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Reminders:

4th grade and Bulldog Express members:

Auditions for the Veterans Day concert solos are THIS WEEK (October 20th-23rd) during your music class. If you are absent the day of your class/rehearsal, you may come and audition for the solos before or after school (including during parent teacher conferences!).

5th and 6th graders - you can still join Bulldog Express, Band, and Orchestra!

  • Bulldog Express is every Wednesday at 7:45am. Make sure you turn in your paper and $1 club fee to the office or Mrs. C, then audition either before school or during lunch recess.  
  • Orchestra and Band teachers have already started their classes. If you wish to join, contact Mr. Cheney at ccheney@saffordusd.com for information about orchestra  or Mr. Green at sgreen@saffordusd.com for information about band.

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Mrs. Rachel Casperson

Hello and thank you for visiting our music page! My name is Rachel Casperson and I am the general music teacher and Bulldog Express choir director for Dorothy Stinson School. I grew up in Mesa Arizona and graduated from Skyline High School in 2011. I received the full AIMS scholarship to attend Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. In 2016, I received my Bachelor of Music Education degree and moved to Safford to be with family. I worked as an emergency sub for the Safford School district and as a private tutor until I was hired as the official music teacher for Dorothy Stinson School in 2018. Since then, I have helped over 500 students every year expand their hearts and horizons by putting on grade-level concerts, reviving the DSS Bulldog Express choir for 5th and 6th grade, and putting the fun back in music class! I am so happy to be part of this school, this district, and this community. Go Bulldogs!!

Email: rcasperson@saffordusd.com

Phone: 928-348-7010 ext. 1027

Qualifications: Bachelor of Music Education - NAU 2016 Teaching Certificate - Music, PreK-12; Structured English Immersion, PreK-12