Rebekah Terwilliger, M.A.Ed

Rebekah Terwilliger is the Director of Choirs at Dekaney High School.  This is her twentieth year in education.  She taught middle school, high school, and was an adjunct professor  before joining the Dekaney High School faculty.  She has directed choirs in both California and Texas and has sung with church choirs and the Houston Symphony Chorus.  In addition to her musical accomplishments she is a proud mom of two daughters.

Ms. Terwilliger holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education and a Master of Arts degree in Education from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California.  Additionally, she studied Educational Leadership at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas and holds Principal certification.

Allie Bryan, M.M.

Allie Bryan is very excited to begin her 11th year of teaching as a member of the Dekaney High School Choir team. She comes to Dekaney High School from Amarillo, TX, which is in the panhandle of Texas. Ms. Bryan has been a part of choirs that have performed in Italy, Austria, and Germany. She is also a member of the Texas Master Chorale, under the direction of Brad Bouley. 

Prior to moving to the greater Houston area, Ms. Bryan taught choir at the collegiate, high school, and middle school levels in the Amarillo area. Choirs under her direction have consistently received sweepstakes and division 1 ratings at UIL Choir Contest. 

Ms. Bryan received her Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Southwestern University in 2013, and she received her Master of Music in Choral Conducting from West Texas A&M University in 2021. During her tenure at West Texas A&M, she worked as a graduate teaching assistant, which included directing the collegiate and chamber choirs and teaching her own private voice studio at the university.