Jeff DuBose - Director of Fine Arts/Director of Bands.  Mr. DuBose is a 1978 graduate of Malakoff High School.  In High School, Mr. DuBose was Drum Major and a three year member of the TMEA All State Symphonic Band of which he was the Principal Trombone two years.  He was also a three year First Division winner at the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest and named Outstanding Performer on Trombone his Junior and Senior years.  In 1977-78 he was named to the McDonalds All American Band and performed with the Band in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.  His private teacher in High School was Dr. Neill Humfeld of East Texas State University.

Mr. DuBose attended the University of Texas at Austin and Graduated in 1983.   During his time at UT he was a member of the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Trombone Choir and the UT Jazz Orchestra.  He was a solo performer with the UT Symphony in 1981 and the Wind Ensemble in 1983.  His trombone teacher at UT was Mr. Donald Knaub.

Mr. DuBose is now working on his 26^th year as a Texas High School Band Director and has been a Head Band Director 21 years in Class 2A, 3A and 4A.  During that time he has served as an Assistant in Fredericksburg and Head Band Director in Cross Roads, Luling, Industrial, Santa Fe, Flour Bluff and now in Mabank.  At Industrial High School, his bands made appearances at the State Marching Contest in 1995, 1997, 1998 and were finalists in 1997.  The Industrial Band was also named the TMEA Honor Band Award Winner in 1998 and performed at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio that same year.  They were also ATSSB Outstanding Performance Winner in 1997.  Mr. DuBose was named Director of Bands at Santa Fe High School in 1998.  The Santa Fe High School Band went on to make the State Marching Contest in 1999 and 2001.  As well as U.I.L. Sweepstakes award winners all 3 years.  In Flour Bluff (Corpus Christi), the Band was a consistent winner in U.I.L. and in 2006 all six competing bands received a First Division in their U.I.L. Concert Performances.  Also in 2006, the Wind Ensemble was named Outstanding Overall Performance at the Big D Classic in Dallas. 

Jeff Johnson - Assistant Band Director.

Aaron Williams - Assistant Band Director.  Mr. Williams is a 2005 graduate of Rio Vista High School. In High School, he was drum major and President of the Tri-M Music Honor Society. He was also a member of the Bands of America National Honors Marching Band in the Tournament of Roses Parade. Mr. Williams is a recent graduate of Northwestern State University located in Natchitoches, Louisiana.  As a Music Education major, Mr. Williams was a member of the Spirit of Northwestern, the Wind Ensemble, and the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony.  He served as President of the NSU chapter of the Music Educators National Conference and Founding President of the Natchitoches-Northwestern Horn Society.  Mr. Williams received several awards and recognition in his undergraduate work including one for premiering an original composition for Horn Choir at the International Horn Symposium in Denver, CO. (2008) At Northwestern, he studied under Dr. Kristine Coreil, grand-student of the great Philip Farkas.

Mr. Williams is working on his second year of teaching and is the director of the Jr. High Symphonic Band and assists with the High School and Junior High Bands in addition to working with High Brass students at Mabank Intermediate School.

Mr. Williams professional affiliations include Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Association of Texas Small School Bands, Music Educators National Conference, Kappa Delta Pi Educational Fraternity and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Fraternity. Mr. Williams resides in Dallas, TX. Mr. Williams is a member of First Presbyterian Church of Athens where he sings in the Chancel Choir, Men's Chorus and performs with the FPC of Athens Handbell Choir.

Rachel Scotchmer - Junior High Director.  She is new to this position in Mabank but is starting her 27th year of teaching. Her directing responsibilities include administrating the Junior High band program, conducting the Mabank Jr. High Wind Ensemble, and assisting with the High School bands, Jr. High Symphonic Band, Jr. High Concert Band, and Beginner band classes at Mabank Intermediate.

Previous to Mabank, Mrs. Scotchmer was the Athens Middle School Head Director for six years. Under her direction the Athens MS Symphonic Band has received Superior ratings from the U.I.L. Concert and Sight-reading as well as receiving the U.I.L. Sweepstakes award in 2007, a first in the history of the school. The Athens MS Symphonic Band was also awarded the ATSSB. 2007 Outstanding Performance Series CC March State Winner. The Athens MS Symphonic Band continued to receive Superior Awards and named as a State Finalist in the OPS for the rest of her tenure in Athens I.S.D. Prior to teaching in Athens, Mrs. Scotchmer taught for eleven years in Humble I.S.D., six of those years at Kingwood Ninth Grade as Director of the Freshman Band and assistant with the Kingwood HS band program, and the remaining five years as Assistant Director at Riverwood Middle School. During her tenure at Humble I.S.D. Mrs. Scotchmer’s bands received consistent U.I.L. Sweepstakes Awards as well as Superior ratings and Best in Class awards from several festivals. Early teaching years were three years in Newton I.S.D. and five years in Colmesneil I.S.D. She received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Sam Houston State University. While at SHSU she studied oboe with Louis Ruttenberg. She was also a member of the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band under the direction of Dr. Ralph Mills.

Her professional affiliations include Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Association of Texas Small School Band, and Texas Music Adjudicators Association. She and her husband Mark have two wonderful sons, Daniel and Joseph. The Scotchmers reside in Athens and are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Athens.

Donna Hicks - Intermediate School Director

Marsha Sanchez - Fine Arts Secretary.

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