends enjoying all that Florida has to offer from antique stores and artisan cafes and anything in between.