Meet Our Staff

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Director of Bands

Kate Menasco is in her 10th year as band director at Centennial HS. She received her Bachelor's of Music Education from Northern Arizona University in 2006 and her Master's of Music Education from Boston University in 2013. Menasco is a product of PUSD, having attended Alta Loma Elementary School and graduated from Peoria High School. 

When she’s not with the band, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their son.

Percussion Instructor and Sound Engineer

Andrew Barnard grew up in Bradenton, Florida, and has been playing the drums since he was five years old.  After graduating from Southeast High School, Andrew joined the United States Army and served for six years as an ammo specialist. He later served in the Army Reserves.

Andrew shared his skills with Centennial High School in 2019, while splitting his time as a drumline instructor at Liberty High School.   As a founder of the North Peoria Indoor Percussion program, Andrew’s drumlines are quite successful by many accounts in our Valley competitions.

Andrew and his wife, Heather Barnard are proud of their three children; Jaxon (11), Gracelynn (10), and Seth (8).

Visual Instructor and Drill Writer

This will be Klay's second season working with Centennial High School as a visual instructor and first year as drill writer.  He is an Arizona native who has been involved with the marching arts activity for over 30 years as a fan, performer, volunteer, and instructor.

Klay spent nine years marching baritone and euphonium with various ensembles throughout Arizona. He marched four summers with The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps including the 2006 Division II World Championship season.  He has been a visual instructor and drill writer at numerous programs in the Peoria Unified and Glendale Union High School Districts where he helped win multiple visual caption awards.  In the winter season, Klay teaches at LINEA, an Open Class indoor percussion program.

Klay graduated from Grand Canyon University with a Bachelor's in Secondary Education with an Emphasis in Social Studies.  Outside of the marching world, he works in Marketing at PetSmart and enjoys spending his free time with his wife Ashley and their dog Jasper.