LASSITER HIGH SCHOOL BAND
2601 SHALLOWFORD ROAD - MARIETTA, GEORGIA 30066 - Tel/Fax 770 / 591-6822


ALFRED L. WATKINS
DIRECTOR OF BANDS
Lassiter Band Awards and Honors

Winners of fifty marching band championships in the past sixteen years.
Fifty-three Superior Awards with the Concert Band Program, 1983-1998.
Two performances for President Reagan, Omni Arena, Atlanta, Georgia.
Performances on the steps of the Nation's Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C., in 1984.
Recipient of the Citation of Excellence from the United States House of Representatives, sponsored by Congressman George "Buddy" Darden (D), Georgia.
Performance at the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Performances for the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, and Atlanta Braves professional sports franchises.
Invitations to perform in Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Russia, and Japan.
Selected as feature band for the Coca-Cola Centennial Celebration, Atlanta, Georgia. (nationally televised)
Proclaimed "Ambassadors of Good Will" from the State of Georgia, Governor Joe Frank Harris, 1984 and 1987.
Selected for a feature role in the motion picture "The Leader of the Band" starring Steve Landesburg. Now available on video.
Recipient of four proclamations from Governor of Georgia (3 from Joe Frank Harris, 1 from Zell Miller)
Performance in the 1986 King Orange Jamboree Parade, Miami, Florida, December 31, 1986, and December 31, 1995, NBC-TV.
Performance in the 99th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, January 1, 1988.
Symphonic Band selected to perform at the 1988 National Band Association's National Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Recipient of the prestigious Louis Sudler Flag of Honor (for outstanding symphonic bands) sponsored by the John Philip Sousa Foundation, 1989.
Performance at the National Black Music Caucus National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, 1989.
Performance at the 43rd Annual Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois, December 15, 1989.
Bands of America Grand National Marching Competition, 5th place, Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 11, 1990.
Performance at the 1991 Blockbuster Bowl II in Miami, Florida.
Bands of America Southern Regional Championship, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, October 31, 1992.
Symphonic Bands I and II selected to perform in the 1993 Bands of America National Concert Band Festival, Northwestern University, Illinois, March 26-27, 1993.
Bands of America Grand National Marching Competition, 3rd place, RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 5, 1994.
Citation of Excellence from Cobb County Board of Commissioners, November 1994.
Symphonic Bands I and II selected to perform in the 1995 Bands of America National Concert Band Festival, Medinah Temple, Chicago, Illinois, March 30-April 1, 1995.
Bands of America Southeast Regional Championship, 1st place, Johnson City, Tennessee, October 14, 1995.
Symphonic Bands I and II selected to perform at the Atlanta International Band and Orchestra Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, April 4, 1996.
Winter Guard International, Scholastic A Class World Champions, Dayton, Ohio, April 11-13, 1996.
Performance at the 50th Annual Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois, December, 1996.
Bands of America Southeast Regional Championship, 1st place, Best Music, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1997.
Florida Citrus Bowl Parade, Orlando Florida, December 1997.
Bands of America Johnson City Regional Championship, 1st place, Best Music, Best Visual, Best General Effect, Johnson City, Tennessee, October 1998.
Bands of America Southeast Regional Championship, 1st place, Best Music, Best Visual, Best General Effect, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1998.
Bands of America Grand National Championship, 1st place, Best Visual, Best General Effect, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 12-14,1998.
Recipient of the prestigious Louis Sudler Shield of Honor (for outstanding marching bands) sponsored by the John Philip Sousa Foundation, 1998.
Performance for Inauguration of Governor Roy Barnes, January 1999.
Performance for 1999 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York City, NY.
Percussion Ensemble and Symphonic I Band performance for Georgia Music Educators In-Service Conference, January 2000.
Percussion Ensemble invited to perform at Bands of America National Concert Band Festival, March 2000, Indianapolis, IN.
Invited to perform at 102nd Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena CA, January 1, 2001.
Selected as 2000 GRAMMY Signature School for outstanding band, choral, and orchestra programs.