Staff
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Michael Crookston
Band Director 
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Mr. Crookston is a member of the Utah Music Educators Association as well as the UEA, Utah Bandmasters Association, NBA and has been working in the schools teaching music in various degrees since 2008. He is also a graduate of Davis High in the class of 2004. Mr. Crookston taught 2 years at Rocky Mountain Jr High in Weber School District and then 2 years at West Point Jr High prior to coming to Davis High. Under his direction the Rocky Mountain Jr and West Point Jr Bands received invitations to play at the State Junior High Concert Band Festival at the University of Utah and received superior scores at the district festivals.
Mr. Crookston has also worked as a percussion advisor to the marching band and winter drumlines for Davis High School. Under Mr. Crookston’s instruction, those ensembles received numerous awards and state titles. Mr. Crookston graduated with honors from Weber State University in Music Education with an instrumental emphasis. Mr. Crookston loves the Utah Jazz! He also enjoys snowboarding, hiking, cross country skiing, being in the mountains, motorcycling or four-wheeling, and just generally being with his family. During the summers Mr. Crookston occasionally works as a commercial set-netter in Kenai Alaska harvesting sockeye salmon- a family business which has been in operation over 50 years. Mr. Crookston married his high school sweet heart Tarah whom he met in the Davis High Band. They have 4 children, Carter, Makenna, Dawson, and Tessa. |
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Mitchel Barnard
Percussion Caption Head 
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Mitchell Barnard is a musician and educator who currently resides in Ogden, Utah. Mr. Barnard is the Percussion Director at the Davis High School, and Battery Instructor for the Battalion Drum and Bugle Corps. Under his direction since the winter of 2010, Davis’ Indoor Drumline has won seven Intermountain Percussion Association Championships, and several high percussion awards in the UMEA marching band circuit including the state high percussion for 2017.
Over the years, Mr. Barnard has marched for many ensembles including the Utah Jazz Drumline, Junction City Hybrid Indoor Drumline, University of Utah Drumline, where he served as Section Leader, Weber State Indoor Percussion, the Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps. During this time, he had the privilege of studying under such educators as David Reeves, Kevin Welborn, Matt Little, Chris Grant, Nick Molenda, Derek Fields, Danny Soulier, Ryan Sinner, Dr. Mike Sammons, Sam Bryson and many others. Over the years, Mitch has instructed numerous ensembles around northern Utah and was a Battery Instructor for the Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps. He has also served as guest clinician for several area percussion ensembles and was the Battery Percussion Clinician for the 2012 Utah Music Educator’s Association Summer Marching Band Clinic. Mr. Barnard is also an active arranger and composer. He has written percussion for groups all over Utah including the University of Utah, Weber State University, Weber State Indoor Percussion, Gold Spike Percussion, Utah Valley University and many others. Mr. Barnard is a professional arranger/composer and sound designer of indoor percussion, marching band, additionally Mr. Barnard composes contemporary percussion literature. Mitchell is the Percussion Designer for the Davis High School Marching Band and Indoor Percussion Ensemble. Some of Mr. Barnard's music can be found at mtn-land.com or listened to at soundcloud.com/mundrummitch. |
Stephanie Porter
Color Guard Caption Head
Color Guard Caption Head
Stephanie came to Davis in 2025 after time coaching with Roy and the Davis Jr teams. Stephanie is a graduate of Layton High School but is an alumni of the Davis guard where she spun during her high school years. Stephanie has a daughter Elowyn and lives with her husband in the North Ogden area.
