 Katie Wagner is the director of choral activities at Lake Forest Middle School. Teaching music has been her passion since elementary school. Through middle and high school, she performed with the Knoxville Performing Arts Institute where she competed in regional and national show choir competitions. After graduating from Maryville High School, she received a Bachelor of Music in music education from Maryville College where she served on the Teacher Advisory Council, president of Concert Choir, and assistant conductor of Concert Band. She then taught general music with the Yamaha Music in Education keyboard program, directed choir and the 6th grade talent show at Maryville Intermediate School. Following this two year teaching experience, she returned to graduate school and received a master's degree in vocal music education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she was a graduate assistant for Dr. Marvelene Moore, sang in UT Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, served as East Tennessee president for the collegiate division of the National Association for Music Education (MENC), and presented a session at the Tennessee Music Educators conference in spring 2008. She continues to be an active member of MENC and the American Choral Directors Association. Ms. Wagner plans to begin her Ed.S. in Curriculum and Instruction in the fall of 2009. She has been a director of church children's choirs for many years and was recently the director of the 3rd and 4th grade choir at Sevier Heights Baptist Church in Knoxville. In addition to teaching music, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, photography, and being outdoors. Email: kwagner@bradleyschools.org  Joshua Wenger is the Assistant Choral Director at Lake Forest. He is a recent graduate of Belmont University where he earned his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Music Education. Before his time at Belmont, Mr. Wenger grew up on a farm in south central Pennsylvania. His love for music developed from a young age and encouragement throughout high school led to passion for passing on the love of music to the next generation. During his time at Belmont, Mr. Wenger was an active member of the National Association of Music Education (MENC) serving as Vice President and President during his sophomore and junior years respectively. Mr. Wenger also had the opportunity to sing with the Belmont Chorale as well as the Belmont Chamber singers during his time there, getting opportunities to travel and conduct his senior year in Chamber Singers. This summer as well as the previous two have been marked by music experiences including music camps in his hometown as well as Shenandoah University. Last summer, he also attended Dalcroze Eurythmics (a music education methodology) classes at the Juilliard School. Aside from music Mr. Wenger was involved at a local church in Nashville, working part-time with the youth and could be found out throwing frisbee in his spare time.  Jeremiah Pritchard is the co-director of Revolution and 6th Grade Showchoir. In August of 2001, Jason Duncan and I founded the Lake Forest Middle School show choir, Revolution. I graduated from Bradley Central High School in 1994, where I was a member of the award winning show choir Ranstrassy and the proud recipient of the senior Drama award. I graduated from Lee University in July 2004. I now teach Drama and Show choir at Lake Forest. I have enjoyed every moment of my teaching career and look forward to many more. Currently, I am working toward my masters degree from Lincoln Memorial University in Adminstration. I am married to Jennifer Holder Pritchard. We were married on June 13, 1998. We have three little girls, Jennah who is seven and four year old twins named Miah and McKennah. I have been the director of music at Old Pathway Baptist church for the last 14 years where I have attended for 32 years.  Jessica Self (center) is a volunteer assistant with Revolution and the Artistic Director / Stage Manager for the school Musical. She teaches 7th grade Science in Building 8, and LOVES being involved in Revolution. Miss Self is originally from Detroit, MI and is the biggest Michigan Wolverines fan EVER!!! She moved to Cleveland in 1995 and has been here ever since. She started working with show choirs as a sophomore in high school, and has never been able to stop! She's collected over 10 years of theater experience, and loves building sets and making costumes. However, more than anything she loves working with the amazing kids at Lake Forest. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!! Jessie Petersen (right) is a volunteer assistant with Revolution and Co-director of the school Musical. I am so honored to work with Revolution! I am a northern girl that flown south from Pennsylvania/NY. I love it here! I graduated from Bangor Area Senior High School in Bangor, PA in 2001 where I was involved with the show choir, concert choir, madrigals, district multicultural choir, concert and marching band, and performed in many school and community musicals. I graduated from Lee University with a degree in Special Education. Music and performing has always been a great joy of mine and I enjoy teaching others to love it! I am a Special Education and Homebound teacher and this is my 3rd year teaching in the forest. I also get the awesome opportunity of co-directing the musicals at LFMS. I will graduate in December 2008 with my master's degree in Educational Administration from Lincoln Memorial University. In addition to my love of music and theatre, I enjoy learning, hanging out with friends and my LFMS family, being adventurous in the outdoors, and roadtrips! I am so blessed to be a part of this amazing group! |
