Gabby Foede, Director of Choirs
Belinda Fjeld is in her 40th year of teaching in the Crookston Public School District with this being her eighteenth year of directing the 7th-12th grade choirs. She earned her Masters Degree from the University of St. Thomas in Curriculum and Instruction, and her Bachelors Degree from Concordia College with a major in Music and a minor in Business Education. She is a member of MMEA, MEA, NAfME, ACDA and the VoiceCare Network.
Mrs. Fjeld directs the Concert Choir, Pop Choir, JH Choir, and also teaches Kindergarten and 1st Grade Music at Washington Elementary.
Belinda Fjeld
Crookston High School
402 Fisher Avenue
Crookston, MN 56716
218-281-2144, ext. 2267
belindafjeld@isd593.org
Mrs. Fjeld directs the Concert Choir, Pop Choir, JH Choir, and also teaches Kindergarten and 1st Grade Music at Washington Elementary.
Belinda Fjeld
Crookston High School
402 Fisher Avenue
Crookston, MN 56716
218-281-2144, ext. 2267
belindafjeld@isd593.org
Caitlin Becks, Director of Bands
The 2020-21 school year is Caitlin Becks' first year of teaching in the Crookston Public Schools. Mrs. Becks grew up in Paynesville, MN, and is a graduate of Concordia College, Moorhead, where she earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education. She is also working towards a Masters Degree in Music Education from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, IL. Mrs. Becks has been teaching music for ten years in Minnesota and North Dakota, and is a member of MBDA, NAfME, and WBDA.
Mrs. Becks directs the Concert Band, 7/8th Grade Band, 6th Grade Band, and 5th Grade Band as well as Marching Band and Pep Band.
Caitlin Becks
Crookston High School
402 Fisher Avenue
Crookston, MN 56716
218-281-2144, ext. 2265
caitlinbecks@isd593.org
Mrs. Becks directs the Concert Band, 7/8th Grade Band, 6th Grade Band, and 5th Grade Band as well as Marching Band and Pep Band.
Caitlin Becks
Crookston High School
402 Fisher Avenue
Crookston, MN 56716
218-281-2144, ext. 2265
caitlinbecks@isd593.org
Haley Ellis, Director of Orchestras
Haley Ellis comes from Livonia, Michigan. Ms. Ellis graduated from Central Michigan University with a Bachelors Degree in Music Education. Before coming to Crookston, Ms. Ellis has taken on the positions as Interim Band and Orchestra Director at various schools in the Metro-Detroit area.
Since coming to Minnesota, she has been a performing member in the All-City Community Band, the University of North Dakota Community Orchestra, a clarinet quartet, and UND German and Klezmer Ensembles.
Ms. Ellis is a member of MMEA, NAfME, and ASTA.
Ms. Ellis is very excited to be working in Crookston, and in her spare time, enjoys all things Disney and Harry Potter.
Ms. Ellis teaches 4th-12th grade Orchestra in the Crookston Public Schools.
Haley Ellis
Crookston High School
402 Fisher Avenue
Crookston, MN 56716
218-281-2144, ext. 2268
haleyellis@isd593.org
Since coming to Minnesota, she has been a performing member in the All-City Community Band, the University of North Dakota Community Orchestra, a clarinet quartet, and UND German and Klezmer Ensembles.
Ms. Ellis is a member of MMEA, NAfME, and ASTA.
Ms. Ellis is very excited to be working in Crookston, and in her spare time, enjoys all things Disney and Harry Potter.
Ms. Ellis teaches 4th-12th grade Orchestra in the Crookston Public Schools.
Haley Ellis
Crookston High School
402 Fisher Avenue
Crookston, MN 56716
218-281-2144, ext. 2268
haleyellis@isd593.org
