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EAST COWETA MARCHING INDIANS

Mary Collins is currently celebrating her 30th year at ECHS and has loved working with band students in her position as Band Secretary for the last 28 years. Originally from Stafford, Kansas, Mrs. Collins graduated from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri,

Mary Collins BAND SECRETARY

with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Science. When she’s not at school, Mrs. Collins stays busy with her own company, Welcome Storks. Serving Newnan and the surrounding areas, Welcome Storks are 6-foot tall lawn signs that happily announce the arrival of newborn babies. Welcome Storks can be found on FB or Instagram @welcomestorks, or welcomestorks.com. She and her husband, Clay, enjoy spending time with their two daughters, Kate Collins (ECHS 2012, UGA 2016, GSU College of Law 2021), Meg Yancey (ECHS 2009, UGA 2013), and son-in-law, Jefferson Yancey. They are the proud grandparents of three grandsons: Henry Yancey (age 2) and identical twins, Tate and Beau Yancey, who were born this past May. Their two dogs, George and Joe, happily round out their family.

Crystal Jobe is currently in her 5th year of teaching Science at East Coweta and 7th year overall in teaching. This is her second year as the colorguard instructor. Mrs. Jobe has been involved in the performing arts her entire life, beginning with 12 years of classical dance training when she was growing up. Mrs. Jobe was first chair clarinet in the EC band and did 5 seasons of colorguard. She was captain her senior year and graduated in 2005. Mrs. Jobe graduated from the University of West Georgia with a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2011. She currently resides in Meriwether county with her husband Chris and two step sons, Gabriel and Liam. Before teaching, Mrs. Jobe spent several years as an emergency veterinary technician. She has 2 dogs (Andie and Titan) and 3 cats (Jaspurr, Stevie, and Luna). Crystal Jobe COLORGUARD INSTRUCTOR