Episode Details

Anthony Godfrey:
Hello and welcome to the Supercast. I'm your host, Superintendent Anthony Godfrey. It was a night of music and memories at Bingham High School as former choir directors traveled from far and wide to reunite, take a step back in time, and reflect on the legacy they helped create.

On this episode of the Supercast, we hear from Jolene Dalton Gailey, LeAnna Willmore, Kerrin Gates, Ryan North, and Logan Bingham about what makes the music program and students so special at Bingham and what moved them most about the magical reunion.

We're here with current and past choir directors here at Bingham High School, way back into the 1900s. And we are really excited to have you all here. Just introduce yourselves, each of you, and then I have just a couple of questions for you. But it's really exciting to see you all here together at the same time.

Jolene Dalton Gailey:
I'm Jolene Dalton Gailey and I was here from 1984 to 1991.

LeAnna Willmore:
LeAnna Willmore 1991 to 1999.

Kerrin Gates:
I'm Kerrin Gates and I taught here from 2008 to 2014.

Ryan North:
I'm Ryan North and I taught here from 2014 to 2023.

Logan Bingham:
I'm Logan Bingham and I am the current choir director, my first year here.

Anthony Godfrey:
Tell me how it feels to be here tonight.

Kerrin Gates:
It's exciting. It's different coming back as a visitor and this is actually the first time I'm seeing the new performing arts area, the renovations that have happened. So it's really exciting to see to see that and meet up with former students and their parents.

LeAnna Willmore:
This is the site of where I met my husband and married him.

Anthony Godfrey:
Oh wow.

Jolene Dalton Gailey:
And so this place has more importance to me than just about any place I've taught.

Anthony Godfrey:
Is it bringing back memories?

Jolene Dalton Gailey:
Oh yeah.

Anthony Godfrey:
That's fantastic.

LeAnna Willmore:
Okay I love I have Bingham High.I couldn't get over when I was here the traditions, how they honor the traditions and where they started and where they were going. It's just the mos traditional high school that I've ever been in. I've taught now in one, two, three, four different high schools.

Ryan North:
It's only been a few months since I was here last, but it's good to be back. It's good to see some of the students that I know and it's just, it's good to feel that energy, energy that you get on the night of a concert. You can feel that. It's just in the air and I just love that feeling. That was one of my favorite parts of the job.

Logan Bingham:
Well, I'll just add one of the things that we talk about at Bingham is they talked about being a legacy high school and so one of my things that I wanted to do is figure out how to involve and engage with the alumni and since I knew some or a lot of the past directors, I thought well maybe we could do something. Anyway, this is like you you know, planning coming true. And I mean, I'm just thrilled that they're all here. So it's really exciting to see everyone.

Anthony Godfrey:
These are all names that I've heard before and people I've met before, but now to see you all together tonight is really exciting. Tell me what made you want to be a choir director?

Jolene Da