Jen Barton (Rouse HS)

It was Thursday, under the sign of Leo. The US president was Ronald
Reagan, the actor! And no, the Vice President wasn’t Jerry Lewis.
In that special week of August people were listening to Endless
Love by Diana Ross & Lionel Ritchie and watching The Cannonball
Run at the local picture house. And in the sleepy little town of
Indianapolis, IN (the Crossroad of America), Jennifer Nicole Barton
was born into this world on August 20, 1981. Jen Barton is
currently the color guard director at Rouse HS in Leander, TX.
Previously she was the color guard director at James F. Byrnes HS
in South Carolina managing a consistent program of 80+ students
both logistically and creatively. While under her direction, the
Byrnes Guard program was a 5-time WGI World Championships Finalist
and multiple WGI Regional Finalist and Regional Champion. She has
worked with numerous programs throughout her career, including
multiple scholastic guard programs, The Cast and Etude Independent
winter guards, Pacific Crest (2011-2013, 2016-present), and Spirit
of Atlanta (2014-2015). As a performer, Jen has appeared with the
Santa Clara Vanguard and Northeast Independent Winter Guard
(Florida). She has also performed with the Florida State University
Marching Chiefs, ad astra per ASPERA Winter Guard (GA), and
CrownGUARD (GA). Jen attended Center Grove HS in Greenwood, IN
where she was a part of the Bands of America Grand National
Champion marching band in 1995, and she earned her Bachelor’s
Degree in Instrumental Music Education from The Florida State
University in 2004.