Lawrence Fisher

Lawrence Fisher has taught at Bolingbrook High School since 2006.  He directs four curricular choirs and has taught piano class and AP Music Theory.    Mr. Fisher grew up in Kentucky being heavily involved in music for most of his life.  After high school graduation, he continued his studies at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.  There he studied music education under Henry Leck and Eric Stark.  Upon graduation he moved to Massachusetts and completed his Master’s Degree in Choral Conducting with E. Wayne Abercrombie at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  While at UMass he conducted the Women’s Choir and Madrigal Singers.  His first full-time teaching position was in the inner-city of Springfield, MA where he was the choir and general music teacher at an 800 student elementary.  He then returned to the Midwest where he taught at Proviso Township Schools and School District #54 in Schaumberg before coming to Bolingbrook.  Mr. Fisher has also studied at the Kodaly Institute in Kecskemet, Hungary where he focused on the Kodaly technique.  He is an advocate of sight-reading in choral rehearsals.  He has also been a festival conductor and adjudicator for several festivals in New England and Illinois.

Robert Hanerhoff

Mr. Robert Hanerhoff teaches Jazz Band 1, Jazz Band 2, Jazz Band 3, Concert Winds, Acoustic Guitar, and the Marching Raiders at Bolingbrook High School. Mr. Hanerhoff has been on faculty at BHS since 2007. Prior to teaching at BHS, Mr. Hanerhoff taught elementary and middle school at Roosevelt Magnet School in Peoria, IL. There, he taught K-2 general music, 6th and 7th grade band, and jazz band. Mr. Hanerhoff earned his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Western Illinois University in 2005 and his Masters in Education Leadership, type 75 from Argosy University in 2013. Mr. Hanerhoff has been a guest clinician at ILMEA District IX Senior Division Jazz Festival and has adjudicated a number of solo contests, audition days, and IHSA Organizational Contest. He also teaches private trumpet and guitar lessons, and performs regularly as a member of the Chicago Brass Band. Mr. Hanerhoff is a member of National Association for Music Education, Illinois Music Educators Association, Jazz Education Network, National Band Association, and the North American Brass Band Association. Mr. Hanerhoff lives in Bolingbrook with his wife, Sheila, and their son, Matteo.

Aimee Rupsis

Aimee Rupsis is the Bolingbrook High School Music Department Chairperson.  She is an EAYA National Board Certified teacher and has taught at Bolingbrook High School since 2002. She directs Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Concert Band 2, Pep Band and assists the Marching Program and spring musical. She also teaches AP Music Theory.  She has lead curriculum development and community outreach projects including the creation of C.H.I.M.E., which provides band instruments to under-resourced students in the Valley View School District. Ms. Rupsis grew up in Bolingbrook and is a product of the school system within which she currently teaches. She attended the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana from 1997-2001 earning a Bachelors in Music Education.  In 2008 she earned her Masters in Education with a Major in Educational Leadership and holds a Type 75 Administrative Certificate from Lewis University in Romeoville, Il.  She currently performs with the Naperville Municipal Band and resides in Bolingbrook with her family.

LAURETTA STERNER

Lauretta Sterner teaches Bella Voce, Sunrise Singers, Shine, piano and guitar at Bolingbrook High School. She has always had a deep passion for music and is an accomplished vocalist and instrumentalist. Ms. Sterner graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and as valedictorian from Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts in 2015. There, she studied under Dr. Cheryl Frazes-Hill, the choral director of the Chicago and Milwaukee Symphony Choruses. She went on to pursue her Master’s Degree of Music Education at Vandercook College of Music where she harbored her passions for choir and special education to author her thesis, “Establishing an Inclusive Choir in Your Community.” Ms. Sterner has taught chorus, band, general music, and musical theater at Franklin Fine Arts Center in Chicago and Butler School District 53 in Oak Brook. Along with her teaching experience, Ms. Sterner sings professionally outside of school. Her most memorable performance experiences have been performing with the Grant Park Chorus and singing backup vocals for the Rolling Stones for their 50 and Counting Anniversary Tour in Chicago. She has served as an audition judge for the Illinois Music Educators Association High School Choral Auditions and enjoys helping students of all abilities discover music in their own unique way.

Email: Hayesd@vvsd.org

Danielle Hayes

Music Classes: Concert Band 2, Concert Band 1

Ms. Danielle Hayes has been teaching band at Humphrey Middle School since 2015. For this school year, she is splitting her time between Humphrey Middle School and Bolingbrook High School. She is a Raider herself and graduated from Bolingbrook High School in 2006. She is excited to work with her former students and meeting and working with new students. With an associate degree from Joliet Junior College and B.A. degree in Music Education from VanderCook College of Music, she is certified to teach K-12 Band, Choir, General Music and Orchestra.

An Educator since 2011, Ms. Hayes has passion for teaching band and performing music. In addition to her duties as director of bands at Humphrey and instrumental educator at BHS , she is an active performer throughout the Chicagoland area. Being a music teacher allows her to engage students' minds creatively, while passing on her own passion for music and band.

In Ms. Hayes's free time, she likes to spend time with her two sons, fiancé and dog. She loves to garden, and is a roller coaster enthusiast.