Staff

Mr. Chad Rose – Sheridan High School – Director of Bands

Chad Rose is entering his fourth year as the instrumental music instructor at Sheridan High School. At Sheridan HS he leads the Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Pep Bands and Percussion Ensemble.

Mr. Rose has spent 25 years teaching in Wyoming.  After beginning his career serving Wind River High School, Burns High School, and Tongue River High School in various music teaching and coaching capacities, Chad joined his brother at Buffalo High School where he taught 8-12 Band and Choir.  While teaching at Buffalo High School in 2006, Buffalo was recognized as one of the “Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America” by NAfME and NAMM.  The Buffalo ensembles, which included the 120 member Bison Marching Band, competed successfully throughout Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota, and California.

Previous to his time in Sheridan, Mr. Rose taught in Worland, teaching 6-12 Band and Choir and serving as the Head Golf Coach. During his time there, Marshazz (jazz choir) competed in the Reno Jazz Festival, and many members were selected to the All-State and All-Northwest Jazz Choirs. While working with the Black Thunder Marching Band, they re-established their position as the premier 3A Marching Band in Wyoming while having the most selections to the All-State, All-Northwest, and All-National honor ensembles in their classification. 

In 2017, Chad received the Master Teacher award from Washakie County School District. In 2019, he was recognized by the Wyoming Chapter of Phi Beta Mu for their Bandmaster of the Year Award. Mr. Rose was selected at a Quarter-Finalist for the Grammy Educator of the Year Award by the Grammy Foundation in 2019, 2020, and 2023. In 2022, he represented Sheridan High School in the Tournament of Roses Parade as he marched in the Saluting America's Band Directors Marching Band.  Also in 2022, School Band & Orchestra Magazine recognized Mr. Rose as one of their 50 Directors Who Make a Difference.  He was recognized by the Wyoming Jazz Educators as the Jazz Educator of the Year in 2024.  In addition, he has been a 6-time conference coach of the year in Golf, with 6 conference championships and 3 state runner-up finishes.  He has also previously coached Basketball, Football, and Soccer.

Mr. Rose grew up in a musical family. His parents, Randy and Debbie, taught band, choir, and general music in Wyoming for 35 years in the Niobrara County School District in Lusk. His brother serves as the Director of Bands at Kelly Walsh High School, the Managing Director of the Wyoming All-State Marching Band, and the director of the Casper Civic Band. His sister has also previously taught music in Lusk.

Mr. Rose is a Past-President for the Wyoming Music Educators Association and has served as a member of the Northwest Board for NAfME (the National Association for Music Education). He has filled seats on the board of directors for the Wyoming Worlds of Music Council and has served numerous board positions with both the WMEA and the Wyoming Jazz Educators including: Jazz Band Chair of WJE, Jazz Choir Chair of WJE, WMEA Northeast District Vice President, WMEA Marching Band Chair, WMEA Band Vice President and WMEA President. He is currently serving as the Treasurer of WJE.  Mr. Rose has also served on the Wyoming Coaches Association board as Golf Chair.  

Mr. Rose graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Wyoming in 1999, a Masters of Arts Degree in Music Education from the University of Wyoming in 2007, and a Masters of Science Degree in Athletic Administration from Ohio University in 2019. Mr. Rose is a member of the Wyoming Jazz Educators, the Phi Beta Mu Bandmasters Fraternity, the Wyoming Music Educators Association, and the Wyoming Coaches Association.

Mr. Rose has performed as a vocalist and trombonist with the Utah Symphony, the Powder River Symphony, the Central Wyoming College Bands, the Sheridan College Bands, the Big Horn Big Band, the WJE Big Band, the WJE Jazz Choir, and has shared the stage with Ben Folds, Tyler Gilmore, Slide Hampton, and the US Air Force Airmen of Note.

Outside of his responsibilities at SHS, Chad is in demand around the Rocky Mountain Region as a clinician, having judged festivals and directed honor bands in Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Chad is the owner of Wyoming's premier mobile DJ service, Imagery Sound. He enjoys golfing and boating with his wife Jennifer as well as his three children Chloe, Marshall, and Maverick.

Mrs. Joy McArthur – Sheridan High School Marching Band – Color Guard Instructor

Joy McArthur has worked as a special education para for the last five years, working primarily with K-2.  Joy received the SCSD1 Classified Employee of the Year in 2020 and the SCSD2 Classified Staff Member at Sagebrush Elementary in 2021. Joy has also been teaching dance for the last 28 years.  

As a dancer Mrs. McArthur began with ballet, gymnastics and tap at four years old. That evolved into lyrical ballet, modern dance, ballet en pointe, jazz, hip hop, clogging and ballroom dance (International and American styles).  As a competitive dancer, Joy held the Idaho State title for three consecutive years in all ballroom styles (there are 15).  She placed in the top three nationally during the same three year period. 

In college, Mrs. McArthur danced on scholarship with the BYU Tour Company. She traveled with the team to Idaho, Utah, California, New Zealand and Figi.  While on tour she danced on some of the biggest stages in the world, beaches, or even in streets. Joy picked up a flag her second year of college and immediately fell in love with dancing to the live music of a marching band.  She marched with the Idaho State University Marching Band for two years and served as Color Guard Captain/Choreographer for a year.  After her second year in college Joy finished competitive dancing by winning a 2nd Place World Medal for International Latin Dancing.

Mrs. McArthur began teaching private lessons at 17 and has taught or coached ever since. Some noted positions include BYU-IDAHO (5 years), Fire and Ice Latin Formation Team (3 years), Idaho State University Ballroom Company (2 years), Rexburg HS Color Guard (5 years), In House choreographer for Treblemakers Show Choir (2 years) and The Joy of Dance Fusion Studio (10 years).  

Mrs. McArthur routinely choreographs for various groups across the country, including show choirs, color guards, ballroom (latin and standard) formation teams, individual ballroom couples, modern dance formation teams and hip hop groups. She continues to choreograph solos and enjoys choreographing/staging for musicals.  Some musicals of note include; Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, Tangled, Frozen and The Great Tie Flume.

Outside of dancing, Joy loves to spend time crafting, cooking, sewing and surfing.  She has lived in the Sheridan area for the last 11 years. She volunteers as a youth group coordinator/counselor for her church and loves spending time with the youth.  Out of the many wonderful things in her life, the most important to her is her husband Jason.  They have been happily married for 26 years.  They love going to the beach, building houses and furniture, working on music projects and just spending time together.  They love traveling, camping and teasing their four kids, Macey, Carsen, Michael and Sydni.