The FCHS Wind Ensemble participated in the annual Fayette Festival of Carols at Harp's Crossing Baptist Church with the FCHS Chorus and choruses from all of our feeder schools. The FFC serves as a charity event for the Joseph Sams School in Fayetteville. With at total donation of $2600.00, we collected the largest donation in the concert's 5-year history and doubled what was raised last year! Congratulations on a job well done!

Below is the link to another press release regarding the Holiday Concert and the CARE Angel Tree program. Congratulations students and parents on a JOB WELL DONE!
https://eboard.eboardsolutions.com/DetailNews.aspx?S=4067&NID=1384&NTID=1

An amazing amount of gifts were donated at our Holiday Concert for the Children at Risk in Education (CARE) program. Thanks to all who participated in the event. Copy this link to read about the event:
http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/12-07-2010/fchs%E2%80%99s-holiday-concert-band-benefits-care.

The Fayette Middle School Symphonic Band recently performed at the Southeastern United States (SEUS) Honor Band Clinic at Troy University in Alabama. Congratulations students and band director, Mr. Kevin Johnson!

Rose Wilmot (saxophone) and Cooper Haywood (trombone) were selected to participate in the Future Music Educators Colloquium, an event sponsored by the Georgia Music Educators Association designed to encourage high school students who are planning a career in music education. Selected students are invited to attend the GMEA In-service conference in Savannah where there will be special sessions designed for them that are led by veteran music educators. 70 students throughout the state of Georgia have been invited to participate. CONGRATULATIONS!

Three FCHS Marching Tigers were selected to the US Army All-American Marching Band. Phillip Hayes, Ieesha Watson, and Tristin Thompson were selected to be a part of the 125 member All-American Marching Band and will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to march in the halftime performance of the All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas! According to representatives from the Bowl, FCHS was the only school in the Southeast and one of two in the country to have THREE students selected. CONGRATULATIONS!

The Fayette County High School Wind Ensemble has been invited to perform as a Featured Ensemble at the University of South Carolina Band Clinic. The concert will be Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 1:00pm in the Koger Center Concert Hall in Columbia , South Carolina. CONGRATULATIONS!