Blue Eagle Marching Band
The Blue Eagle Marching Band is the school's marching band program, led by Band Director Zac Cogdill. In January 2009, the marching band traveled to Washington, D.C., and performed in the Inaugural Parade for Barack Obama as 44th U.S. President, having been selected by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to represent the state of Georgia. The trip was made possible by many sponsors from around the Atlanta area including Atlanta Peach Movers, Lockheed Martin and Atlanta radio station WWWQ (Q100).
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