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Band Director, Ms. Kuentz Phone: 397-4962 Ext. 3134 Click Here to Email
Jennifer Kuentz has been the head band director at Rawlinson Middle School since its opening in 2003. Prior to teaching at Rawlinson, she was the assistant band director at Stinson Middle School. Ms. Kuentz is a graduate of John Marshall High School and received her Bachelor’s of Music degree in Trumpet Performance from UTSA. After graduating Ms. Kuentz pursued her first love, playing the trumpet. She has had the privilege to perform extra with the San Antonio Symphony, a member of the San Antonio Brass, San Antonio Municipal Band, etc. She still manages to perform some today! After a few years of performing, Ms. Kuentz then received her Teaching Certification and began teaching at Stinson in 1993. She loves working with and teaching students the love of music that she learned as a beginning trumpet player in middle school. Ms. Kuentz comes from a very large and musical family. Both of her parents taught music in Northside ISD – her father retired as a band director and mother a retired elementary music teacher. Her brother is the head band director at Clark HS. All of her siblings played in the “band”. Even to this day, they all get together during the holidays (now with many additional family members) and play! Ms. Kuentz will be teaching beginning band classes, the A1 Band and Jazz Band. In addition to teaching responsibilities, Ms. Kuentz is also the Region XI Middle School Band Chairperson.
Band Director, Mrs. Rogers Phone: 397-4962 Ext. 3135 Click Here to Email
Mrs. Rogers is currently in her second year at Rawlinson. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Texas Tech University (Go Tech!). Mrs. Rogers has taught private flute lessons for many years, served as a Drill Instructor while in the Goin' Band at Tech, and spent several years teaching flute choir at the Texas Tech Band and Orchestra Camp. She has been playing flute for 13 years, and also plays piccolo, alto sax, percussion, and some trombone and baritone. Having recently been married, Mrs. Rogers lives in San Antonio with her husband, Taft HS Assistant Choir Director Rob Rogers, and their two miniature schnauzers: 3 year old Tobie and 3 month old Charlie. She is a HUGE schnauzer fan! Outside of school Mrs. Rogers loves to cook, arrange music, listen to film scores, and travel. To date, she has been to more foreign countries than she has states! (13 countries to 9 states) She and her husband often play game cube, watch movies, and varied card games. Her absolute favorite food to eat and cook is her dad's flat enchiladas. This year, Mrs. Rogers will be teaching beginning percussion, flutes, double reeds, and low brass in addition to the A2 band. Outside of music, she will be teaching two Skills for Adolescents classes. This promises to be an exciting year for the band program!
Orchestra Director, Mr. Goushey Phone: 397-4962 Ext 3133 Click Here to Email

	Choir Director, Mrs. Cates Phone: 397-4962 Ext. 3131 Click Here to Email

Since the school opened in 2003, Marian Cates has directed the Choral Music program at Ed Rawlinson Middle School. Prior to her tenure at Rawlinson, she was the head director at William Howard Taft HS Vocal Music Department and choral director at Coke R. Stevenson MS. Mrs. Cates is beginning her twelfth year with Northside ISD. In her 25 years of teaching, Mrs. Cates has taught choral music in small and large districts, including Victoria, Hudson (near Lufkin), Garland and Mt. Pleasant. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches and her Master of Arts from the University of North Texas in Denton. Mrs. Cates' choirs are consistent UIL Sweepstakes recipients and Music Festival Best of Class winners. Mrs. Cates serves as a TMAA adjudicator across the state and enjoys being a clinician for choirs, especially in NISD schools. In addition to teaching responsibilities, Cates is currently Region XI Secretary for the seventh term and has been UIL MS/HS Coordinator of Region XI since 2000. She holds a position on the TMEA State Board and the UIL Music Advisory Board. She has served TMEA as MS Choir Coordinator for Region IV and XI. In the world outside of teaching, Mrs. Cates enjoys spending time with her wonderful husband, Tom, of twenty years and their two daughters. Kendra is a UTSA Freshman and Alison is a lively Rawlinson seventh grader. Gir, the best Blue Heeler, rounds out the family. Mrs. Cates teaches two Sixth grade Beginning Choirs, two Intermediate Choirs, Tenor-Bass Choir, Advanced Choir and Liberty Stars, a select ensemble.