Website Updated 5/15/2023
A message from the President-Elect, Sarah Ray:
Hello WCMMEA Music Teachers,
On Saturday, January 28th at 7:45AM, please join us for breakfast and our annual WCMMEA Business meeting held in the Island Room at Margaritaville.
We will be voting on a few updates to our WCMMEA Constitution and we have attached them for you to view prior to the meeting. Please visit the following link to view the proposal.
Your President Elect,
Sarah Ray
sray@warrensburgr6.org
On Saturday, January 28th at 7:45AM, please join us for breakfast and our annual WCMMEA Business meeting held in the Island Room at Margaritaville.
We will be voting on a few updates to our WCMMEA Constitution and we have attached them for you to view prior to the meeting. Please visit the following link to view the proposal.
Your President Elect,
Sarah Ray
sray@warrensburgr6.org
Important Information! Please Read:
In order to ensure that students in the West Central (WC) district are afforded every educational experience possible, the WC District board met on August 31, 2022 and voted to suspend the adopted All District Band and Jazz Band policies and procedures. The Board has begun construction of an alternative audition scenario for member institution(s) that will be competing in the Bands of America Grand National Event which coincides with the WC All District Band auditions on November 12th, 2022. Information on the updated audition procedures will be forthcoming as soon as possible.
-Sara Summers, WCMMEA President
In order to ensure that students in the West Central (WC) district are afforded every educational experience possible, the WC District board met on August 31, 2022 and voted to suspend the adopted All District Band and Jazz Band policies and procedures. The Board has begun construction of an alternative audition scenario for member institution(s) that will be competing in the Bands of America Grand National Event which coincides with the WC All District Band auditions on November 12th, 2022. Information on the updated audition procedures will be forthcoming as soon as possible.
-Sara Summers, WCMMEA President
Welcome to the West Central District!
All directors (vocal and instrumental) please register with our district so we can get information to you!
All events (JH & HS) are $10 beginning in 2022-2023
2022-2024 Officers
President: Sara Summer (Marshall) wcmmeapresident@gmail.com
President-Elect: Sarah Ray (Warrensburg) sray@warrensburgr6.org
Past-President: Charity Schupp (Oak Grove) cshupp@ogr6.org
Secretary/Treasurer: Sarah Cook (Lafayette Co) cooksa@huskersk12.org
5/6 Honor Choir VP: Keaton Denney (Warrensburg) wcmmeachoir56@gmail.com
JH Honor Choir VP: Kiersten White (Lexington) wcmmeajrhonorchoir@gmail.com
9/10 Choir Coordinator: Chad Ray (Warrensburg) cray@warrensburgr6.org
District Choir VP: Heather Martin (Lone Jack) hmartin@lonejackc6.org
JH Honor Band VP: Max Meigel (Smith-Cotton) westcentralmshonor@gmail.com
District Band VP: Jacquelyn Starr (Warrensburg) wcmmeahonorband@gmail.com
District Band VP Elect: Katie Klinksick (Rich Hill) kklinksick@richhill.k12.mo.us
District Jazz VP: Drew Fischer (Smith-Cotton) wcmmea.jazz@gmail.com
District Orchestra VP: Derek Twombly (Odessa) wcmmeahonororchestra@gmail.com
Mentoring Chair: Kelly Reuther (Lafayette Co) wcmmeamentor@gmail.com
College Representative: Dr. Chris Kindle (State Fair Community College) ckindle3@sfccmo.edu
Technology Chair: Avery Mather (Sedalia) wcmmeatech@gmail.com
President-Elect: Sarah Ray (Warrensburg) sray@warrensburgr6.org
Past-President: Charity Schupp (Oak Grove) cshupp@ogr6.org
Secretary/Treasurer: Sarah Cook (Lafayette Co) cooksa@huskersk12.org
5/6 Honor Choir VP: Keaton Denney (Warrensburg) wcmmeachoir56@gmail.com
JH Honor Choir VP: Kiersten White (Lexington) wcmmeajrhonorchoir@gmail.com
9/10 Choir Coordinator: Chad Ray (Warrensburg) cray@warrensburgr6.org
District Choir VP: Heather Martin (Lone Jack) hmartin@lonejackc6.org
JH Honor Band VP: Max Meigel (Smith-Cotton) westcentralmshonor@gmail.com
District Band VP: Jacquelyn Starr (Warrensburg) wcmmeahonorband@gmail.com
District Band VP Elect: Katie Klinksick (Rich Hill) kklinksick@richhill.k12.mo.us
District Jazz VP: Drew Fischer (Smith-Cotton) wcmmea.jazz@gmail.com
District Orchestra VP: Derek Twombly (Odessa) wcmmeahonororchestra@gmail.com
Mentoring Chair: Kelly Reuther (Lafayette Co) wcmmeamentor@gmail.com
College Representative: Dr. Chris Kindle (State Fair Community College) ckindle3@sfccmo.edu
Technology Chair: Avery Mather (Sedalia) wcmmeatech@gmail.com
2023-2024 Dates and Location
District Choir & 9/10 Honor Choir
- Auditions (11th & 12th Grade): Saturday, September 16 (Pleasant Hill High School)
- Performance (District Choir-State Auditions/Treble Choir/9th & 10th Honor Choir): Saturday, October 21 (Oak Grove High School)
- Registration Deadline: Friday, October
- Performance: Saturday, November (University of Central Missouri)
- Registration Deadline: Friday, February
- Performance/Rehearsal: Saturday, March at 3:00pm (University of Central Missouri)
- Auditions: Saturday, November 11 (Warrensburg High School)
- State Band Auditions: Saturday, December 2 (Columbia-Hickman High School)
- Performance: Friday, January 6-Saturday, January 7 (University of Central Missouri)
- Auditions: Saturday, November 11 (Warrensburg High School)
- State Jazz Band Auditions: Saturday, December 2 (Columbia-Hickman High School)
- Performance: Friday, January 12 (Warrensburg High School) and Saturday, January 13 (Smith-Cotton High School)
- Weather Date: January 20
- Auditions: Saturday, November 11 (Warrensburg High School)
- Performance: Saturday, January 13 (State Fair Community College)
- Weather Date: January 20
- Nominations: Friday, November
- Performance: Saturday, December (Smith-Cotton Junior High)