About Miss Vehar
Miss Christina Vehar is the Music Teacher at Hayes Elementary and has previously taught at Hendricks Elementary (2017-2019) and Ford Elementary (student teaching) - all in the Cobb County School District.
Miss Vehar is currently a summer graduate student at Florida State University pursuing a Master's in Choral Music Education - studying music education, conducting, voice, and guitar with Dr. Michael Hanawalt, Dr. Kevin Fenton, Dr. Judy Arthur, David Okerlund, and Edward Prasse. She graduated cum laude from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor of Music in K-12 Music Education with a Choral Emphasis - studying with Dr. Alison Mann and Angee McKee, and student teaching with Dr. Craig Hurley. She has also taken music courses online from Harvard University for leisure. Honors Miss Vehar has received include: Graduate Student Conducting Masterclass - GA ACDA; National Scholarship Recipient - ACDA; and Outstanding Student Teacher - KSU.
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Additional mentors in Miss Vehar's life include Diane Vehar, Dan Vehar, Liz Vehar, Dr. Emily Williams Burch, Katie Hurley, Dr. Martha Shaw, Rick McKee, and her masters program cohort colleagues.
A strong music advocate, Miss Vehar is an active member of NAfME (National Association for Music Education) and their state division – GMEA (Georgia Music Educators Association), as well as a member of ACDA (American Choral Directors Association). She is trained in AP Music Theory, certified in Feierabend First Steps, and has completed Orff level one. She regularly attends professional development opportunities through conferences, observations, and digital learning throughout the nation, serves as a host for observations and teaching segments by music education majors at Kennesaw State University, develops professional development resources and resource materials, participates in professional published music research, serves as a clinician for honor choirs and choral camps, adjudicates all-state choral auditions and literary meets, presents on topics in music education, and is in the process of composing her first choral literature for treble voices. Additionally, she enjoys remaining a musician and sings with the FSU Summer Chorale and the Tallahassee Community Choir. She most recently participated in several virtual choirs, including: FSU's
"Hymn to the Garnet and the Gold," Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 6: "Sing Gently," GA ACDA's "Unified Prayer" composed by B.E. Boykin and conducted by Dr. Gary Packwood, Tallahassee Community Choir's "How Can I Keep From Singing," and Dr. Erica Glenn's "O Love."
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In her free time, you can find Miss Vehar spending time with her family and friends, singing and making music, painting and crafting, at her church, or spending time outdoors. Miss Vehar is extremely grateful for the family, mentors, and friends in her life that intentionally pour into her on a daily basis. She is a better teacher, conductor, and person because of them. She hopes to pay this love forward and believes that we can change the world by loving people and using music as a means to do so.