L’Anse Creuse Student Chosen for Army All-American Halftime Show

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MI — Watch closely during the halftime show at the U.S. Army All-American game on Jan. 7, and you may see a familiar face, that of Payton White, a member of the L’Anse Creuse High School Color Guard, who is among 125 students nationally who were chosen for the elite performance.

Band members are selected based on their musical talent, mental and physical agility, teamwork skills and ability to adapt to challenging situations.

To celebrate White’s accomplishment, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Tour, sponsored by American Family Insurance, is visiting L’Anse Creuse High School at noon Tuesday.

Soldiers will present White with an All-American jacket before her fellow band members, classmates, friends and family. Army recruiters will also demonstrate GoArmy EDGE, a free app that provides football coaches and players with an interactive virtual training experience designed to improve team performance and reduce potential player injuries.

Army EDGE is a product of the Army’s leading STEM innovation, designed to bring football plays to life through unprecedented detail and customization, real-time 3D play mapping, precision player movements and shareable content. The app is available on iTunes App Store, Google Play and GoArmyEDGE.com.

The U.S. Army All-American Game game will be broadcast by NBC at noon on Saturday, Jan. 17.

For 17 years, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl has been the nation’s premier high school football game, serving as the preeminent launching pad for America’s future college and NFL stars.

Odell Beckham Jr., Andrew Luck, Adrian Peterson and Christian McCaffrey made their national debuts as U.S. Army All-Americans. A total of 330 U.S. Army All-
American Bowl alumni have been selected in NFL Drafts.

The 2016 game drew a crowd of 39,121 to the Alamodome.

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