33. Continuing professional development and more with Jessie Ahuama-Jonas, Centennial High School

Ms. Jessie Ahuama-Jonas is in her fifteenth year
of teaching Orchestral music and is the current Director of
Orchestras at Centennial High School in Roswell Georgia.  A
product of the Fulton County School system, Ms. Ahuama-Jonas
started taking viola performance seriously in the eighth grade,
eventually earning positions with, the Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra's Talent Development Program, the Atlanta Symphony
Youth Orchestra, , and Fulton County Middle and High School Honor
Orchestras, and a camper at the Interlochen Arts Camp in
Interlochen Michigan.


Ms. Ahuama-Jonas received her Bachelor's degree of Music
Education from The Frost School of Music at the University of
Miami, and her Master’s degree of Music Education from Boston
University. Ms. Ahuama-Jonas began teaching middle school
orchestra in 2007 and has accomplished musical success with her
orchestras. Ms. Ahuama-Jonas has taught in the Fulton County
Schools System and the Duval County School System in
Jacksonville, FL. She and her orchestras have attended the
Georgia and Florida Music Educators’ Association’s Large Group
Performance Evaluations since 2008, receiving Superior ratings
for twelve consecutive years, and has had students participate in
Georgia and Florida All-State Middle School Orchestras, district
honor orchestras and Solo and Ensembles, with superior results
and high representation of musical excellence.


As a 2016-2017 Teacher of the Year, Ms. Ahuama-Jonas, believes in
the importance of quality music education and believes music
education should be readily accessible and enjoyable for all
students no matter their personal circumstances and situations.​


In her spare time, Ms. Ahuama-Jonas loves to perform, and is an
avid concert goer of all music. She is a member of the Atlanta
Community Symphony Orchestra, and currently performs in the music
ensemble East West Strings. She loves sports (especially
football, Atlanta Falcons and University of Miami football
respectively), staying physically active by playing volleyball,
basketball and weight training, knitting, and reading.


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