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6th Grade BOC Music Faculty
6th Grade BOC Music Faculty
Ms. Quraishi - Grades 6-8 Orchestra
Ms. Quraishi - Grades 6-8 Orchestra
Jasmine Quraishi is the orchestra director for Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School and Franklin Elementary School. Ms. Quraishi graduated from Rutgers University in 2024 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and Violin Performance, where she studied with Dr. Elena Chernova-Davis. She also attended Brevard Music Center’s summer festival in North Carolina as a student in 2018, 2019 and 2021. Ms. Quraishi student-taught in Edison, NJ at John Marshall Elementary School and John P. Stevens High School. After her student teaching experiences, she was a long-term substitute orchestra teacher at South Orange Middle School in South Orange, NJ. In addition to teaching in public schools, she has a private violin studio in Maplewood, NJ and enjoys performing in pits for musicals. She absolutely loves teaching orchestra and is excited to be joining the Summit music team!
Bernadette Burke is the Director of Choirs and General Music at LCJSMS. Bernadette holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Rutgers University and will soon be completing her Masters in Music Education from Montclair State University. Ms. Burke was the Vocal/General Music Teacher at Hannah Caldwell Elementary School in Union for 6 years before working in Summit. She has been very involved in different musical productions in the Union and Summit school districts. Bernadette is also a certified yoga teacher, trained as a Social Emotional Learning Facilitator, and has led integrated programs for students with disabilities in the past.
Jessica Morley is the 6th grade band director and elementary band director for Jefferson and Franklin Elementary Schools. She currently is also a woodwind tech for the Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights. Jessica began as a student teacher in the Summit School District for over a year in Washington, Brayton, and Summit High School. Ms. Morley graduated from Rutgers University - Mason Gross School of the Arts in 2022 with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education and Clarinet Performance, with a minor in Psychology. At Mason Gross, she studied clarinet with the head of the woodwind department, Dr. Maureen Hurd. She also participated in the Rutgers Athletic Bands where she played baritone and had the opportunity to be drum major for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons. In her free time, Jessica enjoys attending football and basketball games at her alma mater. Fun fact: Ms. Morley got to meet NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell, in 2019 who gave her tickets to Superbowl LIV in Miami, Florida!
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