33. Continuing professional development and more with Jessie Ahuama-Jonas, Centennial High School

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Ms. Jessie Ahuama-Jonas is in her fifteenth year of teaching Orchestral music and is the current Director of Orchestras at Centennial High School in Roswell Georgia. A product of the Fulton County School system, Ms. Ahuama-Jonas started taking viola performance seriously in the eighth grade, eventually earning positions with, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's Talent Development Program, the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, , and Fulton County Middle and High School Honor Orchestras, and a camper at the Interlochen Arts Camp in Interlochen Michigan.

Ms. Ahuama-Jonas received her Bachelor's degree of Music Education from The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, and her Master’s degree of Music Education from Boston University. Ms. Ahuama-Jonas began teaching middle school orchestra in 2007 and has accomplished musical success with her orchestras. Ms. Ahuama-Jonas has taught in the Fulton County Schools System and the Duval County School System in Jacksonville, FL. She and her orchestras have attended the Georgia and Florida Music Educators’ Association’s Large Group Performance Evaluations since 2008, receiving Superior ratings for twelve consecutive years, and has had students participate in Georgia and Florida All-State Middle School Orchestras, district honor orchestras and Solo and Ensembles, with superior results and high representation of musical excellence.

As a 2016-2017 Teacher of the Year, Ms. Ahuama-Jonas, believes in the importance of quality music education and believes music education should be readily accessible and enjoyable for all students no matter their personal circumstances and situations.​

In her spare time, Ms. Ahuama-Jonas loves to perform, and is an avid concert goer of all music. She is a member of the Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra, and currently performs in the music ensemble East West Strings. She loves sports (especially football, Atlanta Falcons and University of Miami football respectively), staying physically active by playing volleyball, basketball and weight training, knitting, and reading.

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