This week’s Golden Apple Award winner is Ethan Mitchell
South Walton High School Band Director
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Music has the power to bring people together and this week’s Golden Apple Award winner is making sure every student gets a chance to play!
Inside the band room at South Walton High School, you can meet the teacher striking the right chord!
From marching band to jazz band and everything in between, Mr. Mitchell said, “It’s one of the greatest jobs I could ever ask for because it gives me a creative outlet while I get to work with such wonderful students.”
The South Walton Band will ring in the holiday season with a concert on December first. To find those details and more ways to support the arts visit South Walton Seahawk Sound.
Congratulations, Mr. Mitchell!
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