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Press Release
Coweta County Schools

Date: October 31, 2007

28th Old South Marching Festival and Competition held Saturday, Nov. 3 at Newnan High School

On Saturday November 3, the Newnan High School Band will play host to twenty visiting bands for the 28th annual Old South Marching Festival & Competition.

The annual festival will be held noon until 8:30 p.m. at Newnan High School, on LaGrange Street in Newnan. Admission is $7, and covers admission to the whole day’s events at Drake Stadium.

The event will open with the first band’s performance at noon. East Coweta High School will be performing at 7:05 p.m. and the festival will conclude with the Newnan High Band performance at 7:45 p.m. and Troy University at 8:05 p.m.

“This has been a long-standing tradition for Coweta County and the city of Newnan,” said John Erdogan, Newnan High Band Director. “We would like to invite everyone in Coweta County to come out and offer support to all the visiting bands as well as our East Coweta High School Band that will be in competition and our own Newnan High School Band that will perform an exhibition performance at the conclusion of the competition.”

“Drake Stadium will be busy with thousands of spectators watching these fabulous bands and enjoying the many venders, concessions and souvenirs. Please plan to join us Saturday as we enjoy this great community event,” said Erdogan.
The Schedule for Saturday’s 28th annual Old South Marching Festival is:

CLASS A
Lumpkin Co. H.S., Dahlonega, Ga - 12:00 p.m.
CLASS AAA
Northview H.S., Duluth, Ga. - 12:15 p.m.
CLASS A
Bacon Co. H.S., Alma, Ga. - 12:45 p.m.
Pike County H.S., Meansville, Ga. - 1:00 p.m.
Flowery Branch H.S., Flowery Branch, Ga. - 1:15 p.m.
Lumpkin Co. H.S., Dahlonega, Ga. - 1:30 p.m.
Luella H.S., Locust Grove, Ga. - 1:45 p.m.
CLASS AA
Berkmar H.S., Lilburn, Ga. - 2:00 p.m.
Woodland H.S., Stockbridge, Ga. - 2:15 p.m.
CLASS AAA
Habersham Central H.S., Mt. Airy, Ga. - 2:45 p.m.
Mundy's Mill H.S., Jonesboro, Ga. - 3:00 p.m.
Northview H.S., Duluth, Ga. - 3:15 p.m.
North Hall H.S., Gainesville, Ga. - 3:30 p.m.
Effingham Co. H.S., Springfield, Ga. - 3:45 p.m.
CLASS AAAA
East Paulding H.S., Dallas, Ga. - 5:30 p.m.
South Effingham H.S., Guyton, Ga. - 5:50 p.m.
Warner Robins H.S., Warner Robins, Ga. - 6:10 p.m.
CLASS AAAAA
Richmond Hill H.S., Richmond Hill, Ga. - 6:45 p.m.
East Coweta H.S., Sharpsburg, Ga. - 7:05 p.m.
Milton H.S., Alpharetta, Ga. - 7:25 p.m.
EXHIBITION
Newnan H.S., Newnan, Ga. - 7:45 p.m.
Troy State University, Troy, Al. - 8:05 p.m.
AWARDS - 8:30 p.m.
 

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