EHS Brittney Parker Chosen To March In U.S. Army All-American Bowl Halftime Show

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On Wednesday, Nov. 16, representatives of the U.S. Army’s All-American Selection Committee came to Eagleville School to announce that senior, Brittany Parker has been chosen as one of the only 125 nationwide members to perform as a U.S. Army All-American Band member at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Halftime Show.

This year’s game takes place at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 12:00 noon, airing live on NBC.

Eagleville Band Director, Kelly Medford recommended Brittney based on her many accomplishments: Brittney has been a band member for four years, Beta Club Vice President, a member of student council and has received awards in math, health and wellness, social studies, English and Spanish. She was the Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation writing contest winner and has received superior ratings at the solo and ensemble festival. She also won the YMCA Outstanding Student Award.

Members of the U.S. Army All-American Band are selected by the National Association for Music Education in cooporation with All American Games and Drum Corps International. Members must be high school seniors and a member of their high school marching band program.

Band members will arrive on Tuesday, January 3, and rehearse each day until their Game Day performance.

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl celebrates the premier high school football game in the country. The game has helped launch the spectacular careers of Adrian Peterson, Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, Ndamukong Suh, Andrew Luck, Marcus Lattimore, and many other college and NFL stars.

This game features the nation’s top 90 high school football players, in an East versus West showdown; and the nation’s top 125 high school marching musicians, who will perform during halftime of the game.

Be sure to tune in to NBC on January 7th to spot Brittany.