Joe Ferguson is in his third year as Director of Bands at Statesboro High School. Prior to coming to Statesboro, he served as Director of Bands for the Evans County (GA) School system in 2006; he has taught Middle School Band at Newberry Middle School in Newberry, SC and at Leavelle McCampbell Middle School in Graniteville, SC - where he also served as an Assistant Director at Midland Valley High School in Graniteville, SC. During his tenure at Leavelle McCampbell Middle, he created the Leavelle McCampbell Wind Ensemble, an elite group of 7th and 8th grade students who repeatedly performed advanced high school literature to the delight of audiences and adjudicators across the state. The school also received the South Carolina Band Director's Association's Outstanding Performance Award in 2004 for attaining excellence in all areas of band performance. While assisting at Midland Valley, the "Pride of the Valley" Marching Band received numerous accolades, winning the South Carolina Lower State Marching Championship in 2003, and representing the State of South Carolina in the 2002 National Independance Day Parade in Washington, D.C. Believing in the importance of being a well-rounded musician, Mr. Ferguson continues to shape his academic and practical experiences to include all aspects of music, from its creation to its teaching and performance. He holds 2 academic degrees: a Bachelor of Music (emphasis in Music Education) from the University of South Carolina, and the Master of Music Degree (emphasis in Music Theory and Composition) from Georgia Southern University. During his graduate studies at Georgia Southern, he served as a Graduate Assistant for the GSU Music Department. He is in constant demand as an arranger for marching bands across both Georgia and South Carolina, and hopes to someday publish both marching band arrangements and original compositions for concert band. A true musician at heart, Mr. Ferguson still enjoys performing. He currently plays with the O.A.S.I.S. community band in Statesboro, GA each spring, and frequentlty serves as a substitute Section Horn / Assistant Principal Horn with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra (Hilton Head Island, SC). His past performing positions have included Principal Horn with the Statesboro-Georgia Southern Symphony, Principal Horn in the Georgia Southern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Section Horn with the Savannah River Winds, and Section Horn with the Aiken Community Band. He has performed with groups overseas in cities across Italy, Austria, and Germany as part of a concert tour with Georgia Southern University in 2005; and performed in concert with Blood Sweat and Tears and Don McLean with the Hilton Head Symphony in Hilton Head Island, SC in 2006. Influential teachers include Stephanie Furry (horn), Michael Braz (composition), Ron Davis (Euphonium), Robert Pruzin (horn), and Sam Douglas (composition). Influential composers include Alan Silvestri, David Holsinger, Robert W. Smith, Jerry Goldsmith, Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Mitsuda, Danny Elfman, and John Williams. His 'non-musical' hobbies include mad science, animals, baseball, swimming, cycling, woodworking, and computers. Mr. Ferguson and his wife Ashley live in Statesboro with their 2 dogs, 1 cat, and a foster Guinea Pig. Education: Publications / Presentations:
Statesboro High School does not have an Assistant Band Director for the 2009-2010 School Year.
We're delighted to bring Mr. Eddie Frazier in as our "official" Band Announcer. Mr. Frazier has been the voice of the SHS Band beginning with the 2008 field show Thriller 25. Mr. Frazier currently serves as the chair of the Fine Arts Department at Statesboro High School, where he also teaches Drama, Advanced Drama, and Acting classes. Mr. Frazier is also a classically trained vocalist, frequently performing in school and local productions around the Statesboro Area. Drama Troupes under his direction continue to receive accolades at the regional and State level, including a 1st place finish in 2008 at the Region 1-Act Play festival for his direction of the play Wit. We hope to post more information on Mr. Frazier's accomplishments in the coming weeks.
Ashley Ferguson is currently serving her third year as an Auxilliaries Director at Statesboro High. Mrs. Ferguson has over 18 years' training in ballet, tap, jazz, and contemporary dance, and has performed on stage and on the football field as a member of the Newberry High School Visual Ensemble, the Mars Hill College Auxilliary, and the Georgia Southern University Colorguard. Her choreography frequently pulls from her experiences with performance in a variety of styles from classical ballet to hip-hop, and include equipment ranging from ribbons and flags to weapons (sabre, rifle, etc.) As a performer, she won critical acclaim in regional in a variety of musicals and community theater productions, including the lead role in a local recreation of the musical Annie. Ashley has worked with the Pre-K and CCAE programs at Statesboro High School in the 2008-2009 school year; beginning with the 09-10 school year, she will serve as Adjunct Faculty with Ogeechee Technical College, serving as the On-Site Facilitator for Joint Enrolled Students at Statesboro High School. During the school day, she works with SHS students to help them get a head start on their career goals through the excting opportunities offerred by our school's partnership with OTC. After school, she assists the band with administrative tasks as well as working with the SHS Band Auxiliary. She also serves as choreographer for many school events, and has worked with the SHS Show Choir and assisted on Fine Arts Department productions. Mrs. Ferguson enjoys cooking, travel, cycling, and reality TV. She is married to Joe Ferguson, Director of Bands at Statesboro High School. They celebrate their second anniversary on July 3, 2009. Education:
We are once again very fortunate to have the extremely talented John Gleissner working with us! Mr. Gleissner is a graduate of Statesboro High School, and has worked with the SHS Drum Line throught out his collegiate career at Georgia Southern University. Mr. Gleissner recently graduated from GSU with a Bachelor's in Music Education, and plans to begin his teaching career in the near future. We will post more information on Mr. Gleissner soon. Education:
We currently have no student teacher assigned to Statesboro High School; we usually host Georgia Southern students in the Spring of each academic year. When we receive information about our next Student Teacher, we will post it here.
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