The countdown is on! In a little more than a week, the 2011 Junior Theater Festival will take center stage at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. 1,800 students and teachers will convene to celebrate their love of theater, among them, the members of the Bay Area Theatre and Voice Academy of League City, Texas.

The students of BATAVA, recognized last year with a "Freddie G. Outstanding Production Award," will present selections from, "Fiddler on the Roof, Jr."

The BATAVA Junior Theater Festival team includes, Jason Broussard, 17, of Clear Springs High, Hunter Burke, 13 of Westbrook Intermediate, Ashley Devereux, 16 of Clear Springs, Andrew Fleming, 11, of Seabrook Intermediate, Sarah Fleming, 13, of Victory Lakes Intermediate, Emily Flynt, 12, of Clear Creek Intermediate, Kayla Fore, 16 of Clear Lake High, Bailey Glenn, 13, of Westbrook Intermediate, Gillian Glenn, 11, of Westbrook, Matthew Hailey, 12, of Creekside Intermediate, Bobby Hewitt, 15, of Clear Creek High, Emily Lewis, 13, of Victory Lakes Intermediate, Brandon Mayville, 12, of Creekside Intermediate, Max Morgan, 12 of Space Center Intermediate, Katie Sharp, 11, of Friendswood Junior High, Jessie Sieling, 12, of Victory Lakes Intermediate, Ryan Sieling, 14, of Clear Creek, Taylor Seiling, 16, of Clear Creek, Laurel Smalley, 16, of Clear Springs, Zachary Smith, 17, of Santa Fe High, Eden Thiess, 12, of Clear Creek Intermediate, Cecilie Wahl, 13, of Clear Creek Intermediate, Andie White, 13, of League City Intermediate, Devin Whitten, 18, of Clear Springs High, Anna Young, 14, of Clear Falls High and David Young, 12 of Westbrook Intermediate.

This group was recently highlighted for their achievements in an article on YourBayAreaNews.com. You can read the full text of the article by clicking here. You can also learn more about the Bay Area Theatre and Voice Academy by visiting their website here.