About Fortress

Fortress Baton Corps, under the Award Winning direction of Sandy Gooding, is based in Tiffin, Ohio. Our Baton and Pom teams compete and receive top honors in street parades and floor show events at the local, state, national and international levels.  Sandy has been actively instructing students of all ages for over 28 years. Her experience, determination and great direction have lead Fortress to many winning seasons.

The Corps is made up of students 5 years of age and older. Our Corps members work hard for their accomplishments and represent their community with pride.

At Fortress, Corps members don't just learn how to twirl a baton.  They learn cooperation, discipline, teamwork, and respect. These are the things that are learned by the students just by their participation.  Students are given instruction based on age and ability.  As ability improves with practice, students are given new challenges.

Students also learn:

What's more, Fortress isn't "just a Baton Corps".  Yes, our students do learn Baton Skills, but also many different props are used in our floor shows.  We use Pom Pons, rings, flags, rifles, hats and even chairs.  Our director is always coming up with new props to use!