Steven Charity, Director

About our Band Program


Whitewater Middle School opened in 1990 and under the direction of Mr. Bill Melton, the band program enjoyed great success!  Under Mr. Melton's direction, the band program performed at an extremely high level and earned numerous Superior ratings at GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluation!  The band program's success continued under Elizabeth Haynes who took the program to perform for the Music for All Southeastern Band Festival. In 2018, the program welcomed Mr. Steven Charity as it's newest director!  After three years of middle school band our students will go on to become members of the wildly successful Whitewater High School program under the direction of Chad Reynolds.

The band program at Whitewater Middle School has an enrollment of 200 students.  Students at Whitewater Middle School start their band experience in the 6th grade.  The Symphonic Band has been invited to play at Walt Disney World, Six Flags Over Georgia, Opryland, and Universal Studios. The band was invited to play at the 1999 and 2015 Georgia Music Educators’ Association State Music Convention and the 2001 University of Georgia Middle School Honor Band Festival.  In May 2000, Whitewater’s three bands Symphonic, Concert, and Advanced 6th Grade Bands each placed first in their respective divisions at the Music in the Parks competition.  The band also received a gold rating and was awarded the sweepstakes trophy at the 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2009 Southern Star Music Festival in Atlanta.  The Symphonic Band was also invited to play at the 2005 Southern Division Music Educators National Conference in Tampa, Fla. and the 2006 Southeastern United States Concert Band Festival at Troy State University in Troy, Alabama.  The Symphonic Band also consistently receives superior ratings at district level Large Group Festival.  A high number of students are also selected to participate in District Honor Band and the Georgia Middle School All-State Band.