The choir, under Hedgeman, performed a full concert in 1988 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Hedgeman was honored by the Walt Disney company in 1990 in their first production of The Salute to the American Teacher Awards.

[citation needed] The vocal music department at Overton is still ranked the number 1 performing arts high school choir in the city of Memphis as of April 2016.

[citation needed] Other aspects of the CAPA program include creative writing, choirs, orchestra, jazz ensembles, drama, dance, and visual arts.

The creative writing program, run by Shannon Marszalek, frequently hosts poetry slams.