David E. Circle is a native Kansan. He was born in
Arkansas City where he graduated from high school and
attended Cowley County Community College. He
received his Bachelor of Music Education and Masters
in Music degrees from Emporia State University and his
Doctorate in Music from Peabody College for Teachers
in Nashville, Tennessee. He taught junior high and high
school instrumental music and served as District Music
Coordinator and Director of Fine Arts for the Shawnee
Mission Public Schools for 34 years and then finished
his career at Blue Valley as District Coordinating
Teacher for Fine and Performing Arts and orchestra
director at Blue Valley High School. His groups have
consistently received superior ratings and performed at
KMEA and Southwestern Division MENC. He is a past
president of KMEA and Southwestern Division of
MENC, and past president of the Administrators
Association of Shawnee Mission.