Mr. Shousha is the Band and Choir Director at La Mesa Jr. High School in Santa Clarita, CA where he teaches Beginning Band, Intermediate Band, Advanced Band, Choir, and Jazz Band. He feels fortunate to serve over 200 students and their families as they participate in these transformative experiences. Mr. Shousha is proud to teach at La Mesa because of its incredible team of educators, administrators, and support staff. He firmly believes in the importance of music in a well-rounded and comprehensive education and is committed to developing students into persistent and tenacious learners through the vehicle of an excellent music ensemble experience.

Mr. Shousha earned his bachelor's degree in music, magna cum laude, from California State University, Northridge, studying music education, where he was the principal saxophonist of the CSUN Wind Ensemble and led the National Association for Music Education Collegiate Chapter as President. While at CSUN, he earned several prestigious awards, including the Ella Fitzgerald Memorial Scholarship, the Mary Louise Reilly Music Education Scholarship, and the Outstanding Student award in Music Education. He was also selected by his peers for Outstanding Student awards in both the Wind Ensemble and the Wind Symphony. After graduating, Mr. Shousha went on to earn his teaching credential in K-12 Music from CSUN where he had the privilege of studying under an excellent faculty of master teachers.

Mr. Shousha is an active member of the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association, the California Band Directors Association, the California Music Educators Association, and the National Association for Music Education and has presented at the California All-State Music Education Conference several times. He is a vocal advocate for the transformative power of music education and looks forward to welcoming new students to his classroom every August!

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