Lakota Ridge Junior
School Bands
Junior
School Calendar | Private
Lessons | Ridge
Junior School
Eighth Grade Summer Jazz Folder (right click on each song title below and save to your computer)
Performance Schedule for 2008-2009 School Year
Jazz Anyone Parent Info for 2008-2009 Jazz Band
Congratulations,
OMEA District XIII Honor Band Members!
Video
from the December 11 8th Grade Jazz Concert
(featuring Ben Rubinoff)
Parents, do you have any videos
or photos of Ridge band events to share? See
our Photos page to learn
how to create a Kodak Gallery and post your photos
on our site. If you have video posted on Youtube
or other web sites, please send your link to web@lakotawestbands.org.
Lakota Ridge Band Program
The Lakota Ridge band program
consists of 160 7th grade students divided into
three separate band classes. There are 125 8th
grade students in two band classes. Ridge also
has 37 students in 8th grade jazz band during the
first semester and 36 students in 7th grade jazz
band during the second semester. All bands
meet five days a week and are directed by Mrs.
Sherri Voytek and Mr. Brian Botdorf.
Mr. Brian Botdorf received
a bachelor of music degree from Bowling Green State
University and a master of education degree from
Ashland University. He started at Lakota Schools
(East) in the Fall of 2001 and has been at Ridge
since the Fall of 2003. He works with the Ridge
concert bands and jazz bands; assists with the
Lakota West Marching Firebirds; and directs the
all-Lakota trombone ensemble. Previous teaching
experience in Ohio includes Clearview Local Schools,
North Baltimore Local Schools, and Willard City
Schools. Mr. Botdorf teaches private trombone,
baritone and tuba lessons in the evenings. He is
also active in the West Chester Church of the Nazarene's
contemporary combo "Awaken". He lives
in West Chester with his wife, Susan.
Mrs. Sherri Voytek earned
a bachelor of music degree from Ohio University.
She is in her 5th year at Lakota Ridge, where
she enjoys teaching the 7th and 8th grade concert
bands and 7th grade general music. Mrs.
Voytek also assists with the Lakota West Marching
Firebirds. Previously, Mrs. Voytek served
as the high school band director at West Carrollton
High School. In addition, she has taught
at Buckeye Local Schools in Ashtabula, Ohio and
Fort Frye Local Schools in Beverly, Ohio. Throughout
her career, Mrs. Voytek has maintained an active
flute studio. Mrs. Voytek lives in Centerville
with her husband Michael, also a band director,
and their dogs, Riff and Tucker.
