Andrea Sanchez began teaching in 2014 and is excited to be joining the RTMS Band Team!

Prior to working at Ronald Thornton Middle School, Ms. Sanchez was the Assistant Director of Bands at Kahla Middle School in Cy-Fair ISD.  Under her direction, the Kahla Middle School Symphonic grew tremendously, earning several throughout her tenure.  Prior to teaching in Cy-Fair, Ms. Sanchez was the head band director at Alvin High School and taught middle school and high school at Lamar CISD. While at Lamar Consolidated High School, her band was awarded the esteemed Mark of Excellence award presented by The Foundation for Music Education.

Ms. Sanchez is a 2014 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Houston (Go Coogs!) where she was a member of many ensembles including serving as the drum major for the Spirit of Houston Marching Band. Ms. Sanchez went on to complete her Master's of Music Education degree from Texas Tech (Wreck 'em!). As a flute player, Ms. Sanchez also performs with the Sugar Land Winds - one of the premier community bands in the United States!

Her professional affiliations include the Texas Bandmasters Association, Sigma Alpha Iota, Cantare Houston (Board President), and the Texas Music Educators Association, where she presented and co-published an article.

In her free time, Ms. Sanchez enjoys going to all Houston sporting events, playing video games, and spending time with her dog, Argo!