Staff
Stephanie Aarons
Director of Bands
saarons@centraliahs.org
Ms. Aarons is an alum of Centralia High School Class of 2012. After graduating Centralia, she attended Eastern Illinois University, where she participated in the Panther Marching Band, Concert Band, Wind Symphony, and Basketball Band. Ms. Aarons graduated from EIU in 2016 with a Bachelors in Music Education. During the summer Ms. Aarons tours and works for the Boston Crusaders, a DCI (Drum Corps International) World Class Drum and Bugle Corps, as the Operations Manager. Ms. Aarons is in her second year of teaching at CHS, after previously teaching at Fairfield Community High School.
Director of Bands
saarons@centraliahs.org
Ms. Aarons is an alum of Centralia High School Class of 2012. After graduating Centralia, she attended Eastern Illinois University, where she participated in the Panther Marching Band, Concert Band, Wind Symphony, and Basketball Band. Ms. Aarons graduated from EIU in 2016 with a Bachelors in Music Education. During the summer Ms. Aarons tours and works for the Boston Crusaders, a DCI (Drum Corps International) World Class Drum and Bugle Corps, as the Operations Manager. Ms. Aarons is in her second year of teaching at CHS, after previously teaching at Fairfield Community High School.
Mikey Beal
Percussion Instructor
Percussion Instructor
Mallory Moyers
Color Guard Instructor
Mallory is from O'Fallon, IL. During her years at O'fallon High School she was highly involved with the O'Fallon Marching Panthers' Color guard, making Grand National Finalist for the first time in 2018. She was also a captain for the color guard. Mallory also participated in the winter guard at O'Fallon. She is currently studying at McKendree University where she is also on the color guard for the McKendree Marching Band.
Color Guard Instructor
Mallory is from O'Fallon, IL. During her years at O'fallon High School she was highly involved with the O'Fallon Marching Panthers' Color guard, making Grand National Finalist for the first time in 2018. She was also a captain for the color guard. Mallory also participated in the winter guard at O'Fallon. She is currently studying at McKendree University where she is also on the color guard for the McKendree Marching Band.
Sandi Sipe
Assistant Color Guard Instructor
Assistant Color Guard Instructor
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Hannah Austin
Choreographer Hannah Austin grew up in Central Illinois. She was introduced to Colorguard in 6th grade and has been spinning since. Hannah marched with the Panther Marching Band while attending EIU. She then started her Winterguard career with Blue Horizon Winterguard (2012-2014), Avidity Independent (2015-2017), and the inaugural year of Bluecoats Indoor (2018). Hannah was directed as well as choreographed for several groups since graduating high school and loves every minute of it. She plans on continuing choreographing, and possibly performing, career for several years. |
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Alex Rademacher
Assistant Instructor Alex Rademacher is a 2014 Alum of Centralia High School. He attended Eastern Illinois University in 2014 to pursue music before switching schools to study Elementary Education. He is currently attending his final year at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where he will graduate in May. He was a part of the Marching Showcase for 4 years, representing the band as a Drum Major for 3 of those 4 years. He also marched in the Panther Marching Band in 2014. This marks Alex’s third year on staff with the Marching Showcase and the Centralia High School Band Program. He hopes to continue to share his passion of music with the students at Centralia High School for years to come and is grateful for the opportunity to work with such hardworking and dedicated students. |
