Rachel Sheppard

Dance, Movement, and Music Teacher Assistant, January 2022 - June 2022, January 2023 - June 2023

Hollis Brookline High School, Hollis, NH

• Taught over twenty students per year different styles of dance, including ballet, tap, ballroom, contemporary, etc.
• Discovered and utilized the talents of the team.
• Helped students understand rhythm, leaps, turns and posture.
• Managed exercise, conditioning and flexibility improvement programs.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
• Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
• Composed sequences of steps and moves for dancers.

Choral Teacher Assistant, August 2022 - June 2023

Hollis Brookline High School, Hollis, NH

• Oversaw students in the classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support the lead teacher.
• Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small-group assistance.
• Reviewed lesson material with students individually or in small groups.
• Took over and taught class when the teacher was absent, or when the teacher had another task to do.

• Richard Mahakian Education Scholarship (June 2023)
• Fred Waring Choral Directors Award (June 2023)
• Jazz All-State Festival Singer (Feb. 2023)
• AVCA Phenom Volleyball List (2019-2023)
• First Aid/CPR Certified

• National Association for Music Educators (NAfME)
• American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
• International Thespian Society
• Tri-M Honors Society
• PSU’s all-female A Cappella group Mixed Emotions
• PSU’s Auditioned Chamber Singers group
• NHMEA Jazz All-State Festival

• Choral, band, acapella, and solo performances at Plymouth State University
• Carnegie Hall, National Top High School Choirs of America
• Ten productions at Hollis Brookline High School - Notably, Clarisse in The Lightning Thief, Viola in 8 Minutes Left, Irena Synkova in I Never Saw Another Butterfly, assistant choreographer and dance captain in Hello Dolly, and Music Man
• National Anthem singer at various venues, including Plymouth State University Ice Arena and Boston Convention and Event Center
• Choral and band performances at Hollis Brookline High School (2019-2023)