Monarch PK-8
Louisville, CO
Dan Pinkston is in his fifteenth year as the director of bands at Monarch PK-8 School where he conducts the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade bands and has the privilege of getting to start the 5th Grade beginners at all of the Monarch area elementary schools! Teaching band gives students a lifelong appreciation for music, but it also fosters leadership, creates community, brings students together collaboratively, teaches them creative new ways to solve problems, and has been a lifeline for many students (and adults!) throughout the worst of the pandemic. Mr. Pinkston works hard each and every day to give his students the best experience possible in middle school band and deserves to spend some time on a beach relaxing to recharge and give his students an even better year next year!