Directors

Under his direction, the North Gwinnett High School Chamber Orchestra was also invited to perform at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the American String Teacher's National Orchestra Festival, the Georgia Music Educator Association’s In-Service conference, the Capital Orchestra Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, and the Kennesaw State University Orchestra Invitational. The North Gwinnett High School Orchestra has also been named a national winner in the Mark of Excellence/National Orchestra Honors project by the Foundation for Music Education. Mr. Metrio is in demand as a guest clinician and conductor, and has been invited to conduct, present, or adjudicate at various orchestra festivals around the United States.

Mr. Metrio is an active member of the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA), where he serves on the state board of directors as Chairman for District 13, as well as a member of the state standing committee for the orchestra division. Mr. Metrio is also the organizer for the GMEA Allstate 11/12 Full Orchestra. He is a member of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), and the American String Teachers Association (ASTA), where he serves as the membership liaison for the Georgia chapter. Before serving as Director of Orchestras at North Gwinnett High School, Mr. Metrio served as the Director of Orchestras at Lanier High School in Sugar Hill, GA. In 2020, Mr. Metrio was named the Professional Association of Georgia Educators STAR teacher for Lanier High School as well as a finalist for Lanier High School Teacher of the Year.

Mrs. Morton is the current president of the Georgia Chapter of the American String Teachers Association, and she previously served as secretary of Georgia ASTA. She has also served as the GMEA District 13 Orchestra Chair. She currently serves as the HS Orchestra Lead Teacher for GCPS, and she has served as the Duluth HS Fine Arts Department Chair. Mrs. Morton also served as the facilitator for the Georgia Department of Education Orchestra Community where she presented monthly instructional webinars for Georgia string educators. In addition, Mrs. Morton was the 2021-2022 Duluth High School Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Morton helped develop the current Georgia Standards of Excellence for Orchestra that are the curriculum adopted by the Georgia DOE for use across the state, and she recently helped to write the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators in Music, which is used as the assessment instrument for teacher certification in Georgia.

 Mrs. Morton is a member of the American String Teachers Association, Georgia Music Educators Association, Professional Association of Georgia Educators, and Sigma Beta Delta. She resides in Buford, GA with her husband Dale, son Hudson, and dog Aria.