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Director of Bands David Hastings is in his tenth year as Director of
Bands at Bands
under his leadership have consistently placed well in marching and concert events. Honors have included the 2002 National
Independence Day Parade in David
currently serves as the Region 2 Chairman for the South Carolina Bands Directors
Association. He is also a member of The Savannah River Winds, a professional Wind
Ensemble comprised mostly of band directors throughout the Central Savannah River Area. As an avid
USC Gamecock fan, David enjoys supporting USC's Football and Basketball teams. He also
enjoys maintaining a busy schedule of trumpet performance, composing and arranging music,
designing marching band drill, cooking, and playing golf. His
affiliations include: Music Educators National Conference, South Carolina Music Educators
Association, The South Carolina Band Directors Association, Who's Who Among American
Teachers, Who's Who in He resides
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Kimberly Woods - Director of Bands Kimberly Woods is in her fourth year as the band director at Leavelle-McCampbell Middle School. She is a 1999 graduate of Pelion High School, where she played in the pit and was drum major of the Pelion Marching Pride. Ms. Woods attended Newberry College where she graduated Magna Cum Laude in May 20004 with a double major in Music Education and Music Theory and minored in Church Music and Mathematics. During college, Ms. Woods was very active in many organizations. In the Scarlet Spirit Marching Band she played in the pit, marched bass drum, and was the drum major. She was a member of the Newberry College Jazz Band, College Singers, Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority, Cardinal Key, and Concert Band. She also served as president of both the Music Educators National Conference Chapter and the music fraternity, Delta Omicron. Ms. Woods has traveled across the Southeast performing with the jazz band in many churches and high schools, and last summer was one of four collegiate solo performers at the Delta Omicron Tri-annual International Conference. She has worked with several high school band including Lower Richland High, Chapin High, and Whitmire Community School. In her spare time, Ms. Woods worked with the Whitmire First Baptist Church as the Minister of Music, assisted with the Mrs. South Carolina America Pageant, and enjoyed assembling puzzles. Derrick Parker - Director of Bands, Shanna Malone - Colorguard Instructor
Johnathan "Fugi" Richards - Battery Instructor Johnathan is currently the percussion coordinator/arranger at Midland Valley High School, a position he has held since 2001. Previous to his current position he was the assistant percussion instructor at Irmo High School and White Knoll High School and also on percussion staff with Drum Corps Associates World Finalist Carolina Gold Drum and Bugle Corps. He has arranged and been a consultant to numerous high school programs across the Southeast. His experience includes performing with the 1999 and 2000 Capital Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps and also performing with the 2001 Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps. Those ensembles were percussion champions in their respective divisons in 2000 and 2001. He was also a member of the University of South Carolina WADSQUAD drumline. Johnathan currently lives in Jackson, SC with his wife and daughter and works as a documentation coordinator for a software company in Augusta, GA Kelli Richards - Front Ensemble Instructor Aaron Smoak - Percussion Tech
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