NAME:
Jon McPhail and Megan Wike
SCHOOL:
C.D. Fulkes MS
CLASS:
Band 6-8
SCHOOL PHONE:
512-428-3197-McPhail and 512-428-3196 - Wike
Mr. McPhail is originally from Rhode Island. He started college at the
University of Rhode Island and finished at University of North Texas. Mr.
McPhail has taught as a private lesson teacher in Frisco, Keller and
Carollton-Farmers Branch ISDs and has been a band director in Venus and
Temple ISDs before coming to RRISD. He has over twenty former students who
are now also band directors or music majors at major universities throughout
the US. His wife, Stacy, is currently working on a masters in counseling
psychology and his four great pyrenees and one golden retreiver are
currently shedding hair all over the house.
Mrs. Wike is from Katy, Texas. Music has always been a focal part of her
life. When she was in elementary and junior high school, she took ballet and
piano lessons. In 6th grade she started playing the clarinet and has loved it
ever since then! She attended the University of Houston for her bachelors
degree in music education and clarinet performance and the University of
Miami for her masters degree in clarinet performance. She has taught private
clarinet lessons for many years and currently plays with the Austin Community
Orchestra. Mrs. Wike got married on January 9th this year to her husband,
Chris, who is an attorney and a percussionist. They have a Brittany puppy
named Bess who is full of energy and very smart! Mrs. Wike loves to run and
be outside. She's excited about her first year at C.D. Fulkes - Go Lizards!!!
Our wish for our band students is to learn about music and develop a love
for music like we did in middle school band. We want them to keep music
throughout their lives and hopefully keep playing their instrument well into
adulthood. We want a band that they are proud to say they are a part of, a
band that the school is proud of, and a band that the parents and community
are proud of. Band is more about commitment and dedication than it is notes
on a page. If we strive to meet these goals, the music part will take care
of itself.