Mr. Ohse's SMP Files
Mrs. Lira
Email: lirajam@usd437.net
Mrs. Reynolds
Email: reynopat@usd437.net
Jamie Lira has been teaching with USD 437 for five years. She teaches band and chorus at Wanamaker. She taught band previously for three years in Leoti, Kansas. She graduated from Emporia State University in December of 2000, and was involved in the ESU marching band, choir, and orchestra. She and her husband of five years grew up in Topeka, and both graduated from Washburn Rural High School. They have one son. Mrs. Lira enjoys traveling with her family, bowling, golf, and playing clarinet in the Topeka Marshall's Band. This is Mrs. Reynolds's twentieth year at Wanamaker Elementary teaching music. Before moving to Kansas, she also taught in Indiana, Missouri and Iowa. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education and a Master of Arts Degree in Music Education, both from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She and her husband both grew up in Indiana and have three grown children, as well as three grandsons and two granddaughters. Besides spending time with family, she and her husband enjoy traveling around seeing new sights. She reads and does counted cross stitch in her free time.

Mr. Ohse
Orchestra Teacher
Email: ohsedav@usd437.net

Mr. Ohse has been teaching school music since 1979. He has taught orchestra, band. choir, bell choir, and general music. He is teaching strings here at Indian Hills, as well as teaching at Wanamaker, Pauline South, Washburn Rural Middle School, and Washburn Rural High School.

Mr. Ohse graduated from Southwest Texas State University, and earned his Master's Degree form the University of Kansas, where he still takes violin lessons. His motto is "Never quit learning."

The SmartMusic files and MP3s that were originally here are now accessible at www.mrohse.com