Cherokee Charter Academy recently earned overall Silver ratings at the Southern Star Music Festival in Austell, Georgia. Participating Cherokee Charter Academy groups were the sixth grade Concert Band and the seventh and eighth grade Symphonic Band, both under the direction of Mrs. Valerie Boehm. CCA competed against more than twenty other instrumental groups including well-established bands from The Lovett School, Forsyth County, and White County, as well as out of state ensembles. The prestigious festival is held annually for Choral, Jazz, and Band divisions. Judges score ensembles on different categories and give an overall rating of blue, bronze, silver or gold.