| North Pulaski Band Directors |
| Karen Dismuke |
| Karen Dismuke is in her 28th year of teaching and 21st year at North Pulaski High School. Before coming to North Pulaski, she taught at Ole Main High School, J.A. Fair High School and Norphlet High School. She also served as Brass Instructor for Delta Brigade Drum and Bugle Corps in 1994. Ms. Dismuke received her Bachelors of Music Education from Henderson State University in 1982 and has hours toward a Masters Degree in Secondary School Leadership at the University of Central Arkansas. She has served as a clinician and adjudicator for marching bands and concert bands throughout the state of Arkansas. Ms. Dismuke has received many honors, such as 1992 North Pulaski Teacher of the Year, 1994 Pulaski County Special School District Fine Arts Excellence in Education Award, Outstanding Young Women of America, Who's Who Among Young American Professionals, Who's Who Among American Teachers, 1999 Channel Four's "My Favorite Teacher", nominated for the 2001 and 2002 Disney American Teacher Awards and was named Arkansas' Outstanding Music Educator for 2009 by The National Federation of High Schools. She is a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, National Band Association, Arkansas School Band Directors Association , American School Band Directors Association, Phi Beta Mu serving on the Executive Board, Arkansas Women Band Directors Association serving as President, Vice President and Treasurer, Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association serving as Region VI Chairman and Secretary and President and Parliamentarian of ASBOA. Under her direction, the North Pulaski High School Band has earned many honors including: ASBOA Sweepstakes Award for First Division Ratings in marching, concert and sight-reading for 19 consecutive years, 1991 Sweepstakes Winner at Worlds of Fun Music Festival in Kansas City, MO, 1994 Best in Class at North American Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia and the Arkansas representative in the 1997,2000 and 2003 National Independence Day Parade in Washington D.C. |
| Patrick Combs |
| Patrick Combs is a graduate of Lakeside High School in Hot Springs and Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. While at ATU, he served as President of Kappa Kappa Psi, was a member of the ATU Symphonic Band, Squad Leader and Section Leader. He also received the Dix Stallings Outstanding Senior Bandsman Award in 2009. Along with his duties as Assistant Band Director at North Pulaski, Mr. Combs is an Assistant Band Director at Northwood Middle School where he assists with the 7th and 8th Grade Bands and teaches Beginning Woodwinds and Beginning Brass. |
| Sarah Abbott |
| Sarah Abbott is a graduate of North Pulaski High School and the University of Central Arkansas. She recently earned her masters degree in Education from Harding University. She began her teaching career at Sylvan Hills Middle School. She is a member of Arkansas Women Band Directors Association and Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association. Mrs. Abbott is currently serving as ASBOA Region VI Chairman. Along with her duties as Assistant Band Director at North Pulaski, Mrs. Abbott is a Band Director at Northwood Middle School where she teaches the 7th and 8th Grade Bands, Beginning Woodwinds and Beginning Brass. |
| Assistant, Jo Ann Koehler Assistant, Patty Sacrey Assistant, Scott Villines Assistant, Sharon Hawk Ed Alexander Bill Westbrook Mark Grauer Joseph Larry |