Meet The Teachers!

Mrs. Boyette has been teaching for 14 years and is in her 8th year at Harvard Junior High. She was born and raised in Southern California. Why would she ever leave that state? To attend a speciality music college in Chicago, Illinois. She earned a bachelor's degree in Music Education from VanderCook College of Music in 2007. In 2011, she received a masters' degree in Music Education online through Boston University. She now lives in Wonder Lake, Illinois with her husband Steve who is a video game designer and her weird and wonderful cat, Grandma Kitty.

Erika Coffer is awesome. Mrs. Coffer is the 5th grade band director at Jefferson Elementary school. She also teaches Cadet band a frequently assist with the the Junior High Bands. She is originally from McHenry, Illinois. She went to VanderCook College of Music where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Music Education in 2006. She served as the Director of Children's Ministry at Christ United Methodist Church in Rockford, Illinois from 2009-2014. She is excited to work with the band students in Harvard. She lives in Harvard with her husband, Korey, and 4 children, Melody, Coletrane, Coda, and Aria.