Ms. Hucks, originally from South Carolina, earned a Bachelors of Music Education degree from the University of South Carolina where she taught with the USC string project and performed in multiple ensembles. Upon graduation, Ms. Hucks was the orchestra director at Hopkins Middle School in Columbia, SC, and later the orchestra director at Carolina Springs Middle School in Lexington, SC teaching orchestra and music to students with exceptionalities. She earned her Masters of Music Education degree at Texas Tech University where she was a teaching assistant, the lead teacher at the TTU String Project Community Partnership at Wester Elementary School, in addition to being the vice-president of TTU’S ASTA (American String Teachers Association) student chapter, a GPTI (graduate part time instructor) at TTU, and taught violin sectionals at multiple schools throughout Lubbock ISD. Ms. Hucks then began teaching at Tippit Middle School in Georgetown ISD where she served as the head orchestra director from 2023-2026. Ms. Hucks is so excited to join Eanes ISD and is thankful to be apart of the HCMS and WHS family! When not teaching, Ms. Hucks enjoys gigging around the Austin area, hiking, rock climbing, playing board games, finding new trails, and hanging out with family and friends.