This Site
New to the world of creating websites and blogs, megancusick.com has been a work in progress since August 2008. Andrew M. Whalen (see blogroll) assists in management.
Education
I studied abroad for the Spring 2005 semester at the University College Cork in Cork, Ireland.
In May of 2005, I received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
In May of 2008, I received a Master of Arts in Teaching from Elms College.
As part of this program, I earned an Initial license in English (8-12). I also have an Initial License in English (5-8).
Employment
Teacher
I teach 7th and 8th grade students!
Color Guard Instructor
I instruct Enrico Fermi High School’s Marching Falons Color Guard. This group performs at home football games, as well as at USSBA competitions. I mostly teach 6ft flag, swing flag, and body work during the marching band season. In the spring, we work on technique and performance basics, as well as on weapon basics for sabre and rifle. The guard’s highlight solo performance is at the noncompetitive UMass Amherst Color in the Cage show in early May.
Summer Band Manager
I recruit prospective and interested students for the Power and Class of New England, the UMass Minuteman Marching Band!
www.umass.edu/band
www.powerandclass.info
www.umassdrumline.org
European Travel
To name a few places I’ve visited:
France: Paris, Versailles, Avion, Carcassone
Spain: Barcelona, Madrid, Segovia
Ireland: Cork, Dublin, Galway, Belfast, Kilkenny, Kilarney
England: London, Bath, Huddersfield
Wales: Cardiff
Scotland: Edinburgh
Italy: Rome, Florence, Venice, Pompeii, Naples, Sargento, Ostia
Austria: Vienna, Eisenstadt, Grinsing, Platz
Germany: Leipzig, Berlin
Cycling
I ride a 2005 Fuji Sagres around Westfield, Easthampton, Sunderland, and Amherst.
