My name is Rick Jensen and I am happy to be teaching middle school band! I have taught band at all grade levels since 1990, mostly in the Sioux Falls School District. My professional passion is helping students learn about themselves and grow as individuals while practicing the art and craft of music. I love seeing my students choose to continue playing their instrument into high school and beyond. Away from school I enjoy playing percussion in the South Dakota Symphony and occasionally at my church.

If you want to really make my day, ask me about my two grown children or my two dogs.

Amber Sundvold has taught at Edison since 1995. She attended SDSU for her Bachelors of Music Education and received her masters from Southwest Minnesota State University.

​Amber teaches 6th, 7th and 8th grade Chorus, Speech and Drama, and computer classes. She also directs the Edison Inventions, a swing choir of 7th and 8th graders that sings and dances.

Every year Edison does a production, either a variety show or a musical.

Mollie Weflen loves sharing her passion of music with her students! She is a Sioux Falls native and attended SDSU for her Bachelors of Music Education. She received her masters in counseling from SDSU.

​Mollie teaches 6th, 7th and 8th grade chorus, 6th grade general music, 8th grade Humanities, and 7th grade World Language classes. In addition to her classes, she also helps put on a musical or variety show every year.

Stacy Sip grew up in Sioux Falls. She has a passion for teaching students how to play a string instrument! She has a bachelor degree in music education from the University of South Dakota and a Masters degree in education from Southwest State University. Stacy has taught high school orchestra, middle school orchestra and elementary orchestra in the Sioux Falls school district since 1999.

Ms. Abels is currently one of the orchestra teachers at Edison Middle School, and also teaches orchestra at Laura Wilder Elementary. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Music and Social Work from Augustana University, and her Master’s Degree is in Music Performance and History from the University of South Dakota.

Meagan Turbak teaches at Edison Middle School and loves sharing her passion for art with her students! She is a Sioux Falls native and attended Northern State University for her Bachelor's of Art. She received her master's in teaching from USF. Besides art, she loves to travel, learn about other cultures, read and spend time with her family. ​