PRESIDENT'S NOTES

On behalf of everyone here at the Southern Association for Performance Arts, I would like to personally thank you for an amazing inaugural season. Last year we had over 100 members and over 80 performances at SAPA championships! 2007 has been truly special thanks to your hard dedication to our cause- is to continue to perpetuate the growth of this activity; an activity that has given so much to us.

If this is your first visit to sapaonline.net, welcome to our site! We have some very exciting things on the horizon here at SAPA and we hope that you choose to be a part of what I think is going to be YET ANOTHER AMAZING season.

This is a very exciting time for our new circuit. We have been approached with several sponsorships from companies and many other outside organizations, who are just as excited about our progress as the many people who have committed their membership to our circuit. Our administration is very passionate about this activity and, more importantly, wants nothing but the best for our directors, staff, performers and spectators.

Our region has consistently produced extremely successful programs year after year, and we continue to have more and more units emerge. I have been involved in the pageantry arts as either a director or administrator for over seventeen years. I am also a former president of the Southeastern Colorguard Circuit (SCGC). Those of you who know me know that I have always been dedicated to the success of our young
people. With so many obstacles in the way of the success of our students these days, I feel that it is important that we give them every opportunity to excel. Education is the key to success, and SAPA is devoted to the education of its members. Please join our membership as we break new ground and make 2008 a fantastic season for our kids!

Join us as we usher in a new SAPA season based on Education, Performance, Strong Leadership and Friendship! If you have any questions about our SAPA family or upcoming events please feel free to email me.

Rodney Bailey
President
Southern Association for Performance Arts

Biography

During the Fall of 1995, Mr. Bailey became the Colorguard Coordinator for the Jacksonville State University Marching Southerners and still holds that position today. During the winter of 1995 Mr. Bailey became the Founder/Director of the Central Carroll High School Winterguard located in Carrollton, GA., and remained the director for four years. In 1997 Mr. Bailey co-founded the JSU Center Stage Winterguard along with Director of Bands, Kenneth G. Bodiford. Both The Central Carroll High Winterguard and the JSU Center Stage Winterguard received awards on the local and national level. In addition to other awards, the JSU Center Stage Winterguard is a 5 time SCGC Independent A Gold Medalist, a 3 time WGI Independent A finalist and the 2006 WGI Independent Open Bronze Medalist.

Since the founding of these outstanding organizations, Mr. Bailey has been involved with The Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps, Spirit of JSU Drum and Bugle Corps, as well as the Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps based out of Lexington, KY. In addition to his role as colorguard coordinator for the Marching Southerners, he is also the 2004 SCGC Service Award Recipient, the 2005 SCGC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and a former president of the Southeastern Colorguard Circuit Mr. Bailey holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters in Education degree from Jacksonville State University.