Steven R. Hendricks is in his twentieth year as director of bands at Davis High School. During this time the band program has tripled in size, from 100 students to 300 members who participate in one of three concert bands, the marching band, percussion ensemble, and the jazz ensemble.

Using music performance as the vehicle, Mr. Hendricks has taught thousands of students the values of self-discipline, motivation, teamwork, and leadership. He holds to the belief that his band program is a microcosm of life, and that through this experience his students gain valuable skills that will help them find success in their family and career. Students leave the Davis High Band program armed with tools and skills that will help them make a positive contribution to our society.

During his tenure at Davis High, Mr. Hendricks’s groups have received multiple awards, superior ratings, and concert performance opportunities. He considers the Wind Ensemble's performance at the 1998 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Director's Clinic in Chicago and his marching band's performance at the 2003 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena the highlights of his teaching career.

Mr. Hendricks has had two separate listings in "Who’s Who among America's Teachers” and also had his biography listed in "Who’s Who in America." In September 2002 he was honored by the O.C. Tanner Company with an "Everyday Hero in the Community" award. In 1999 the Utah Music Education Association presented him with the "Superior Accomplishment" award in recognition of his accomplishments at Davis High School. He has also received recognition on two occasions with the KOSY 106.5 teacher recognition. As a choral musician he directed the Davis Master Chorale in Kaysville for five years and served for five more years as a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He and his wife Tammie have four children—all of whom have been members of the Davis High band.

Mr. Hendricks is active as an adjudicator and clinician for concert and marching band throughout the United States. He is a member of the MENC, NBA, and the NEA.

The Davis High Band Leadership Training is a unique part of our curriculum. Students attend an intensive two day leadership retreat where they spend one day learning how to lead themselves and one day learning how to lead others. Most students come home from this experience calling it "life changing." I have developed the materials for this retreat over the years from a variety of sources and have it compiled into a leadership handbook that each student uses at the retreat. Student leadership is an incredibly important part of our program—they are in charge about 25% of the time during marching band season.

We have the largest high school band program in the state, the largest high school marching band in state history, and the largest competitive organization in the state.

We have received two declarations from the Governor in the past five years recognizing our program for its accomplishments. The band was pictured in newspapers across the country following the Rose Parade, and also appeared in the Olympic Edition of the Delta Sky magazine.

Following our performances in Pasadena, the Rose Parade Music Committee was commenting that we were "one of the finest bands that (they) have had in years."

We are one of only three schools in the state that consistently receives superior ratings at all festivals with marching band, concert band, jazz band, and percussion ensemble.

Band members are generally the better students academically in the school. I don't have official numbers, but I do know that we lose about 75% of the students from my top concert ensemble on the AP Calculus test day! The last time I checked, the average GPA of the band was 3.55