Band Director: Kevin Massey
Mr. Massey is currently in his sixth year at North High School. He is the director of the marching band, Jazz I, and varsity concert band. He also teaches individual lessons and jazz improvisation class. Massey graduated from North High School in 1991, where he studied under North’s legendary band director, Larry Kisor. He graduated from the University of South Dakota with his bachelor’s degree in music education and master’s degree in music performance. Kevin taught 5th and 9-12th instrumental music in the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn school district for two years, and his jazz band won the 2000 class 1A Iowa Jazz Championships. Massey then taught five years at Bishop Heelan Catholic High School before moving to his alma mater. Massey’s performance experience includes: The Sioux City Jazz Orchestra, Sioux City Municipal Band, Impressions Jazz Quintet, Guntren Jazz Quintet, Sioux City Rockestra, Whiskey Creek Brass, LeMars Municipal Band, Tri State Brass, Jubilation, Mearl Lake Orchestra, The Living Christmas Tree Orchestra, The Okoboji Gong Show Orchestra, The Prairie Cats, and the North West Iowa Big Band. Kevin and his wife Christine, who is also a music teacher, have three children: Joshua, Jacob, and Julianna.

Assistant Band Director: Mark Henderson
Mark Henderson is a 1998 North High graduate who is finally came home after ten years. He teaches freshman concert band and Jazz Too. As a student at North High School, Mr. Henderson experienced band with Larry Kisor, Brad Mitchell, and Kevin Linder. While at North High, his accomplishments include being a two year all-state member on french horn, a four year member of the Northwest Iowa Honor band on french horn, an all-state jazz band member his senior year on trombone, and a three year member of Jazz Band One on trombone. Mr. Henderson received his B.M.E. from the University of Northern Iowa where he attended with individual french horn and jazz trombone scholarships. While going through UNI, Mr. Henderson fulfilled his student teaching requirement at Kentridge High School in Kent, WA just outside of Seattle. His first full-time teaching job was in the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn School District as a middle school director for two years. He then spent one year as the head director at Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs, IA and then returned to Sioux City where he was a substitute teacher for two years. Mr. Henderson regularly performs in Sioux City Rockestra, the Siouxland All-America Band, the Sioux City Municipal Band, the Sioux City Jazz Orchestra, and other various ensembles around Sioux City. Many people also know Mr. Henderson as an avid rock climber, and in his leisure time he often times can be found downtown climbing the indoor rock wall in the old auditorium.

Marching Band Staff:
April Netley, Color Guard/Artistic Director