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East Jackson High School
1435 Hoods Mill Rd
Commerce GA 30529
706-336-8900
Dr. Patricia Stueck
Principal
1435 Hoods Mill Rd
Commerce GA 30529
706-336-8900
Dr. Patricia Stueck
Principal
The Band Boosters would like to introduce the talented
Directors of East Jackson County High School, Kings Bridge
Middle School and East Jackson Middle School
Directors of East Jackson County High School, Kings Bridge
Middle School and East Jackson Middle School
Commerce, Georgia
Jeffrey Rowser is a native of Attalla, Alabama and a 1976 graduate of Etowah High
School, where he lettered 3 years in band, basketball, and track. During his high school
years he served as president of various clubs and was Vice President of the Student
Council. Mr. Rowser later graduated from Auburn University (AU) with his Bachelor’s and
Master’s Degrees in Music Education. He was a saxophone major, studying with Lawrence
Morgan. He studied music arranging with Dr. Johnnie Vinson and Bob Richardson. He
performed his student teaching duties with the legendary Tommy Goff at Auburn High
School in 1980. While at Auburn, he was drum major of the Auburn University Marching
Band for three years under the direction of Dr. Bill Walls. He also participated in the AU
Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Yardbird Jazz Ensemble.
Mr. Rowser brings 29 years of band leadership to the Jackson County School System. He
was chosen by Dr. Patricia Stueck to lead the East Jackson Eagle Band. His hiring in 2006
was to prepare a Fine Arts Department that would begin its work in August 2007. The East
Jackson Bands are off to a great start scoring Superior Ratings and Class Placement
Awards in Marching, Symphonic and Jazz Band events. Mr. Rowser is the visionary
founder of the Georgia Contest of Champions Marching Band Competition, held annually
on the campus of East Jackson HS in Commerce, Georgia. Prior to East Jackson, he
served as a director in Dougherty County and Marietta City Schools, and16 years as the
founding director at Salem High School (Conyers, GA). During his career, his bands
received Superior Ratings in all marching, jazz, and symphonic music events. His bands
have won over 500 awards, with 300 of those coming at Salem HS as “Superior, Best-in-
Class, and Grand Champion” awards in band, drum major, colorguard, winterguard, and
drum line. He and his wife, Vernelle, were the founders of the Salem HS Dance Team that
won 9 State Champion Awards in both Jazz and Pom style competition. During those
years, the group also earned a national ranking with the Universal Dance Association held
annually in Orlando, Florida.
In 1991, Mr. Rowser became a co-founder of the “Drum Major and Leadership Academy”
held annually on the campus of Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville. His
student management workshop, “Team Building Anywhere”, is a featured session for
band, chorus, and student council groups around Georgia. He is also a frequent clinician,
adjudicator, and guest conductor of Regional and State Band events in the Southeast. He
has served on the Georgia Music Educators Board of Directors and organized several
district events.
Mr. Rowser is a member of the Georgia Music Educators Association, National Association
of Music Educators, Phi Beta Mu Bandmaster Honorary, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,
Inc.
He is married to the former Vernelle Jones, a costume designer and company owner. They
have three daughters - Kayla Danielle, a professional ballet dancer with the Nashville
Ballet Company; Hilary Dionne, is a junior at East Jackson, and Carmen Elise, a 4th grader
at Barksdale Elementary.
Jeffrey Rowser is a native of Attalla, Alabama and a 1976 graduate of Etowah High
School, where he lettered 3 years in band, basketball, and track. During his high school
years he served as president of various clubs and was Vice President of the Student
Council. Mr. Rowser later graduated from Auburn University (AU) with his Bachelor’s and
Master’s Degrees in Music Education. He was a saxophone major, studying with Lawrence
Morgan. He studied music arranging with Dr. Johnnie Vinson and Bob Richardson. He
performed his student teaching duties with the legendary Tommy Goff at Auburn High
School in 1980. While at Auburn, he was drum major of the Auburn University Marching
Band for three years under the direction of Dr. Bill Walls. He also participated in the AU
Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Yardbird Jazz Ensemble.
Mr. Rowser brings 29 years of band leadership to the Jackson County School System. He
was chosen by Dr. Patricia Stueck to lead the East Jackson Eagle Band. His hiring in 2006
was to prepare a Fine Arts Department that would begin its work in August 2007. The East
Jackson Bands are off to a great start scoring Superior Ratings and Class Placement
Awards in Marching, Symphonic and Jazz Band events. Mr. Rowser is the visionary
founder of the Georgia Contest of Champions Marching Band Competition, held annually
on the campus of East Jackson HS in Commerce, Georgia. Prior to East Jackson, he
served as a director in Dougherty County and Marietta City Schools, and16 years as the
founding director at Salem High School (Conyers, GA). During his career, his bands
received Superior Ratings in all marching, jazz, and symphonic music events. His bands
have won over 500 awards, with 300 of those coming at Salem HS as “Superior, Best-in-
Class, and Grand Champion” awards in band, drum major, colorguard, winterguard, and
drum line. He and his wife, Vernelle, were the founders of the Salem HS Dance Team that
won 9 State Champion Awards in both Jazz and Pom style competition. During those
years, the group also earned a national ranking with the Universal Dance Association held
annually in Orlando, Florida.
In 1991, Mr. Rowser became a co-founder of the “Drum Major and Leadership Academy”
held annually on the campus of Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville. His
student management workshop, “Team Building Anywhere”, is a featured session for
band, chorus, and student council groups around Georgia. He is also a frequent clinician,
adjudicator, and guest conductor of Regional and State Band events in the Southeast. He
has served on the Georgia Music Educators Board of Directors and organized several
district events.
Mr. Rowser is a member of the Georgia Music Educators Association, National Association
of Music Educators, Phi Beta Mu Bandmaster Honorary, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,
Inc.
He is married to the former Vernelle Jones, a costume designer and company owner. They
have three daughters - Kayla Danielle, a professional ballet dancer with the Nashville
Ballet Company; Hilary Dionne, is a junior at East Jackson, and Carmen Elise, a 4th grader
at Barksdale Elementary.