John Wickersham is the Assistant Band Director at Olathe West High School. His duties at Olathe West currently include Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Pep Bands, Jazz Band, as well as teaching at several OW Area Elementary Schools. Mr. Wickersham has earned both his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Music Education from the University of Kansas, where he studied Percussion and was a 4-year member of the Marching Jayhawks. Mr. Wickersham also marched one season of Drum Corps International with the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps and then taught with the Colt Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps for 5 years. Prior to joining the staff at OWHS, Mr. Wickersham served as Assistant Band Director at Olathe North High School from 2014-2017 and as an Elementary Band Director from 2008-2014. He is a member of Kansas Music Educators Association, Kansas Bandmasters Association, and National Association for Music Education, and Percussive Arts Society.