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Stephanie Grote (Acworth, GA) Stephanie Grote is the Assistant Band Director at Durham Middle School in Acworth, Georgia. Mrs. Grote previously served as an Assistant Band Director in Austin, Texas from 2010 to 2018. Mrs. Grote also taught at Canyon Ridge Middle School from 2010 to 2012 and at Vandegrift High School from 2012 to 2018. While at Vandegrift, Mrs. Grote was responsible for teaching the Symphonic Winds and Concert Band 2, as well as assisting with the award-winning Marching Band.
Mrs. Grote graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Texas in 2010, where she enjoyed serving as drum major of the Green Brigade Marching Band. Additionally, Mrs. Grote enjoyed performing on trumpet in the North Texas Wind Symphony under the direction of Eugene Migliaro Corporon.
An active participant in Drum Corps International, Mrs. Grote performed with the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps between 2007 and 2009. She served as Drum Major during the 2008 and 2009 seasons. She was the first female head Drum Major in SCV’s over 50 year history. In 2009, she was the recipient of the Jim Jones Leadership Award, which is given annually to one world class drum major by the DCI Hall of Fame.
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