Nicholas Luggerio, B.S., J.D., B.M., M.M.

Nicholas Luggerio is the Director of Bands at Huntsville High School.  He also serves as the Music and Dance Supervisor for the Huntsville Independent School District.  He works with all bands throughout HISD at Huntsville Intermediate School, Mance Park Middle School and Huntsville High School.  He began his work in Huntsville in 2004.

Luggerio is a graduate of Kingwood High School where he was a student of Linda Tiner.  His journey to becoming a Band Director took a very different path. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science with a Minor in Management from Texas A&M University where he was one of the Drum Majors of the Nationally Famous Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band.  He then attended and graduated from South Texas College of Law in downtown Houston with his Doctor of Jurisprudence.  He left the practice of law to attend Stephen F. Austin State University, earning his Bachelor of Music where he studied with Fred J. Allen and Brian Britt.  While attending SFA, Luggerio was a Teaching Assistant to the Lumberjack Marching Band.  Luggerio earned a Masters of Music-Conducting from Sam Houston State University where he studied with Matthew McInturf.

Luggerio began his public school band career as the Assistant Director at Pine Tree ISD in Longview, Texas, and then was Director of Bands at Crosby ISD in Crosby, Texas, before coming to Huntsville.  Under Luggerio’s leadership the Huntsville High School Band has earned consecutive First Division Awards in Marching, Concert and Sight Reading performances, resulting in consecutive UIL Sweepstakes awards.  Additionally, Huntsville Band students have earned numerous All-Region, Area and State Band placements and Solo & Ensemble medals each year.  During Luggerio’s tenure, the Huntsville Band Program has doubled the number of students involved and the number of performing groups.  The Huntsville Band has traveled and performed in Winter Park, Colorado (2006), at the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. (2008) and at the Walt Disney World Resort (2005, 2010).

In his capacity as Music and Dance Supervisor, Luggerio works to coordinate all Elementary Music, Choir, Band and Dance activities in the Huntsville Independent School District.  Luggerio composes, arranges and edits many musical pieces performed by the Huntsville Bands and charts all drills performed by the Huntsville Hornet Military Marching Band.  He teaches leadership camps to band students throughout the state.  He holds memberships in the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Adjudicator’s Association, Texas Music Administrator’s Conference, College Music Society and the Texas Bar Association.

You can contact Mr. Luggerio at nluggerio@huntsville-isd.org.

John Green, A.A., B.M.

John Green is in his eighth year of teaching. He is currently the Associate Director of Bands at Huntsville High School where he conducts the Wind Ensemble, the Swingin’ Stingers Jazz Band, and the Huntsville Herald Trumpet Team. Prior to his tenure at Huntsville High School, Mr. Green taught at New Diana High School as the Assistant Band Director.

Mr. Green graduated from Gilmer High School in 1998 and went on to major in music at Kilgore College, where he earned his Associate of Arts Degree in 2000. After transferring to Stephen F. Austin State University, he earned his Bachelor of Music Degree in 2003. Mr. Green’s professional affiliations include the Association of Texas Professional Educators, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Kappa Kappa Psi, and National Association of Military Marching Bands.

Melissa Ann Boone, B.M.E.

Melissa Ann Boone has taught in Huntsville ISD for the past four years.  She is currently the Assistant Director of Bands at Huntsville High School, where she conducts the Symphonic Band and Swarmin’ Hornets Pep Band.  Prior to working at the High School, Ms. Boone was the Assistant Director of Bands at Mance Park Middle School, in Huntsville, for three years.  While at Mance Park she conducted the Symphonic Band and taught Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba beginning band classes at Huntsville Intermediate School. 

Ms. Boone earned her Bachelor of Music Education from Louisiana State University.  While at LSU she was a member of the Award Winning LSU Tiger Marching Band.  She also performed with the LSU Symphonic Winds, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble, and the Bengal Brass Band.  Ms. Boone is a member of several professional music organizations including Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Music Educators National Conference, Sigma Alpha Iota, and Kappa Kappa Psi.

Pamela Ryan Rathke, B.B.A.
Music and Dance Department Administrative Assistant

Although she spent her freshman year in college as a music major, Mrs. Rathke received her B.B.A. in Accounting from Sam Houston State University. She has worked for the Texas State Comptrollers Office and as an accountant for a CPA firm, and is the Business Manager for her husband's dental practice.

Mrs. Rathke graduated from Huntsville High School. She played flute and piccolo in the HHS Band under Band Director Richard Wuensche, and sang in the HHS Chorale under Choir Director Patty Sue Davis.