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They were marching band director and student. Now these 2 men both lead high school bands

Dennis Naughton, Flowery Branch High School band director, left, taught Adam Youngman, who is now the band director at East Hall High School. The two met up during a marching band exhibition at Johnson High School on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. - photo by Austin Steele

09222018 BAND 006 — Dennis Naughton, Flowery Branch High School band director, left, taught Adam Youngman, who is now the band director at East Hall High School. The two met up during a marching band exhibition at Johnson High School on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. - photo by Austin Steele

Adam Youngman is indeed a young man. But at 25 years old, the new band director at East Hall High School is already sharing the same field with his mentor, Dennis Naughton, the band director at Flowery Branch High School.