Mr. Donald Peach, former Director of Bands and Music Coordinator at Hickory High School, recently served for the second time as the Interim Associate Director of bands at Appalachian State University where he was Director of the Marching Mountaineers and Symphonic Band. He is a graduate of Mars Hill College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education. Mr. Peach was the Lincolnton High School Band Director from 1973 to 1994, during which time his bands received numerous Superior and Excellent ratings and attended the 1985 Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C. After formally retiring from public school teaching, he was an Educational Representative for Music & Arts Centers for six years and rehearsed the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band at Western Carolina University for 12 years during their camps.