Fine Arts Faculty

Katie (Baker) VonHandorf – Fine Arts Team Leader

Mrs. Katie (Baker) VonHandorf ([email protected]) helps her students not only learn valuable artistic skills but also create meaningful pieces and understand the importance of art in everyday life. She currently teaches Art I, Art II- Drawing and Painting & II-Honors, Art III- Mixed Media & III-Honors, Art IV- Honors, and AP 2D and Drawing. Mrs. VonHandorf is most well known for her charcoal drawings and portraiture as well as her immense love of the Cincinnati Bengals. She also loves traveling with the SHDHS Travel Cru.  A 2005 graduate of St. Henry, she took Visual Art classes all four years she was enrolled at SHDHS. Mrs. VonHandorf decided to pursue an Art-Education Degree at Thomas More University because of the positive experience she had in her art classes as a Crusader. She also completed her Master’s Degree in Teacher Leadership from TMU in 2020 and was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2023.

Jessica Pearl Marshall – Fine Arts Chamber Choir & Drama Courses

Mrs. Jessica Pearl Marshall directs the Chamber and Cru Choirs and teaches Drama at St. Henry District High School, where she also serves as Director of Theatre Productions. Entering her 12th year in arts education, she holds a B.A. in Music and Vocal Performance from Berea College, where she studied opera in Europe and toured internationally with the concert choir. Her professional career includes teaching music, choir, and drama in elementary, middle, and high school; directing musical theatre productions; working with professional theatre companies; and performing throughout the region. She has pursued graduate study in Vocal Performance and Opera and Musical Theatre at the University of Kentucky, and Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of the Cumberlands. As an educator and working artist, Mrs. Marshall believes the performing arts develop the whole student by building confidence, creativity, discipline, empathy, and the courage to use their voice. She strives to create classrooms and rehearsal spaces where students feel valued and supported, are challenged to grow and take creative risks, work as a team, and give their best. She is honored to bring her passion for the arts, education, and student growth to the St. Henry District High School community.

Terry Wyatt – Fine Arts Cadet and Advanced Bands

Mr. Terry Wyatt ([email protected]) directs the Beginning and Advanced bands. He previously served as director of bands at Ockerman Middle School and Assistant Director of bands at Boone County High School, where he also coached boys cross country teams. While teaching in the Boone County school district, his music students and ensembles frequently earned distinguished ratings for their performance at local music festivals and competitions. His students regularly represented the school while performing in various honor bands, including the Northern Kentucky Select Band.
He earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Morehead State University and master’s degrees in education from Northern Kentucky University and Indiana Wesleyan University.

Mr. Wyatt and his wife, Louanna, live in Union, where he enjoys cycling, playing bass guitar in a local cover band, and spending time with his 9-month-old grandson, Benji.