Band Director - juan.rodriguez@mvisd.org - (830) 521-6087 x 6164

Juan Carlos Rodriguez serves as the Head Band Director for Medina Valley High School in Castroville, Texas. With more than 20 years of experience in music education, Rodriguez has built a reputation for developing successful band programs, fostering student achievement, and creating a culture of excellence both on and off the field.

Since joining Medina Valley ISD in 2021, Rodriguez has led the Medina Valley High School Band to UIL Sweepstakes Awards three out of five years, five consecutive years of superior ratings in marching band, and two UIL Area Marching Contest finalist appearances. The program has also consistently earned superior ratings in UIL Concert and Sight-Reading evaluations each year under his leadership.

Before joining Medina Valley ISD, Rodriguez served as a band director and instructional leader throughout Texas, including positions in Harlandale ISD, Brownsville ISD, United ISD, Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD, and George West ISD. Throughout his career, his ensembles have consistently earned UIL Sweepstakes Awards, superior marching ratings, and Area marching appearances across multiple classifications.

Rodriguez earned his Master of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of North Texas and his Bachelor of Arts in Music from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. He remains active in the Texas music education community as a member of the Texas Music Educators Association and as a UIL Certified Concert and Sight-Reading Adjudicator.

Assistant Band Director - marshall.summers@mvisd.org - (830) 521-6087 x 6161

Marshall Summers serves as the Assistant Band Director and Director of Percussion for Medina Valley High School. This will be Mr. Summers' 8th year in education and his 1st in MVISD. 

Mr. Summers has been an active percussionist for over 20 years and is a graduate of O’Connor HS. His senior year he performed at PASIC 2011 in Indianapolis and took home two awards: 2nd place for Original Multi-Tenor Solo and 1st place for Multi-Tenor Ensemble.

Mr. Summers joins us from NEISD where he served as Assistant Band Director/ Percussion Director at MacArthur High School for 4 years. During his time in NEISD Mr. Summers oversaw cirriculum, events, and daily instruction for the percussion section as it pertains to marching and concert band. He also ran an Indoor Drumline group which took 2nd place at TECA State Champinoships in 2024 and was the Director of the Symphonic Band which has received Sweepstakes. Prior to NEISD Summers was the Director of Percussion at Cigarroa High School in Laredo, Texas for three years.

Mr. Summers graduated with a B.M. in Music Education and a certificate in percussion performance from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He studied with Professor Sherry Rubins, Dr. Graeme Francis, and Professor Micheal Mixtacki. He is proficient in many percussion styles such as marching, concert, jazz drum set, and latin percussion by being a member of the Spirit of San Antonio Marching Band, Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, UTSA Indoor, Percussion Ensemble. He is an active member of The Percussive Arts Society, Texas Music Educators Assosiation and Texas Bandmasters Association. 

Assistant Band Director - carlos.navarro@mvisd.org - (830) 521-6087 x 6161

Carlos Navarro is a graduate of the Master of Music in Wind Conducting program at Texas A&M University–Kingsville, where he served as a Graduate Assistant with the university band program and assisted with the Pride of South Texas Javelina Marching Band under the mentorship of Dr. Scott Jones. During his studies, he guest conducted the university’s Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and University Band, while also assisting with undergraduate conducting courses.

As a conductor, Navarro has performed and competed across the United States. In 2023, he performed with the South Texas Saxophone Orchestra at the North American Saxophone Alliance Conference and was later named a semifinalist in the inaugural Tidewater Conducting Competition. He has also served as a conducting fellow with the NewFound Chamber Winds premiering new works with the NewFound Chamber Wind Chamber Ensemble. He also served as an Assistant Conductor with the Texas New Music Festival premiering new works with the Texas New Music Ensemble. 

Navarro currently serves as Assistant Director of Bands at Medina Valley High School, where he conducts the Concert Band, assists with the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, directs the Jazz Band, and helps the Panther Marching Band.

He is also the founder and Artistic Director of the Kingsville Winds and regularly guest conducts with the Heart of Texas Concert Band. Navarro maintains active memberships in the Texas Bandmasters Association and the Texas Music Educators Association and is a member of Tau Beta Sigma and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

Color Guard Director -  mvhspantherguard@gmail.com - (830) 521-6087 x 6161

I was born and raised in Rochester, New York where I began my marching career in 2008. I marched with a group called the Mighty Liberators until 2012 where I then began to march with the Patriots until my age out in 2016. During those years I have been blessed to have won several championships, become WGI regional finalists at numerous regionals, and even finalists at the Winterguard International Championships. 

Once I aged out, I began my teaching career as a tech with the Gates Chili Winterguard in 2016. After a few years I was given the opportunity to relocate to the Big Apple which I couldn’t pass up! 

After a few months in New York City, I began to miss what I loved most which was guard. I then auditioned for the Independent World group Alter Ego where I would spend the next 2 years back doing what I loved. Unfortunately that would end due to the pandemic that hit us in 2020. 

Once the pandemic began to die down in about 2022, I came to visit a friend who introduced me to the colorguard community here in San Antonio where the void of guard in my life was filled once again. I then relocated to San Antonio to worked at Churchill High School. I now currently serve as the Colorguard Director at Medina Valley High School.