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11/19/07

Marietta Daily Journal Interview of Mr. Esserwein

The Sprayberry High School Band of Gold will be the Georgia representative at the McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in CHICAGO!

You can watch the Sprayberry Band LIVE Thanksgiving morning on Chicago Superstation WGN TV (Comcast channel #15) at 10:00am HERE (or 9:00am THERE). The band is scheduled to be at the beginning of the parade line up, Band #2, Position #9.

Several photos and interviews were done at the conclusion of band practice today. Read all about the band in the Marietta Daily Journal Newspaper on Thanksgiving – Thursday 11/22/07.

Photo of Mr. Esserwein being interviewed by reporter, Elizabeth Farnsworth - MDJ

11/14/07

INFORMATION from Brookwood High School:

FYI- The Varsity boys play this Friday night at 7pm "Broncovision" broncovision@brookwoodbroncos.org

11/14/2007 10:27 AM

Hi, my name is Buddy Scott, the brookwoodbroncos.org manager as well and producer of live and video on demand webcasts of Brookwood’s games.

If your fans need directions to Dave Hunter Complex they can get them at http://www.brookwoodbroncos.org/portal/Default.aspx?tabid=68

For those who can not take the trip (I hope all do so it’s a packed house) we are producing a LIVE 5-camera, play-by-play, instant replay broadband webcast of the game which will be active beginning Friday around 6:00pm at http://www.brookwoodbroncos.org

We primarily produce the live webcast for our alumni off at school and those overseas (last week over 1,000 tuned into the Brookwood-Parkview game). In addition, a few days after the game we place the game-in-a-rush archive of the game online for viewing after the game.

The webcast is free and being produced by a dedicated team of volunteers so tell all who can’t make it to tune in.

Let me know if you have questions or need anything.
Buddy Scott – broncovision
404-451-8989

11/15/07

Marietta Daily Journal – 11/14/07
Lifestyle Section / Page 4D
Schools–Bulletin Board

The Sprayberry High School Band of Gold will be the Georgia representative at the Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade. They will be leaving Marietta on Tuesday, November 20. Along with performing before a national audience at the parade, the band will enjoy sight-seeing in Chicago and a Thanksgiving Day dinner cruise on Lake Michigan. You can watch the Sprayberry Band LIVE Thanksgiving Morning on Chicago’s WGN TV at 10:00am.

10/31/07

Band of Gold Good News!! A shorter version of the following article is in TODAY´S Marietta

Daily Journal in the Lifestyle Section, Page 4D under the Bulletin Board section!

Sprayberry High School Band of Gold Finishes Season on HighNote

Show with a Message Gets High Marks from Judging Community

The Sprayberry Band of Gold finished out its 2007 Competition Season by performing at the Peach State Marching Band Competition in Rome, Georgia on Saturday, October 27, 2007. Out of a field of six bands in their classification, the Band was awarded Superior Ratings for Color Guard, Drum Major, Percussion, and Band. They were awarded the Outstanding Band Award for receiving Superior Ratings in every caption. They also won First Place for Class AAA in Band and Percussion. Out of the entire field of 16 competing bands from across the Southeast, the band placed Third overall and Percussion Second Place overall.

The Band of Gold´s Field Show Performance entitled "Mad World" included music selections from Tears for Fears "Mad World" and "Head Over Heals", with excerpts from "Hide and Seek" and original music by Ryan George. The Show opens with a car accident scene involving teenagers and drunk driving. As the show progresses, you see the day rewind giving the students the opportunity to make better choices leading up to the fatal accident the second time around. The show concludes with a dramatic graduation scene and reconciliation between the teen that pressured their peers into drinking and the teen that made the decision not to participate. Marching Band Field Show Performances are evolving into great platforms for storytelling as well as sending messages to their audiences. The student body at Sprayberry had overwhelming support for the message the band designers intended to convey concerning the issue of teens, drinking and driving. The show was created by the director of bands Andy Esserwein along with Terrace Ellis, the new Assistant Band Director at Sprayberry this year, Alan Sears, Percussion Caption Head and Percussion Arranger and Josh Matthews, Visual Caption Head. Drum Majors are Seniors Holly Harz and Jake Scott-Myers.

The Band of Gold will be the Georgia representative at the Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade. They will be leaving Marietta on Tuesday, November 20. Along with performing before a national audience at the parade, the band will enjoy sight-seeing in Chicago, a performance by Blue Man Group and a Thanksgiving Day Dinner Cruise on Lake Michigan.

10/29/07

Sprayberry BAND of GOLD Video

This past Friday nights football game against Walton happened to be the MDJ game of the week!

Many students and parents noticed the extra cameras and video people walking around taking photos ALL night!

Now you can check out what that camera guy was shooting by checking out the link below

Why not send this email to family and friends who have not been able

to see or hear the Band of Gold Field Show 2008 - MAD WORLD?

CLICK HERE:

http://www.mdjonline.com/connect/index/imagesgallery/area/connect/content_gallery_id/1771

SPECIAL NOTE:

PIT students especially featured are: Andy, Derrien, Cameron, Cassandra, Katie C., Emily, Katie R.

along with the Band, Guard and Holly Harz - Drum Major.

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