Scott Dallas (Instrumental Music) began his teaching career at Lake Central High School in St. John, IN. He was the Assistant Band Director, as well as the Percussion Director from 1995 to 1999. His one and only move brought him to Mt. Vernon Junior High and High School in 1999 where he has been teaching for 12 years. In 2010 Scott took over as Instrumental Music Director for both Mt. Vernon Junior High and Mt. Vernon Senior High School. Scott also has been teaching percussion privately and performing in the Tri State area for over twenty five years and many of his students have gone on to professional music careers of their own around the country.
Kendra Glaser (Visual Arts) is a graduate of Mt. Vernon High School and obtained her Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts and Art Education at the University of Southern Indiana and her Masters of Education from Indiana Wesleyan University. She taught K-12 art and Title I Reading at Grayville, IL for 6 years before returning to MVHS. Glaser teaches the Introduction to Two-Dimensional Art, Advanced Two-Dimensional Art, Drawing, Painting, Three-Dimensional Art and Digital Design courses. Her students have won numerous awards, scholarships and recognitions over the years at local, state, regional and national competitions. She is the sponsor of the MVHS Art Guild and has worked hard to increase student involvement and the numbers of projects the club does throughout the year. She is a member of IPAPA (Indiana Plein Air Painters Association), an Artist Member of the Hoosier Saloon and a member of the National Art Education Association Indiana.
Otis Huddleson (Visual Arts) is a visual art teacher at Mt. Vernon High School and has been at this position for 18 years. He teaches AP Studio Art, Photography, Digital Design, and Visual Communications and has taught Introduction to Two Dimensional Art, Advanced Two Dimensional Art, Painting, and Drawing. He has developed the curriculum of these courses and is presently reconstructing the Photography curriculum, converting from film format to digital format. Each course is based on progressive techniques incorporating a wide variety of modern modes, media, methods, and purposes and applications for lifelong skills, post-secondary majors, and visual communication careers. As an educator to this point, his students have earned 71 visual art scholarships, 74 national awards, and 637 regional awards. He is presently on the school’s Curriculum Committee and has been a member of the Technology Advisory Committee and Tech Prep Committee.
Awards
- Six time top national art department from National Scholastic Art Awards
- Certificate of Accommodation from the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts
- Computer Graphics Grant from the State of Indiana
- Best of the Best national computer graphics award from Lazergraphics, Inc.
Dana W. Taylor (Technical Theatre and Vocal Music) has served as director of Vocal Music at Mt. Vernon Senior High School for twenty-two years. Mr. Taylor holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree and a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting, each from Indiana University (Bloomington, IN). Mr. Taylor is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, United States Institute for Theatre Technology, PLASA (formerly the Entertainment Services and Technology Association) and the Educational Theatre Association. Mr. Taylor contributes articles to Projection Lights and Staging News, Dramatics and Teaching Theatre Magazines and was named Technical Theatre Educator of the Year (2005) by Stage Directions Magazine. In 2006, Mr. Taylor was named Technical Editor of Dramatics and Teaching Theatre magazines. In 2009, Mr. Taylor was named a Distinguished Alumni of the Indiana University “Singing Hoosiers”. In addition to his work at Mt. Vernon, Mr. Taylor is an adjunct faculty member teaching secondary theatre methods at the University of Evansville’s Dept. of Theatre and also serves as a co-chair of the Media Development Committee of The ESTA Foundation.
The Educational Theatre Association named Mr. Taylor as recipient of the 2011 Founders’ Award for significant contributions to theatre education in the United States. Also in 2011, the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana named Mr. Taylor their “Artist of the Year”.
Steve Wilson (Theatre Arts and Mass Media)
Steve Wilson has taught theatre for 32 years. He obtained his BA in theatre and speech communication from SIU-Edwardsville and his master’s from Indiana Wesleyan University. He is the sponsor of Thespian Troupe 982 and previously served on the board of Indiana State Thespians. He has performed in community theatre (where he met his wife Laurie), independent films, and commercials. He worked as an extra in the film A League of Their Own. Mr. Wilson was responsible for starting the technical theatre class at Mt. Vernon Senior High School. He teaches theatre arts classes and television broadcasting. His students produce the daily broadcast on channel 94, the school television station. In addition, he directs the fall play and is the stage director for the school musical.
Teresa Bloodworth (Musical Associate/Accompanist) has a long standing relationship with the vocal and instrumental music departments at MVHS serving as a volunteer accompanist and music coach. Mrs. Bloodworth operates her own piano studio and earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Evansville.