JENNIE CRAWFORD - Director of Choirs
Ellie Kopp - Assistant Director of Choirs
Ms. Kopp is excited to be joining Keller HS as the Assistant Choir Director! Most recently, she was the Director of Choirs at Columbus North HS in southern Indiana, where she taught concert choirs, vocal jazz, competitive show choirs, and vocal directed the musical. Under her direction, the Columbus North show choirs earned numerous Grand Championships, podium placements, and caption awards for Best Vocals, Best Choreography, and Best Band. The choir program also received the Indiana State School Music Association's All-Music Award for program-wide excellence. Ms. Kopp was recognized as the 2025–26 Emerging Teacher of the Year by the Columbus North High School Bull Dog Alumni Association.
Ms. Kopp is a 2023 graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she earned her Bachelors of Music Education with a minor in Conducting and served as President of the National Association for Music Education collegiate chapter. Ms. Kopp was recognized as an 2023 Outstanding Future Music Educator by the Indiana Music Educators Association. She completed her student teaching at Shelbyville High School with the SHS choir and band programs. A native of Austin, she is thrilled to return to Texas and joining the Keller Choir family!
