Mr. Michael E. Jenkins, Director of Bands
A Rocky Mount native, Mike Jenkins is a graduate of Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools. Mr. Jenkins received his Bachelor of Music in Music Education from East Carolina University... Go Pirates! At ECU, Mr. Jenkins was a North Carolina Teaching Fellow. Within the music department, he was a member of the concert & symphonic bands, as well as the wind ensemble. Mr. Jenkins was also an active member of the marching pirates and basketball pep band.
Mr. Jenkins began his teaching career at P.S. Jones Middle School in Washington, NC, where he taught band and general music for four years, before beginning his tenure at RMHS in the fall of 2016. In December of 2018, Mr. Jenkins received his Master of Science in Education Administration from the University of Kansas... Rockchalk_Jayhawk! The 2020 school year will begin Mr. Jenkins' fifth year as the director of the RMHS band program.
Mr. Jenkins is member of the National Association for Music Education; the North Carolina Music Educators Association; and he is an active member of the North Carolina Bandmasters Association-Eastern District. Mr. Jenkins is a proud member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity.
Mr. Jenkins currently resides in Greenville, North Carolina.
Nguyen Dao- Color Guard Caption Head
We are pleased to announce that Nguyen Dao will be returning to our marching band staff for his second season. Nguyen graduated from Cary High School in 2019, where he was a member of the band and color guard for 3 years, and was a WGI Scholastic A finalist in 2018-2019. Nguyen spent the 2018-2019 season marching with Carolina Gold Drum and Bugle Corps where he earned two DCA Gold medals. Nguyen has also participated as a member of the First Flight Independent World Color Guard.
We are pleased to announce that Nguyen Dao will be returning to our marching band staff for his second season. Nguyen graduated from Cary High School in 2019, where he was a member of the band and color guard for 3 years, and was a WGI Scholastic A finalist in 2018-2019. Nguyen spent the 2018-2019 season marching with Carolina Gold Drum and Bugle Corps where he earned two DCA Gold medals. Nguyen has also participated as a member of the First Flight Independent World Color Guard.