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The EMHS Bands has been a Sweepstakes Band program in each of the past 9 years. This means that each
of the marching band, concert bands and jazz bands are rated as superior. The marching band is open to all EMHS students and
placement in the other performing groups is based on auditions. Excellence is always a sense of pride and
accomplishment for students, school and the community at large. The Bulldog Band members consistently demonstrate excellence
inside and outside the classroom as well as at every performance.
The Booster organization supports over 250 students who participate in the EMHS band programs each
year. These students represent a cross section of the community. And while the school does provide much of the in-classroom
needs, the behind-the-scenes work needed to execute the logistics of the band schedule is borne by the boosters. Every band
program is by definition about these performances. Organizing 250 students and their families requires communication and promotion
to be successful. Music students typically do better in school overall and score among the highest in math and science.
Few high school activities can blend the development skills with education and the arts for the number of students involved
in band. These skills include teamwork, organization, fitness, leadership, responsibility, performance, and creative
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We have an experienced and dedicated group of directors and support staff that strives
to create a supportive and challenging atmosphere. We would like to introduce you to our directors and staff.
Our Directors
Lynn Ann Feroli has been the Director of Bands at Memorial High School since 2001. She directs the
Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and the Marching Band as well as assisting with eighth grade band and sixth grade beginning band
classes at Cimarron Middle School. Ms. Feroli is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, receiving her Bachelor in
Music Education and Master in Music. Ms. Feroli has served in various offices as a Central Oklahoma
Directors' Associaton (C.O.D.A.) member. She has also served as a clinician and adjudicator. Other professional
affiliations include MENC, OMEA, IAJE, and OBA. She resides in Edmond with her husband, Sean, son Harrison and their
dog, Hailee.
John Smith has taught in the Edmond School District for 25 years. He is an Assistant Director at Edmond Memorial
where his duties include assisting Marching Band and serving as Co-Director of the Symphonic Band. He is also Director
of the seventh grade band at Cimarron Middle School, teaches the sixth grade beginner classes and assists with the eighth
grade band. His education includes a Bachelor in Music Education from the University of Central Oklahoma and Master
in Music Education from Indiana University.
Mr. Smith plays the trumpet for the Henderson Hills Baptist Church Orchestra and the Southern Nazarene Univeristy Metropolitan
Orchestra. He lives in Edmond with his wife, Grace, also a teacher and musician. They have one daughter, Andrea.
Andrew Brooks is in his twelfth year of teaching and his third in Edmond. He has taught in Choctaw, Guthrie, and
at Carl Albert High School in Midwest City. He continues to play drumset for several jazz groups in and around the Oklahoma
City area and is the director for the 145th Army National Guard Band Jazz Ensemble. His new book, Beginning Drumset
for the Intermediate Snare Drummer, will be published in the fall. Andy resides in Edmond with his wife, Amy.
Kevynn Sanford is in her fifth year of teaching and her third year in the Edmond Public School System. She directs
the Concert Band at Edmond Memorial, assists with the Bulldog Marching Band, assists at all five Edmond Middle Schools, and
teaches beginning trumpet and flute at Central Middle School. Prior to teaching in Edmond, Ms. Sanford taught at Noble
Middle School in Noble, Oklahoma. A native of Edmond, Ms. Sanford is a graduate of Edmond Santa Fe High School where
she was valedictorian, a member of the All-OMEA Band and recipient of the State Superintendent's Award for Arts Excellence.
She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Oklahoma City University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude, was
named "Outstanding Student in Music Education", and "Most Outstanding Senior Woman" from the Bass School
of Music. She is a member of OMEA, MENC, Sigma Alpha Iota, and the honor societies Pi Kappa Lamba, Alpha Chi and Phi
Kappa Phi.
Kevin McDonald
Veronica Johnson
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Edmond Memorial High School
This website is maintained by an individual band supporter for the purpose of providing timely information to those who
are interested in the band and its activities. Occasionally information may be presented that is provided by the band director
or members of the Band Booster Board and that information will be so noted. Some comments and information presented here may
not solely reflect the views of the Board, the Directors, or the District, and as such, my be of personal opinion of the owner
of the website.
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