Talana Greene Leaves Flourishing Legacy At King High
After nearly 10 years as the school's music director, Greene will now be working for the county as a part of the Gates grant.
Talana Greene faced certain challenges when she came to King High School in 2002. Not only was she fresh out of college, she was faced with having to rebuild the school's disheveled music department. Greene, then known as Talana Hamm, arrived at KHS mid-year as director of Vocal and Orchestral Music. After 10 years of successes, she's moving on to the district office to work as county-wide evaluator with the Gates Foundation. When Greene got to King, the music department was hanging on by a thread. The former director had been fired in September 2001 due to certification issues. The school's Gospel Choir and elite show choir, "Pride," had been left under the direction of a substitute teacher. “I came into an unpleasant situation," Greene …
