Mr. Seda has done further studies in the Masters of Music Education Program at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois. Hailing from Decatur, GA, with a current membership of 170-plus students, the program offers many performance options. ft. home is a 4 bed, 2.5 bath property. As the chief band consultant, he played a vital role in the making of Drumline and its success. The SWD girls' track and field teams have won five state titles, in 1984, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011. #SWD #SouthWestDeKalbPantherBand #SWDDancingDivas2019-20 Edition of the SouthWest DeKalb "Marching Panther Band" at the Dekalb County "Back 2 School" Rally.T. Southwest DeKalb High School. In 2003, it was nominated by the NAACP as Most Outstanding Motion Picture and also nominated for an American Choreography Award for outstanding achievement in a feature film. DrumRoll SouthWest Dekalb HomeComing vs Arabia Mountain 2017 - YouTube 0:00 / 15:34 DrumRoll SouthWest Dekalb HomeComing vs Arabia Mountain 2017 atlbattle 189K subscribers Subscribe 5.8M. Southwest DeKalb High School Dekalb County Schools Registration Infinite Campus District Home Parents School Nutrition Bus Routes Quick Links Extracurricular Activities & Clubs Student Activities & Organizations Click here for flyer! He is a product of the Atlanta Public School System, having graduated from Southside Comprehensive High School. SWD Alumni Selected as First Female FAMU Drum Major in History, Mr.Alfred Watkinsrehearsed SWD Wind Symphony, 2018 SWD Bands,Created byER Digital Marketing. James O. Seda is currently the Director of Bands at Southwest Dekalb High School. James O. Seda is currently the Director of Bands at Southwest Dekalb High School. provided the official band ofthe Atlanta Falcons in 2007 and theWNBAs Atlanta Dream in 2014. Seda majored in engineering for two years before realizing he wanted to be a professional musician, adding, Dr. She met my Grandfather after the war (he was a Marine on the USS Missouri). The PDF feature will only show the original school report and not any comparisons shown above. The high school band program currently has about 250 members and there are another 200 in the middle school program and more in the four elementary bands that feed into the high school. Mr. Seda has been recognized and honored by Whos Who Among Americas Teachers multiple times. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Prior to that he served as Assistant Director of Bands at Chapel Hill Middle School for two years, the primary feeder school to Southwest Dekalb High School, also assisting with the band program at Southwest Dekalb simultaneously. In addition to his membership in GMEA and Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, Mr. Roberts is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi Band Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and Music Educators National Conference. Arabia Mountain High School - Environment, Energy, and Engineering, Columbia High School - Math, Science, and Technology, and the Dekalb School of Arts. Students in the band program consistently place high and in large numbers in the District IV Honor Bands. It was a success at the box office, earning over $56 million in the U.S., and almost $1.2 million in foreign markets. Southwest DeKalb High School won the 2016 Advanced Placement Honors from the Georgia Department of Education. The DeKalb School District was recognized as one of the Top 100 Communities in Music Education in America in 2005, 2008, and 2012. }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }, 2007 Southwest Dekalb High School Panther Band, var _nwls=[];if(window.jQuery&&window.jQuery.find){_nwls=jQuery.find(".fw_link_newWindow");}else{if(document.getElementsByClassName){_nwls=document.getElementsByClassName("fw_link_newWindow");}else{if(document.querySelectorAll){_nwls=document.querySelectorAll(".fw_link_newWindow");}else{document.write('<\/scr'+'ipt>');if(window.Sizzle){_nwls=Sizzle(".fw_link_newWindow");}}}}var numlinks=_nwls.length;for(var i=0;i