Jesse Lange

 Mr. Jesse Lange holds a B.M. in Music Education (Magna Cum Laude) awarded by the University of Akron. While attending Akron he served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, founded and directed the Internationally Award-Winning ensemble A Cappella Nuance, and founded and directed the University of Akron Men's Chorus. After completing the masters program in Choral Conducting at the University of Akron in 2008 and teaching for 7 years at Cuyahoga Falls High School, Mr. Lange came to Heights. He is currently the director of choirs here at Heights High School and an adjunct professor at the University of Akron. 

Rachel Ader

Rachel Ader, Vocal Music Department Manager at Cleveland Heights High School, graduated from Case Western Reserve University in May 2023. She holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Music and Psychology. She has sung all her life and participated in various choirs, namely the Boston-based Handel and Haydn Vocal Arts Program in the Young Women's Chorus and the Case Concert Choir at CWRU. Along with singing, she plays guitar, piano, and cello. She hopes to support VMD students at Heights High School and help facilitate powerful musical memories.