Mr. Sayger is MHS's new assistant band director. He comes to us from Nimitz Junior High where he did student teaching with Cindy Bulloch. He went to high school in Abilene where he participated in band, soccer and tennis.
"I was probably most known as a band geek in high school," said Sayger.
Sayger claims to have dated a lot in high school, which doesn't seem to have been that long ago. He is now happily married to Mrs. Sayger who "likes all the friendly people here in Monahans," but misses the big city.
"This is the smallest place we have ever lived in next to Odessa," said Sayger.
During his college years, Sayger worked in an interesting job.
"I did work as a plumber's apprentice throughout college. I could tell you some funny stories," said Sayger.
Since graduation from TTU, Sayger has dedicated himself to teaching music.
"I could never see myself doing anything else," Sayger said. "I decided I wanted to be a band director when I was eleven years old."
His style of teaching is to make learning fun and he simply wants to see his students succeed. He is impressed with the fact that at Monahans High students can be involved in more that one extracurricular activity.
Sayger's favorite vehicle he ever possessed was his "hot cycle" when he was five years old.
"It was one of those plastic three wheelers," Sayger said. "I think that I rode it so much that it just fell apart!"
One of his most most embarrassing moments happened while attending Tech. He was late for class and running up the stairs as fast as possible, jetting around people and panting for breath. He made it up to the top only to ride his back pack all the way down them in front of tons of people.
His greatest fear is of clowns. "I hate clown with a passion."
His motto is "Don't make excuses, jut live the life that God gave."
Keyed by Marcus Ashbrook, Senior