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Staff
Members
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 Mark Spreen - Director of
Music
 Mr.
Spreen recently completed a one year leave of absence while pursuing a musical
Doctorate. He has since returned and now holds the Director of Music
position recently opened due to David Naumann's retirement.
Spreen is a graduate of the
University of Florida and has completed
graduate courses at
Florida State University and the
University of Miami.
He is a graduate of Riverview High School and is a former Kiltie.
Prior to returning to Sarasota, he directed the Lake
Wales, Keystone Heights and Fernandina High School bands. His bands have
consistently earned "Superior" ratings at the FBA festivals, and have
performed in the National Cherry Blossom Parade, the pre-game and
half-time shows at the Sugar Bowl and many other popular events.
Spreen is a member of the
Florida Bandmasters' Association, and served as the former
District 11
Chairman (2001 - 2002). He is also a member of the
Florida Music Educators'
Association,
Florida Orchestra Association, and the
Music Education National
Conference.
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Norm Vagn - Associate Director of Bands
Mr. Vagn received his Bachelors Degree in Music
Education from
Northern Illinois University in Dekalb,
Illinois. He received his Masters Degree in Wind Conducting from the
University of Kansas.
Vagn’s first ten years of teaching experience was
in McHenry County, which is an hour west of Chicago. He taught for five
years at
Marengo High School and for five years at
Huntley High School.
Norm Vagn is a bass trombonist, piano player and
has had church experience as a keyboardist/vocalist. At
Riverview High School, Mr. Vagn
teaches band, jazz ensemble, orchestra and IB Music. He also advises the
RHS Chapter of Tri M and is a NeXt Generation teacher.
He is a member of the
Florida Music
Educators Association,
Florida Bandmasters Association,
Florida Orchestra
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MaryAnn Naumann - Guard Sponsor
 MaryAnn Naumann has served the Kilties as
Guard Sponsor for several years. She is
a graduate of
S.U.N.Y. College at Buffalo and
S.U.N.Y College at Genesco
with a masters degree in Elementary Education, Advanced Teaching.
Mrs. Naumann
is a former Color Guard
of Iroquois Central School in Elma, New York. She is also a former guard
instructor and choreographer for the Wayland Eagles Marching Band in
Wayland, New York.
In addition to being Guard
Sponsor, Mrs. Naumann
teaches
fifth grade at
Gulf Gate Elementary School.
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Chuck Evans - Percussion Instructor
 Mr. Evans began teaching physics at Riverview High School
in 1998 and also assumed the role of the
Highlander Drum Corps arranger
and percussion director. In addition to teaching Instrumental Techniques I
- IV, he also teaches AP Physics with Calculus and Honors Physics, serves
as the Science Curriculum Coordinator, and serves as the Chairman
of Riverview's School Advisory Council.
Prior to coming to Riverview, Mr. Evans taught Math and
percussion for two years at Wolfson High School in Jacksonville, Florida,
and math and science for one year at Griffin Middle School in Tallahassee.
Throughout the past twelve years, he has also worked as the percussion
instructor, percussion arranger, and marching instructor for 16 different
high schools from Florida, Alabama, and Illinois.
Mr. Evans graduated from Fletcher High School in Neptune
Beach, Florida, and is a 1995 graduate of
Florida State University, where
he majored in Math and Interdisciplinary Science Education, minored in
English, and received his BA degree with honors. In June of 2003, he
received his Masters Degree in Teaching and Learning from
Nova
Southeastern University.
While at Florida State, he served as the percussion
arranger and section leader for "Big 8", the
Marching Chiefs' drumline, and was a member of the
Concert Band,
Symphonic Band, and the
Tallahassee Winds. Mr. Evans is also an alumni member and past officer of
Kappa Kappa Psi, a National Honorary Music Fraternity.
Mr. Evans is currently a member of and an adjudicator for
the Florida Bandmasters' Association, and a member of the
Florida Music
Educator's Association. In addition, he is a performing member of the
Sarasota Pops, and a principal player in the Sarasota Concert Band.
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Charles Quarmby - Adjunct Instructor
 Mr.
Quarmby has served the Kilties as an adjunct instructor for a number of
years. His outstanding credentials include former Director of
Instrumental Music for the
Manatee County School System,
Manatee
Community College,
Miami-Dade &
Brevard Community Colleges. He was
elected to the Florida Bandmasters' "Hall of Fame" in 1991.
Mr. Quarmby is a past president of the
Florida Bandmasters and of the Florida Music Educators.
He has completed more than forty years as an
adjudicator of contest festivals in Florida and the Southeast States. We
thank Mr. Quarmby for his guidance, patience and wisdom.
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Alison Dietz - Highland
Dancer Instructor
 Alison
Dietz is a graduate of the
University of Florida, where she majored in
psychology and minored in dance. She is a graduate of Riverview High
School and is a former Kiltie Color Guard and Highland
Dancer. As
principal dancer, she was the first person under Kay Criner's direction
to perform the sword dance on the drum.
Alison
has been modeling and acting professionally since graduating from the
University of Florida.
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Becky Holahan - Highland
Dancer Instructor
Becky Holahan is a part time instructor for the Highland Dancers and has been teaching at Riverview for four years.
Mrs.
Holahan is also a choreographer, actor and director at
Venice Little
Theatre, and teaches creative drama for young people at the theatre.
Another position she holds is as a puppeteer for F.A.C.E., an organization
which teaches 2nd grade children about disabilities through plays. Mrs.
Holahan's daughter Angela, who graduated in 1993, was a Highland
Dancer.
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We thank the
staff for their dedication and unending support of the RHS music program.¯
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