Leadership

Todd Berridge is in his 28th year of teaching music and his 16th year as Director of Orchestras at Permian High School. His responsibilities include team teaching the Symphony Orchestra, The Philharmonic Orchestra, The Freshmen Orchestra and the Satin Strings. Mr. Berridge also teaches 5th grade orchestra at Reagan Elementary. In addition to his directing duties, he also assists at Bonham, Wilson & Young and Nimitz Middle Schools. Mr. Berridge’s professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association and the Texas Orchestra Director’s Association. Mr. Berridge is an active adjudicator and clinician through-out Texas.

Mr. Berridge attended Permian High School from 1987-1990. He was privileged to be under the direction of both Charles Nail & Kathy Fishburn. Mr. Berridge then graduated from Texas Tech University in 1996 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education. While at Texas Tech, Mr. Berridge was principal viola in the Texas Tech Symphony Orchestra, a viola section member of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, the Midland & Odessa Symphony and the Big Spring Symphony.

Previous to his appointment to Permian High School, Mr. Berridge taught at Vernon High School, Strickland Middle School and at Flower Mound High School. Mr. Berridge’s orchestras, along with the entire Fine Arts Department at Flower Mound HS, won the prestigious GRAMMY® “Gold Signature” Award in 2005 & again in 2006. In December of 2007, The Flower Mound Chamber Orchestra was invited to perform at the 61st Annual Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois. The Chamber Orchestra was the only Orchestra from Texas to perform at this prestigious International Music Conference. In 2007, he was named teacher of the Month for Flower Mound High School and has received the “Golden Apple” Award from the Lewisville I.S.D. for “Outstanding Service in Education”. In December of 2007, Mr. Berridge was selected to represent Texas as one of the “50 Directors who Make a Difference” for the School Band and Orchestra Magazine.

Under the direction of Mr. Berridge, The Permian High School Orchestras have consistently earned Superior ratings at the University Interscholastic League Concert and Sightreading Contests and have received “Best in Show”, “Overall Outstanding Ensemble” & “Most Entertaining Ensemble” awards in music festivals both internationally and across the United States. In February of 2012, Mr. Berridge was awarded the ECISD “World Class Leader in Education” Award. Lastly, Mr. Berridge is also listed in the “Who’s Who Among American Teachers”, an honor which means the most to him, because he was nominated by a current or former student.

Aside from teaching and performing music, Mr. Berridge loves announcing at Ratliff Stadium and spending time with his family. He is happily married to Jessica Berridge, Associate Principal at Reagan Elementary School. They have two beautiful children; Natalie (22) and Luke (17).