BAND STUDENTS FROM FARWELL WHO NOW TEACH MUSIC OR PERFORMS/HAS PERFORMED MUSIC AS A PROFESSIONAL

  • Kyle Howard – Music Teacher
  • Viva (Howard) Anderson – Music Teacher of Children’s Theater/Performer
  • Micah Volz – Music Teacher
  • Shane Mittan – Drummer in North Coast Acadamy/Matt Moore Band
  • William Manley – Drummer in Virginia Beach
  • Danielle Smith – Bluegrass musician

BAND DIRECTORS FROM 1945-2020
  • Harold Collins - 1945 - ?
  • Frank Bagniewski
  • Harold Kelly
  • Tice
  • Frank Piper
  • Leonard Klaasse
  • Brenda Beck
  • Don Brown
  • Kit Odmark - January 1967 - January 1968 (See story below)
  • Don Volz - January 1968 - June 1975
  • Ed Cunningham
  • Roger Bradshaw - Student teacher then hired as Don's Assistant 1975-1976
  • Merlyn Ewbank Bidstrup
  • Connie Miller - 1988-1990
  • Mark Van Hoose - 1990-1992
  • Dave Papenhagen - 1992-1994
  • Karen Nenninger - Fall of 1994 - March 1995
  • Don Volz - March 1995 - June 1996
  • Paul Shimmons - 1996 - Current
  • Seanne Danielak - (Taught 5th-6th Grades with Mr. Shimmons)

DRUM MAJORS
  • 2019-2020 - Jenna Wilkerson and Abbigail Bass
  • 2018-2019 - Montana Shimmons and Jenna Wilkerson
  • 2017-2018 - 
  • 2016-2017 - Jessica Hoberek and Zeke Holley
  • 2015-2016 - Aubree Hooper and Jessica Hoberek
  • 2014-2015 – Maria Murphy and Taylor Helmer
  • 2013-2014 – Tristan Shimmons – Caron White
  • 2012-2013 – Tristan Shimmons – Caron White
  • 2011-2012 – Greg Shimmons, Ashley Gaskill, Travis White
  • 2010-2011 -Larry Marshall – Travis White
  • 2009-2010 -Sara Wilkins – Brandon Ziegler
  • 2008-2009 –
  • 2007-08 –
  • 2006-07 –
  • 2005-06 – Shane Mittan
  • 2004-05 –
  • 2003-04 –
  • 2002-03 –
  • 2001-02 –
  • 2000-01 –
  • 1999-2000 –

Stories from the past

From Kit Odmark Spring -  Who was band director from January, 1967- January 1968 until Don took over. Here's what she says about her experience. " It was interesting how I found the job. I was a junior at CMU and overheard a conversation that one could teach with 2 years of college on a special certificate. I wrote to several school districts within 20 miles of Mt. Pleasant and had the job in Farwell within a week. It was a great experience, helped me financially, ( I think I made $4800 that year) and was able to keep the program together until Don Voltz was hired. I have good memories of that district and my time there."

From Glen Higgins - Don Volz was my teacher a looong time ago... Loved his teaching and enthusiasm... I believe towards the end we had close to 120 band geeks..LOTS OF MEMORIES...