"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you"
                                                                                             - B.B. King

Chris Miller is a 1995 graduate of MHS and is excited to be back at his alma mater.  He is happily married to his wife Mindy of five years.  Together they have two children, Madison and Owen.  Chris earned his Bachelor’s in Vocal Performance from USD in Vermillion and is finishing up an additional degree in Music Education.  He is an in demand vocalist and guitarist with performance credits that include 2 seasons as a singer/guitar player with Valleyfair Amusement Park Live Shows.  You may have seen him perform with several regional bands over the past decade which include Groove Juice, Spooncat!, The Solano Lopez Orchestra, The Dispensers,  The Austin Buescher Band, and Go Figure.  Chris also performs several acoustic shows with his friend and fellow MHS teacher Ryan Stahle.  Other musical endeavors include co-directing the 2006 Mount Marty College production of “Nunsense Jamboree”, assisting with the MHS Marching Band, show choir arrangements for Mitchell High School and Boyden-Hull School, teaching private lessons, and adjudicating regional high school vocal contests. 

Ryan Stahle is the director of bands at MHS. He is a 1992 graduate of MHS and loves being back in Mitchell. He attended college at the University of South Dakota and graduated with a bachelor’s of music education.
After leaving college, he moved to Minneapolis and taught in the “burbs” for three years. He and his wife moved back to Sioux Falls in 2000 and he briefly joined some friends at an interactive media firm. He accepted the job at MHS in 2003. He and his wife, Nicole, have two kids, Hunter and Atlanta.

Allen Remily is in his sixth year of teaching in the Mitchell School District.  Besides heading up the vocal music department at the middle school as choir and show choir director, Remily assists with senior high marching band, middle school track, middle school musical and senior high show choir pit band.  He is a 1991 Mount Marty College graduate where he graduated summa cum laude with a BA in music education.  Previously, Remily has taught in the Wessington Springs and Yankton School Districts as both an instrumental and vocal music instructor.  He was recognized in 1995 with a Distinguished Educator Award from the Wessington Springs School District and that same year was named the Region One Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year.  In 2005, Remily was named the Mitchell School District’s Teacher of the Year and presently serves as the music director for Holy Family Catholic Church in Mitchell.  The oldest of six children, Remily hails from Britton, SD where his mother still lives and teaches.  He is a proud uncle to four nephews and one niece and enjoys spending time with his family.