About Us
Staff
Ryan Siebert
Director of Bands
Ryan Siebert graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 2017 and began teaching at Okarche Public Schools. While teaching at Okarche Public Schools Mr. Siebert was tasked with starting the band and music programs. Mr. Siebert was hired as the Assistant Director of Bands at Newcastle Public Schools in 2020, and was later hired as the Director of Bands at the start of the 2022-2023 school year.
Whitney Callen
Assistant Director of Bands
Ms. Callen is a clarinet player, graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in December 2020 with her bachelor's in music education, and is currently finishing her master's degree from SWOSU this summer. Ms. Callen just finished her first year of teaching at Deer Creek Public Schools in Edmond where she served as Assistant Band Director, leading the middle school program, working with the marching band, high school woodwinds, and taught beginning clarinet classes. Ms. Callen was hired as the Assistant Director of Bands in 2023.
Allison Roush
Color Guard Coach
Allison Roush began color guard at 9 years old and performed with the Penn Color Guard in Mishawaka, Indiana, until November of 2023, when she moved to Oklahoma. For her senior year of high school, she marched with ORIGINS Independent World (2024), located in Austin, Texas. Allison also marched with the Boston Crusaders Color Guard (2023, 2024), and and intends to march with Boston until her age-out in 2027, when she will also complete her degree in political science and gender studies at OCCC, with plans to become a lawyer. Currently, Allison is marching with Mirage Performance Ensembles (2025), located in Dallas, Texas.
Beyond Color Guard, Allison loves to read books, hike, analyze literature, and stargaze!
Luke Baker
Percussion Tech
Jae Thompson
Wind Tech
About Our Band
The Newcastle Racer Band is a growing program that has seen increasing success in recent years. Newcastle Bands consists of four performance groups including the High School Racer Band, Advanced MS Band, Intermediate MS Band, and Beginning Band. Newcastle Bands is incredibly grateful to the community of Newcastle for passing the 2022 Bond that allows for the construction of a new band room to be located on the West side of the high school auditorium as well as the purchase of new uniforms for marching band.