Our Staff

Whitney Yokum serves as the Director of Bands for Sapulpa Public Schools. Her responsibilities include overseeing the Sapulpa Instrumental Music Program at all levels, directing the High School Wind Ensemble, and teaching the beginning flutes and clarinets. She has a passion for music education and loves spending every day making music with her students.

Mrs. Yokum spent the first four years of her professional teaching career in Pryor, Oklahoma, where she was selected as the District Teacher of the Year for the 2018-19 school year. Whitney went on to receive the “Rising Star” award from the State Department of Education in the fall of 2018. The following year, she was recognized as the Phi Beta Mu “Young Bandmaster of the Year” for the state of Oklahoma. Whitney began the next part of her carrer in Sapulpa, Oklahoma where she has served as the Director of Bands since 2020. She was honored to be selected once again as the Sapulpa Public Schools District Teacher of the Year in 2022. Whitney’s students has consistently earned positions in ther All-District and All-State Honor ensembles, and both junior high and high school ensembles have consistently earned Superior ratings at District and State contests.

Whitney recieved her Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Arkansas in 2015. During her time at the UofA, Whitney served as the principal bass clarinetist for numerous ensembles, including the Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony, and New Music Ensemble. She also served as the principal bass clarinetist of the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra from 2010-2017. Whitney continuesd to return to the University of Arkansas each year as a conductor for the UofA Summer Music Camp, which she has attended for over ten years. Whitney enjoys serving as a guest clinician and conductor and loves meeting and working with kids from all over.

Whitney Yokum is a member of the National Association for Music Education, the Oklahoma Music Education Association, the Oklahoma Bandmasters Association, and the North Central Directors’ Association. She currently resides in Bixy, Oklahoma, where she enjoys spending timme with her husband Jacob, their two dogs, and her extensive plant collection.

email: wcampbell@sapulpaps.org