Jeff Munger
DIRECTOR OF BANDS
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Mr. Munger joined the Mustang Band in 2017. He has been teaching in Spring Branch ISD since 2009, at Spring Woods Middle School for two years and Spring Woods High School for six years. He also taught previously at Langham Creek High School in Cy-Fair I.S.D. Mr. Munger’s primary instrument is percussion and he specializes in marching percussion, four mallet marimba, and drumset. Mr. Munger graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education. He also holds a Master’s degree in Music performance from the University of Houston. While at the University of Houston, Mr. Munger was the Principal percussionist for the Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, and performed on tour at PASIC with the U of H percussion ensemble. He has received numerous awards including the Martha and Perry Brittain Scholarship for Jazz Studies at SFA and the Victor Gonzalez Memorial Percussion Award from U of H. Mr. Munger currently adjudicates for the Cypress Fairbanks I.S.D. Solo and Ensemble Contest each year and surrounding percussion regions. His music affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, and the Percussive Arts Society. In his spare time, Mr. Munger enjoys spending time with his wife, Meredith, and his two sons, Jeffrey and Jackson. His hobbies include a wide range of things from restoring classic trucks, to camping, hunting, and playing jazz and Caribbean steel band music.
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Keaton Mikeska
aSSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BANDS
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Keaton Mikeska is excited to join the Memorial High School Mustang Band as Assistant Band Director. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2025 with a degree in Music Education. While at SFA, he served as Drum Major for the Lumberjack Marching Band, an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for the LMB, and Assistant Director of the Roarin’ Buzzsaws Basketball Band. He also performed as a trumpet player in the SFA Wind Ensemble, Swingin’ Aces Jazz Band, and trumpet ensemble.
In 2019, Mr. Mikeska marched with the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps, gaining valuable experience in high-level performance and leadership. He currently performs with the Cypress Winds, a local community ensemble. Mr. Mikeska is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Young Band Directors of Texas, and Tau Beta Sigma. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, cooking, discovering new coffee spots, arranging music and writing drill. Originally from Little Elm, Texas, he now lives in Cypress with his wife, Brooke—who is also a band director—and their mini-Aussie, Coda. He is thrilled to be part of the Mustang Band team and looks forward to a fantastic year! |
DEVIN HIGHTOWER
COLOR GUARD DIRECTOR
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Devin Hightower joined the Mustang Band staff as the Color Guard Director in 2024. He moved to Houston from the Tampa Bay Area in Florida. Before moving to Houston, Mr. Hightower was the Color Guard Director at Newsome High School in Lithia, Florida. He also taught, choreographed, and designed shows for various programs in Tampa Bay and central Florida. In addition to teaching color guard, he was a dance instructor at the Arthur Murray Dance studio. Mr. Hightower has been involved in the marching arts for over ten years. He fell in love with the activity at his high school in northern Florida and eventually moved to central Florida where he continued his color guard career with Tampa Independent and Dance Den of Tampa. He really enjoys sharing his knowledge of the arts with students and watching them grow into amazing performers. Mr. Hightower believes the most rewarding thing is life is getting to watch his students perform their hearts out on the field or floor and know that he played a part in their new passion. He is excited to work with the MHS Color Guard and make great memories with this program!
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