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PAGE 12A —THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. JUNE 4.
Sexton picked for Drum
Corps International
Taylor Sexton (L) will tour the country this summer
as a member of the elite Drum Corps International.
He is pictured with MCHS band director Nick
Golding.
By Margie Richards
margie@mainstreetnews.com
Most rising seniors at
Madison County High
School will enjoy a few
months off this summer,
perhaps working at part-
time jobs. But for 17-year
old Taylor Sexton, the sum
mer break will mean touring
much of the country as a
member of the elite Drum
Corps International (DCI).
Taylor is the son of Lee and
Cheryl Sexton, Danielsville.
High school band direc
tor Nick Golding, who’s
just finished his first year
as band director, said he’s
very proud of Taylor and has
found him to be a real asset
to the band.
“He’s very talented and
mature,’’ Golding said. “I just
can’t stress enough what an
honor this is for him - this is
the Major League of march
ing bands.’’
The average ages of those
who participate in DCI are
14—22. Taylor will be the
youngest member of the
20-30 people in the per
cussion section, which has
members from as far away
as Thailand. He is also the
youngest, and only band
member from Georgia this
year.
Taylor started as a percus
sionist in the middle school
band when he was in sixth
grade and has always loved it.
A couple of years ago, he and
his mother spotted a DCI per
formance on TV and that was
enough to pique his interest.
He got online and researched
the DCI, and began signing
up for auditions in various
places.
Earlier this month, Taylor
was accepted by the Madison
Scouts, a world class drum
corps from Madison,
Wisconsin.
Taylor left May 23, the day
after school was out, to fly to
Wisconsin for band camp at
a small community college
there.
In June, the Scouts will
begin touring the country
from Illinois to Alabama to
Texas. The group will per
form at the Georgia Dome
in Atlanta on July 25 and the
tour will end at the World
Championships World Class
Quarterfinals in Indianapolis,
IN on Aug. 6.
“Which means I'll miss the
first part of school,” Taylor
said. But he’ll be back in
class the following week, and
back to high school marching
band practice in preparation
for football season.
Taylor says he’s excited,
and a little nervous, about
being away from home for
so long.
“I’ve never been away from
home that long, but I’ll be
very, very busy, so that’ll
help,” Taylor said.
Golding agrees that he’ll
be busy.
“He’s in for a lot of hard
work — and 12 -14 hour
bus rides and sleeping on
gymnasium floors,” he said,
smiling.
NEWMAN
IN THE
PRINCIPAL’S
CHAIR
New Madison County
High School principal
Chad Stone was on the job
last week for post plan
ning. Stone, 35, spent the
last four years as Turner
County High School’s prin
cipal. He’ll take over full
time at Madison County
July 1. Ben Munro/Staff
Environmental health survey available
The Georgia Department
of Human Resources (DHR),
Division of Public Health (DPH)
is encouraging Madison County
residents to complete a community
environmental health survey.
The purpose of the survey is
to collect community health con
cerns about underground liquid and
gas petroleum pipelines within the
county.
Members of a community advo
cacy group, Citizens Organized for
Pipeline Safety (C.O.P.S.), have
expressed concern about potential
health risks associated with expo
sure to contaminants with these
pipelines and distribution facilities
in Madison County.
C.O.P.S. is working with the
DPH’s Chemical Hazard Program
(CHP) staff to develop, distribute
and collect the community environ
mental health surveys. Information
collected from the completed sur
veys will be used to develop appro
priate public health programs for
the community.
‘This community survey is a
very important tool which will help
us assess the health concerns of
the community," says Dr. Sandra
Elizabeth Ford, acting director of
the Division of Public Health.
The survey consists of a live-
page questionnaire that asks about
health and environmental concerns,
health history and basic demo
graphic information (i.e., age, race,
etc.). Participation is voluntary and
is offered at no cost to residents.
Results of this survey are scheduled
to be available to residents in sum
mer 2009.
Residents can obtain a survey
online at www.health.state.ga.us or
by calling 404-463-3768. Surveys
are also available at the Madison
County Health Department and the
Athens Regional Medical Center’s
Loran Smith Center for Cancer
Support. Individuals can also return
completed surveys to the health
department or the support center.
Surveys can also be submitted
via mail or fax to the Chemical
Hazards Program as instructed on
the survey.
For more information on this
or any other public health pro
gram, contact Pam Noah with the
Chemical Hazards Program at
404-463-3768.
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