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APS Marching Bands Take the Field at Annual Showcase

by Allison M. Slocum

Atlanta Public Schools (APS) hosted its annual Marching Band Showcase on October 1 at Lakewood Stadium. High school marching bands took the field to perform their halftime show before a packed crowd of families, students, and community members.

The event featured music by Panther Records and a moment of recognition for Virginia Marie Porter-Martin, who was celebrated for 27 years of dedicated service to APS students through the Office of Fine and Performing Arts. The evening concluded with a special performance by Tuskegee University’s Marching Crimson Pipers.

Take a trip down memory lane with us through the photo and video recap below of the 2025 Marching Band Showcase. Photos: Allison M. Slocum, APS © | Videos: A1 Media Bands

The B.E.S.T. Academy + Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy | Jason Flakes, director [Watch their performance]

Carver Early College and Carver STEAM Mighty Marching Panthers | Dr. Warren Williams, director [Watch their performance]

Frederick Douglass High School | Cortrell Davis, director [Watch their performance]

Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School | Jelan Bulger, director [Watch their performance]

KIPP Atlanta Collegiate High School | Authur Washington, principal [Watch their performance]

Benjamin E. Mays High School | Brian M. Lyles, director [Watch their performance]

Midtown High School | Carlton Williams, director [Watch their performance]

North Atlanta High School | Jarius Thomas, director [Watch their performance]

South Atlanta High School | Jamont Lane, director [Watch their performance]

Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School | Tory F. Smart, director [Watch their performance]

Booker T. Washington High School | Wallace Barner, director [Watch their performance]

Tuskegee University | Rickey Oglesby, interim director of bands [Watch their performance]

Slideshow: 2025 APS Marching Band Showcase


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