March 17th, 2025

The Festival Singers and Advanced Treble Choir from SFMS both came home from their trip to Orlando with first place trophies. 

In a stunning finish, the two choirs tied for first place with Superior Ratings and matching scores of 94.3. The Festival Singers also earned a "Best in Class" trophy in the Mixed Choir division. 8th Grader Gouri Singh was recognized as "Best Soloist" for her solo in "Coming Home" during the Advanced Treble Performance.

Piney Grove Middle, also from Forsyth County, placed Second. Freedom Middle, from neighboring Cherokee County, placed third. 

March 6th, 2025

Three SFMS ensembles recieved Superior Ratings at this week's Large Group Performance Evaluations (LGPE), garnering high praise from a tough judging panel.

Advanced Treble Chorus and Concert Chorus both received Straight Superior ratings, the highest possible, from all three judges. Treble sang high-school-level program and was described as "the best middle school choir that I have the privilege to know" by one judge.

Tenor-Bass Choir received an overall Superior rating. Sixth Grade received an overall Excellent rating singing a challenging three-part program.

All four groups received perfect scores in the sightreading component of the evaluation. 

February 15th, 2025

Twenty-two SFMS students were selected for this year's All-State Chorus! This is the second-best mark in school history, and the third-best of all middle schools in the state this year. 

Six students were selected for the second time, having also passed the audition last year. Eighth Grader Chloe Longtin received a perfect score.

January 31st, 2025

The Advanced Treble Chorus from South Forsyth Middle School was a featured performer at the Georgia Music Educators Association's Annual In-Service Conference this week. Performing in the primetime slot on Friday night, they treated the audience to works by Elaine Hagenberg, Eric Whitacre, and Dan Forrest, among others. 

The choir was selected to perform by a commitee that reviewed recordings and applications submitted by schools all over the state last spring. This is the second time a choir from SFMS has been selected to perform at the conference under Mr. Marshall's direction; the SFMS Chamber Choir was previously selected in 2020.