Rhonda Catchpole has been the director of choral music at La Center Middle School and High School in La Center, WA, since 2000. She earned her Bachelor Degree in Music Education at Warner Pacific College (now a University,) and her Master’s Degree in Education at Washington State University in Vancouver. Rhonda has served as the Repertoire and Resources Chair for Junior High and Middle School Choirs for the Washington State ACDA (American Choral Directors Association.) She has been a singer in Choro in Schola, and the Portland Symphonic Choir, which included the opportunity of being in the choir as a backup singer for Andrea Bocelli in one of his Portland, OR performances. Rhonda is also a Cross Country and Track Coach and regularly trains as a competitive runner. At home you will find her running with her husband, playing the piano, and spending time with her two dogs.