Band Directors

Crepps
Shannon Crepps
Band Director | Saeger Middle School

Assistant Marching Band Director | Francis Howell Central


Email:  [email protected]

Phone Number:  636-851-5490
 Beginning Band Classes (SMS)

7th & 8th Grade Bands (SMS)
Jazz Band, Jazz Workshop, Pep Band, Spartan Community Band (SMS) 
FHC Woodwind Ensemble (FHC)
Spartan Regiment Marching Band (FHC)


Shannon Crepps has been the Director of Bands at Saeger Middle School and an Assistant Band Director for the Spartan Regiment Marching Band at Francis Howell Central High School since 2006. She teaches in all band classes at Saeger Middle School and also directs the extracurricular groups - Saeger Jazz Band, Saeger Jazz Workshop, Spartan Community Band, and Saeger Spartan Pep Band. At FHC, she serves on the music staff for the Spartan Regiment Marching Band where she works specifically with the woodwind section. She also leads the FHC Spartan Woodwind Ensemble in the winter.

Mrs. Crepps attended Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in May of 2004 and a Master of Arts in Education 2005. She is a National Board Certified Teacher, a 2014 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award recipient, the 2019 Saeger Middle School Teacher of the Year, and a 2021 inductee into the Howell of Fame. She has served the St. Louis Metro District #8 in many roles over the years, and is currently in her third term as the Middle School Concert Band VP. Mrs. Crepps is in her 18th year of teaching, all of which have been in the Francis Howell School District. She holds active memberships in NAfME, MMEA, and Phi Beta Mu. She lives in O’Fallon, Missouri her husband David, who is a Senior Consultant for MasterCard. They have two children, Isaac and Lillian, who are students in the Francis Howell School District.



Messerli
Andrew Messerli
Band Director | Saeger Middle School | Francis Howell Central


Email:  [email protected]
Phone Number:  636-851-5511

7th and 8th Grade Bands (SMS)
 Wind Ensemble (FHC)
Symphonic Band (FHC)
AP Music Theory (FHC)
FHC Brass Ensemble (FHC)
Spartan Regiment Marching Band (FHC)


Andrew Messerli is in his 15th year as the Assistant Director at Francis Howell Central High School/Saeger Middle School. At FHC, he teaches AP Music Theory, directs the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, and serves as the Music Caption Head for the Spartan Regiment Marching Band. Here at Saeger Middle School, Mr. Messerli co-directs the 7th and 8th Grade Bands.

Mr. Messerli holds a Bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University (2005), a Master’s degree from Bowling Green State University (2008), and is a National Board Certified Teacher (2012). He is the principal euphonium for the St. Louis Wind Symphony and co-director of the St. Louis Youth Wind Ensemble. He holds active memberships in MMEA, NAfME, MBA, the National Band Association, Phi Beta Mu, and the American School Band Directors' Association. He lives in O’Fallon, MO with his wife Jenny, who also works for the Francis Howell School District, and their children Ben and Ella.



Griffin

Nathan Griffin
Band Director | Francis Howell Central


Email:  [email protected]
Phone Number:  636-851-4597

Beginning, 7th, and 8th Grade Percussion Ensembles (SMS)
Concert Band (FHC)
Symphonic Band (FHC)
Wind Ensemble (FHC)
Jazz Band & Jazz Ensemble (FHC)
Spartan Regiment Marching Band (FHC)


Nathan Griffin is currently serving in his 15th year as the Director of Bands at Francis Howell Central High School. He leads the Spartan Regiment Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Band, Jazz Lab, Concert Band, A-Band Basketball Band, and co-directs the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band.

At Saeger Middle School, Mr. Griffin leads percussion sectionals for all grade levels and is a regular clinician for the Jazz Band and Jazz Workshop. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he studied with Dr. Julia Gaines. He was named the 2016 Francis Howell Central Teacher of the Year, and was inducted into the FHSD Howell of Fame in 2011. Mr. Griffin holds active memberships in NAfME, MMEA, MOAJE, MBA and Phi Beta Mu. He resides in St. Peters, MO with his wife Brianna, who is also an educator in the Francis Howell School District, and their children, Ryan and Valerie.


Steck

Drew Steck

Band Director |Bryan Middle School

Email:  [email protected]
Phone Number:  636-851-5657

Jazz Band & Jazz Workshop (SMS)
Spartan Community Band (SMS)
FHC Brass Ensemble (FHC)
Spartan Regiment Marching Band (FHC)

Drew Steck joined the music faculty of the Francis Howell School District in 2019. At Saeger Middle School, he co-directs the Saeger Jazz Band, the Saeger Jazz Workshop, and the Spartan Community Band. He serves on the Francis Howell Central Spartan Regiment Marching Band staff working specifically with the brass section. He also co-directs the FHC Spartan Brass Ensemble in the winter.

At Mary Emily Bryan Middle School, Mr. Steck leads the beginning brass classes and co-directs the 7th and 8th Grade Bands. He is also the Jazz Director at Bryan, leading both Blue Jazz Band and the Red Jazz Band. He is a 2016 graduate of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana where he studied trumpet under Allen Miller and jazz under Dr. Matthew Pivec. Before coming to Missouri, he was the 6-12 Director of Bands for Lapel High School and Middle School and then the Director of Bands at Zionsville West Middle School. Mr. Steck is currently serving the St. Louis Metro District #8 as the Middle School Jazz VP. He performs as a regular member of the St. Louis Wind Symphony and maintains active memberships on NAfME, MMEA, and ASBDA. He resides in Kirkwood, Missouri with his wife Mackenzie who is a physician at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital.


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