• Omar A. Taweel
    Omar A. Taweel
    Director of Bands

otwaeel@wftigers.org

479-839-2231, ext. 4035

  • William Brown
    William Brown
    Assistant Director of Bands

wbrown@wftigers.org

479-839-2231, ext. 4035

  • Brent Parks
    Brent Parks
    Choir Director & MS Dean of Students

bparks@wftigers.org

479-839-2231, ext. 4036

  • Joshua Koretoff
    Joshua Koretoff
    Elementary Music Teacher

jkoretoff@wftigers.org

479-839-2231, ext. 2008

  • Cory Robbins
    Cory Robbins
    Network Administrator & Percussion Coordinator

crobbins@wftigers.org

479-839-2231, ext. 4044

Omar A. Taweel
Director of Bands

Mr. Taweel is in his 32nd year of service as director of bands at WF School. He is proud to say that West Fork is still his first teaching job. Mr. Taweel is a Past President of the Arkansas School Band & Orchestra Association, and serves as a member of the ASBOA Executive Advisory Committee. Mr. Taweel has a sweet, cute wife named Katrenia.

Education Experience

BSE and MMED from the University of Arkansas

Bachelors and Masters of Science and Music Education

Director of Bands
1919-2023
William Brown
Assistant Director of Bands
Brent Parks
Choir Director & MS Dean of Students

I am in my 10th year as Choir Director and Assistant Band Director at West Fork Middle and High Schools. I also teach music classes to students in 5th through 8th grades, and I am assisting in a Dean of Students role at the middle school.

Education Experience

Arkansas State University
2021

Specialist degree in Educational Leadership

Arkansas State University
2020

Masters in Educational Theory and Practice

Arkansas Tech University
2009

Bachelors degree in Music Education

Joshua Koretoff
Elementary Music Teacher
Cory Robbins
Network Administrator & Percussion Coordinator
FullSail University
2014-2016

At FullSail, I studied and received a degree in Music Production with an emphasis on composing music for film, TV, and video games.

 

University of Arkansas
2006-2013

I spent several years at the U of A, studying Percussion Performance, Percussion Education, Arranging, General Education, Choral Conducting, and Music Technology.

 

Network Management
80%
Server Cluster Management
90%
Web Development
90%