Wesley Tyree graduated from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio where he earned a bachelor's in fine arts for dance. Throughout college, he was a member of a variety of performance groups including Matrix Percussion, Onyx Color Guard, Juxtaposition Color Guard, and the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps. During his time with Onyx, they were a WGI gold medalist and a WGI silver medalist. After graduation, Wesley was invited to perform and compete at nationals with the Perkins School of the Arts located in Norwich, New York. In 2014, they were awarded the Joe Noce Memorial Award and were the Senior Dance National Champions for the CanDance Competition in Florida.

 

 

Along with competing locally and nationally, Wesley has also worked with a multitude of programs throughout central Ohio while directing the guard of his alma mater, Westland High School. He also spent time in Chicago, Illinois for a year working with Lake Park High School (BOA Grand Nationals Semi-Finalists), Lincoln-Way East High School, and Lincoln-Way North High School.

 

 

Since moving to Texas in 2015, Wesley has performed with Black Gold (2016), CGT Dallas (2017, 2018), CGT Denton (2020), and most recently, Mirage (2023). Wesley has worked with many programs in the area as well. These programs include Legacy High School, McKinney High School, Aledo High School, Hebron High School, Azle High School, and Lakeview Centennial High School. He has also worked with Black Gold, Nova, Mirage Performance Ensemble, Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps, and has taught many clinics for the North Texas Colorguard Association (NTCA).

 

 

While teaching and performing, Wesley worked to receive his certification in secondary dance and mathematics, as well as his Master of Arts in Teaching for Mathematics Education from the University of Texas at Dallas. Currently, Wesley is the Guard Director and a Mathematics Teacher at Plano East Senior High School, and he is excited to start his 8th year with the band program!