Anola Douglas
Originally from Maryland, Anola Douglas is currently in her 19th year of music education. She is in her 6th year as the choir director at Metz Middle School in Manassas, VA. Anola received her Bachelor of Science in Music Education at Elon University, where she studied piano. She also has a Master’s in Education Administration from Liberty University. At Metz, Anola teaches the 7th and 8th grade advanced treble, intermediate treble, beginning treble, advanced tenor/bass, and beginning tenor/bass choirs. During her first two years at Metz, she also taught 7th- and 8th-grade Music Technology. Her choirs consistently receive Superior ratings at District Choral Assessment and competitions. She regularly has students accepted into All District Chorus and the VA Middle School All-State Chorus. Anola also designed and plans her school district’s annual Tenor/Bass workshop for all tenor/bass singers in grades 6th- 12th. In addition to teaching, Anola is the athletic director at her school and leads a department of 13 sports, 27 coaches, and several game day workers and volunteers. Anola also loves to involve herself in the musical community. She is the Artistic Director for the Stafford County Regional Choral Society in Stafford, VA, and regularly guest conducts middle school honors choirs throughout Virginia and Maryland. She is also a choir clinician for both middle school and high school choirs and a judge for middle school choral assessments. Ms. Douglas lives in Chantilly, VA, with her husband and cat, Coda.