Page Newsome is a native of Raleigh, NC and holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He began his teaching career in 2012 at Chatham Central High School where he worked to provide consistency and additional performance opportunities for the small program after several years of teacher turnover in that position. In 2014, he started a new band program at Highland Middle School. From 2016-2020, he taught at East Wake High School. While at East Wake the marching band, concert bands, winter guard, and percussion programs grew and had consistent successful seasons placing first in their class and earning high ratings at local and regional competitions. He has served as Director of Bands at Middle Creek High School since 2020, and earned the NC-ECDBA Band Director of the Year Award in 2021. He looks forward to continuing growing the MCHS Program and continuing the tradition of excellence for many years to come. His professional affiliations include NAfME, NCBA, NCMEA, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He has also served as camp counselor and conductor at the UNCG Summer Music Camp; All District Clinic Chair, HS Member at Large, President-Elect, and now President of NC East Central District Bandmasters association. He is a proud uncle of two energetic kiddos Lily and Lukas, and a rescue dog dad of 3 year old yellow lab Kate!
