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  Kiski Area Bands

Kiski Area Marching Band Staff


District Directors

Shawn Pityk - Director
Stevie Pachesky - Asst. Director

Design Staff

Wind Arrangements: Shawn Pityk
Percussion Arrangements: Steve Pachesky and Matt Gillott
Drill Design: Jim Schaeffer
Visual Design: Brady Sanders
Choreography: Brady Sanders, Jim Schaefer, Angie Mayhue
​Electronic Design: Evan Brown

Winds Music and Visual Instructional Staff

Clint Bleil
Matt Crupie
Sean Durkin
Chris Gankosky
Robert Harris
Jenna Herstek
Braden Orange
Shawn Pityk
Joe Scheller
Sara Sheaffer
Frank Stanko
Tim Tuite

Percussion Instructional Staff

Alec Cantor
​Matt Gillott
Steve Pachesky

Colorguard Instructional Staff

Alex Brown
Angie Mayhue

Brady Sanders
Jim Schaefer
Alissa Szewczak
Bruno Zuccala
Kiski Area School District
200 Poplar Street
Vandergrift, PA 15690
Kiski Area High School                   724.845.8181
Kiski Area Intermediate School      724.845.2219
Kiski Area Upper Elementary         724.727.3421
Mr. Pachesky 724.845.2219
Mrs. Insko      724.727.3421
Mr. Pityk         724.842.0419

Mr. Priore     724.727.3421