Mr. Tyler Harr
KJHS Band Director, 5th Grade Woodwinds

Mr. Harr is excited to return to KJHS this school year. He is super excited to get to work with all of the awesome students at Kingsley! 

Mr. Harr grew up in the Bloomington-Normal Area, and went through Unit 5 Schools. He then went to Eastern Illinois University and studied music education. Mr. Harr is excited to begin his 7th year of teaching, and is very excited to be at Kingsley all day this year! Mr. Harr's favorite age group is Jr. High! He hopes to bring a fast-paced, fun environment perfect for learning and growing- we will all make mistakes, but that is the best way to learn new things. 

In his free time, Mr. Harr is also actively involved in community theatre as an actor/singer and music director. He also loves to play piano, trombone, and bassoon. 

Contact Mr. Harr at harrt@unit5.org

Contact Mr. Borst at borste@unit5.org

Mr. Alex Borst
5th Grade Brass and Percussion

Mr. Borst has taught Kindergarten-5th grade elementary music at Glenn and Fox Creek Elementary Schools and beginning band at Kingsley Jr. High for the last four years. He has also directed the Chiddix Jr. High Jazz Band for the last six years. Before joining the Unit 5 school district, Mr. Borst taught band for 16 years at the middle school and high school levels in both the Peoria and St. Louis Public Schools. 

Mr. Borst is also an active musician in the Normal and Peoria areas. Some of the organizations he performs with are the Peoria Municipal Band, Brass Band of Central Illinois, Peoria Players Theater, Cornstock Theater, and many others. 

Mr. Borst grew up in Jefferson City, MO. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Central Methodist College and a Masters of Music from the University of Kansas. He currently resides in Normal with his wife and three children.