Meet Mr. Wertz

Mr. Wertz

Thank you for visiting my web page! Here is some information that I thought students and parents might find interesting about me.

I currently live in Williamsport, PA with my beautiful wife, Emily, my son, Quint, and our dog, Buddy. Before teaching in the State College School District, I taught General Elementary Music and Choir in the Huntingdon School District at two schools, Jackson Miller and Standing Stone Elementary. I graduated from the Robert E. Cook Honor's College of Indiana University of Pennsylvania where I majored in Music Education with concentrations in voice and piano. I also previously managed our family's business, Indian Caverns for two years.

I enjoy teaching elementary students so much because of their excitement, energy and willingness to participate. What better job could I have than one where I play my guitar everyday and sing with some pretty amazing children?
Guitar
A Few of My Favorite Things....


Hobbies:

music (of course!), hiking/backpacking, being outdoors, gardening and reading.

Books:

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Harry Potter Series, 

Musicians:


Simon and Garfunkle, James Taylor, Dave Matthews Band, Yo-Yo Ma, HEM,Allison Krause, Bela Fleck, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, and Nora Jones

Classical Music:

Tchaikovsky's 4th and 6th Symphonies,Schubert's 8th Symphony, Schuman's
Dichterliebe SongCycle, Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream,
Mozart's Don Giovanni













If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at haw11@scasd.org or at 814.272.3877