Hi!  I’m Mrs. Schweihs

I grew up on the beach in Maine, and started playing saxophone in 6th grade.  I switched to tenor sax in 7th grade, and have been exploring and collecting various band instruments ever since!  I completed my bachelors degree at Northwestern (go Cats!), and Masters at NIU.     I started teaching in 1991, and have been teaching 5th grade band in D200 since 1998.   (Yea…  that is definitely before you were born- haha!).  Since 2019, I am also the Assistant Band Director at Woodstock North High School.    For 11 years, earlier in my Woodstock career, I was also the pit orchestra director for the High School spring musicals.  

I live in Crystal Lake with my husband Mike, my son Nick, and our pup Toby!  Much of my spare time is spent playing with a group called  “The Hurricane Saxophone Quartet.”  And, in the summers, love performing with the Woodstock City Band.  

I love everything about teaching beginners, and look forward to sharing my love of “everything BAND” with a new crop of students this year.  

I can’t wait to meet you soon!

Feel free to email me any questions might have!

Band Director at Mary Endres, Dean Street, Westwood, Greenwood, and Olson Elementary

Assistant Band Director Woodstock North High School
dschweihs@wcusd200.org