A new face is leading the voices at Cashmere High School this year as Mr. Ream began his first year teaching at Cashmere. Before Mr. Ream taught at Cashmere, he taught at a really low income, difficult school so the enthusiasm of Cashmere has him excited.
Mr. Ream’s introduction to music started in Mr. Chalmer’s band class playing the drums when he was in high school. Mr. Ream stated, “He’s the reason I like became a teacher. And so I ended up really loving teaching choir in college.”
Mr. Ream’s most embarrassing moment was while he was teaching his pants ripped and he had to teach the rest of the day with ripped pants. He attempted to staple them back together but it didn’t work.
Miss Bronson left teaching at Cashmere to go back to school in Portland for her masters degree in conduction. Many students felt upset about her leaving as over the years they had grown close to her.
Student Emerson Thomason (freshman) says, “I felt very upset, I miss her, I mourn her every single day.” Even though students were upset about Miss Bronson leaving, students feel like Mr. Ream is fitting in overall with students. Student Kalli Miller (Senior) felt that Mr. Ream is very proactive. Miller is a running start student, so coming back to the high school for a block at the end of the day takes up a lot of her time.
Mr. Ream wants to get the Cashmere choir back to how it was when he was in high school; large turnout numbers, especially new freshmen every year. In the future, Mr. Ream wants the choir to be able to compete with the big schools like the Eastmont and Seattle area schools. Mr. Ream also hopes to be able to do a few out of state competitions. “We’re looking at potentially doing like, big trips and a lot of competitions. I’d like choir to go from being… good for Cashmere, to that’s just good.”
Mr. Chalmers and Mr. Ream work well together as teachers due to their past history. Band teacher Mr. Chalmers said, “People either rise to your expectations or drop to your tolerances so [high expectations] are a good thing.”