Venice Middle School Band

Meet Mr. Ackroyd!

Mr. Ackroyd has been the band director at VMS for 13 years. Before VMS, Mr. Ackroyd taught music at Taylor Ranch School (Go Trailblazers!). Mr. Ackroyd received his degree in Music Education from the University of South Florida (Go Bulls!) Mr. Ackroyd is a Sarasota Native. He studied music at Booker Middle and High Schools, choosing the Trumpet as his main instrument for the last 25 years. Outside of school, Mr. Ackroyd performs with many local concert bands and enjoys spending time with his family, especially his son Fox!  Mr. Ackroyd was honored to be the 2014 Sarasota County Middle School Teacher of the Year.