DIRECTORS

Director of Bands | Saeger Middle School
Band Director | Francis Howell Central

Email:  shannon.crepps@fhsdschools.org

Phone Number:  636-851-5490

Shannon Crepps has been the Director of Bands at Saeger Middle School and a director for the Spartan Regiment Marching Band at Francis Howell Central High School since 2006. 

She leads all Beginning Band classes at Saeger Middle School and co-directs the Seventh and Eighth Grade Bands.  Mrs. Crepps also directs the extracurricular groups - Saeger Jazz Band, Saeger Jazz Workshop, Spartan Community Band, and Saeger Spartan Pep Band. At Francis Howell Central, she serves as the Music Caption Head for the FHC Spartan Regiment Marching Band. She also assists with the FHC A-Band (Basketball Pep Band) and the Spartan Jazz Lab.

Mrs. Crepps attended Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in May of 2004 and a Master of Arts in Education 2005. She is a National Board Certified Teacher, a 2014 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award recipient, the 2019 Saeger Middle School Teacher of the Year, and a 2021 inductee into the Francis Howell School District’s “Howell of Fame”.  Mrs. Crepps is in her 20th year of teaching, all of which have been in the Francis Howell School District. She holds active memberships in NAfME, MMEA, and Phi Beta Mu. She lives in O’Fallon, Missouri with her husband David, who is a Senior Consultant for MasterCard. They have two children, Isaac and Lillian, who are students in the Francis Howell School District.

Band Director | Saeger Middle School

Band Director | Francis Howell Central

Email:  andrew.steck@fhsdschools.org

Phone Number:  636-851-5511

Drew Steck is in his tenth year of teaching, and third year as one of the band directors at Francis Howell Central High School and Saeger Middle School, where he is privileged to work with all of the 6th-12th grade  musicians in the outstanding Spartan Band program. 

At Francis Howell Central, Mr. Steck co-directs the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Jazz Spartan Jazz Lab.  He is a director of the Francis Howell Central Spartan Regiment Marching Band, where he serves as the Brass Caption Head. He also assists with the FHC A-Band (Basketball Pep Band) in the winter.

At Saeger Middle School, he co-directs the Seventh and Eighth Grade Bands and works with the beginning brass classes.  He also directs the Saeger Jazz Band, Saeger Jazz Workshop, and the Spartan Community Band. 

Mr. Steck is a 2016 graduate of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana where he studied trumpet under Allen Miller and jazz under Dr. Matthew Pivec. Prior to the 2023-2024 school year, Mr. Steck was a Band Director at Mary Emily Bryan Middle School for four years.  Before coming to Missouri, he was the Director of Bands for Lapel High School and Middle School and then the Director of Bands at Zionsville West Middle School. Mr. Steck maintains active memberships on NAfME, MMEA, MOAJE, MBA, ASBDA, and Phi Beta Mu. He resides in Kirkwood, Missouri with his wife Mackenzie who is a physician at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital.

Director of Bands | Francis Howell Central
Band Director | Saeger Middle School

Email:  nathan.griffin@fhsdschools.org

Phone Number:  636-851-4597

Nathan Griffin is currently serving in his 18th year as the Director of Bands at Francis Howell Central High School. He leads the Spartan Regiment Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Band, Jazz Lab, A-Band Basketball Band, and co-directs the Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, and Symphonic Band.

At Saeger Middle School, Mr. Griffin leads percussion sectionals for all grade levels and is a regular clinician for the Jazz Band and Jazz Workshop. At Francis Howell Central, he co-directs the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, and Jazz Band.  Mr. Griffin leads the Francis Howell Central Spartan Regiment Marching Band and the FHC A-Band (Basketball Pep Band).

He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he studied with Dr. Julia Gaines. He was named the 2016 Francis Howell Central Teacher of the Year, and was inducted into the FHSD Howell of Fame in 2011. 

Mr. Griffin holds active memberships in NAfME, MMEA, MOAJE, MBA and Phi Beta Mu. He resides in St. Peters, MO with his wife Brianna, who is also an educator in the Francis Howell School District, and their children, Ryan and Valerie.