The 90-member Marching Spartans competed in their biggest competition of the year, Georgia Contest of Champions. Their halftime performance "Come Fly with Me" earned them nine welldeserved trophies. • All Superior Ratings for their "Come Fly with Me" halftime performance • 1st place award in Class 2A for Drum Major • 1st place award in Class 2A Color Guard • 1st place award in Class 2A Percussion • 1st place award in Class 2A Overall Band • 2nd place in Silver Division (Class 1A, 2A, and 3A combined)
The Spartanettes dance teams brought home several awards from camp including two Superior Team trophy awards that qualify them to compete on a national level, two Spirit Sticks, one team Full-Out Award, 24 Blue Ribbons (the highest you can receive), and 10 of the dancers are now UDA All-American award winners.
WELCOME TO OUR NEW BAND DIRECTOR Megan Williams is happy to join the GAC family as the new Band Director. A former Drum Major of UGA's Redcoat Marching Band, Megan is looking forward to growing the already-large GAC Marching Band and enhancing the band programs for 5th-12th graders.
DANCE
UDA All-American Dancers: Tori Eberhart (8th), Abby Cole (8th), Olivia Finazzo (8th), Rosemary Osbon (10th), Veronica Osbon (7th), Abagale Payne (8th), Kendall Rowland (8th), Nicole Smartt (11th), Jordan Williams (11th), Aliyah Young (9th)
DANCE gacs today | winter 2017
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