Director of Bands

Mr. Lane is a 2001 graduate of East Carolina University with a degree in Music Education. He is in his tenth year as a band director and fifth year at Frank W. Cox High School. Since arriving at Cox High School, the band has received superior ratings at competitions throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia in both concert and marching, as well as having a jazz and percussion ensemble that performed at various public events and local concerts. During the 2009 – 2010 school year the marching band participated in the United States Scholastic Band Association National Championships in Annapolis, Maryland where they finished 3rd place overall band in Group 1. The Cox High School Band Program has also received consecutive Virginia Honor Bands during Mr. Lane’s tenure at Cox High School in 2008 and 2009. Before coming to Cox, Mr. Lane spent one year at Kellam High School in Virginia Beach where they were also named a Virginia Honor Band. Prior to coming to Virginia Beach, Mr. Lane taught in the North Carolina Public School system for four years. He has performed with the DCI World finalist Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps in 1995 and 1996 as well as the Independent World Class percussion ensemble Carolina Thunder, both from Charolotte, NC. He has performed concerts in Prague, Czech Republic, and Vienna,Austria, and was a member of the ECU Percussion Ensemble featured in a special concert at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Orlando, Florida. He is currently a member of the Tidewater Winds Percussion Section. His teachers have included Dr. Scott Carter, Mark Ford, Harold Jones, Christopher Deane, and Dr. Jonathan Wacker. He is a member of the Music Educators National Conference, Virginia Music Educators Association, Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association, Percussive Arts Society, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia professional music fraternity. You can email Mr. Lane at mike.lane@vbschools.com

Visual Designer/Instructor

Ricco Robinson was born and raised here in the Hampton Roads area. He attended Bayside High School from the years of 1992 - 1995. During high school Ricco was in the band as a tuba player all four years. During his senior year he was appointed brass section leader. Ricco continued his playing with the Tarheel Sun Drum and Bugle Corps from 1997 - 1999. With his age-out year being 1999. For the 1999 summer tour he was the Horn line captain for the corps. Ricco has been a staff member for various schools since 1997. He was the visual tech at First Colonial HS in Va Beach, VA from 1997- 98. He Became the Visual Coordinator/ Drill Writer in 1999-2004. Ricco also taught at Landstown and Kellam HS as their Visual Instructor. He is now currently the Visual Caption Head/ Consultant at Cox High School in Va Beach where he has been since 2006. Ricco also has written drill programs for other schools in the area. Feel free to contact Ricco at Marchingoofy@Yahoo.com

Guard Instructor

Rick Petersimes is going into his fifth year of working with the Cox Marching Falcons. Rick was a member of the Madison Scouts of Drum Corps International in the years 1984-85 and marched with the Southern Nights Senior Corps in 1986-88. Rick has been teaching with local Marching Bands for over 20 years. He has worked with Bayside High School, Salem High School, and Indian River High School. At Indian River, Rick was the guard instructor and drill writer. In addition to teaching at these schools Rick also worked with the Cox Marching Band back in 1986-87! You can email Rick at RDP0620@aol.com

Percussion Instructor

Jason Stanley has been teaching percussion in the city of Virginia Beach for five years and continues to strive for excellence out of every one of his students. He was percussion instructor for Kellam High School from 2005-2006 and has been with Cox since 2007. He is a graduate of Old Dominion University with a Bachelors Degree in Music Education with an emphasis in percussion. Jason is also the band director at Independce Middle School here in Virginia Beach. He looks foward to working with Cox this season and hopes all the students have a musical experience they will never forget. You can email Jason at jstan022@odu.edu

Brass Instructor

A Virginia Beach native, and graduate of First Colonial high school in 2005, Garrett has been involved in music and the marching activity for most of his life. After picking up the trumpet in 6th grade, he went on to learn several other instruments including baritone/euphonium, trombone, alto and tenor saxophone, and the piano. He started his marching career on baritone at Ocean Lakes high school his freshman year, but then transferred to FC where he finished out his last 3 years of high school. In the summer of 2003, at the young age of 15, Garrett landed a lead baritone spot with the world class Crossmen drum and bugle corps. He continued to march with the Crossmen for six summers (03, 05-09), where he served as a drum major for one year, and just recently aged out this past summer as their horn sergeant. This is Garrett's second year teaching the brass line at Cox high school. Garrett approaches the job with great passion and enthusiasm. He is very excited about this season and hopes to bring the Cox band to new levels of excellence and renown in the area. You can email Garrett at Gdillon87@gmail.com

Woodwind Instructor