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Alumni & Archive

The GWA band program enjoys an extensive list of alumni that either continued music in college, received scholarships for music, are professional musicians, obtained master’s or doctorate degrees in the field of music, or achieved some combination of these.

Currently Majoring in Music

- Alex Carrillo, University of Georgia
- Brody Lindsey, Jacksonville State University 
- Will Bowick, Jacksonville State University 
- Alex Aull, University of Georgia (undergraduate alumnus), Carnegie Mellon University  (graduate degree)
- Jackson Wimberly, Kennesaw State University

Currently Working in Music

- Partick Forrester, Valdosta State University, Athletic Band Director 
- Jese McConnell, Lee State University, Tuba Professor
- Jacob Weinstein, Habersham HS, Director of Bands
- Sable Thompson McIntyre, Flowery Branch MS, Director of Bands
- Murphy Pulliam, Lower School Music Educator    
- Grace Pulliam, Middle and High School Director
- Caroline Halleck, Italy, free-lance saxophonist and teacher
- Jason Dokes, Atlanta, Professional Jazz Trumpeter
- Justin Cohen, Bluecoats Drums and Bugle Corp, part-time instructor
 

The program also boasts a long history of students who have auditioned and made the Georgia Music Educators Association All-State Bands. This is no small feat, as students compete against kids across the state from public and private schools alike.

Band Honors