Directors and Staff

Nicholas C. Efstathiou, Director of Bands

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Nicholas C. Efstathiou is Director of Bands at Bay High School, Panama City, Florida. A native of Panama City and Alumni (1998) of Bay High, he has been serving as Director of the award winning Million Dollar Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble, and Rhythm Rocker Jazz Ensemble since the fall of 2006. Nicholas earned his Master's Degree and Bachelor's Degree from Troy University. He is currently  FBA District 2 Chairman and is serves on the board of Southeastern United States High School and Middle School Concert Band Clinic and Honor Bands.

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Throughout the southeast he has served as a tuba/brass clinician and had his arrangements for band performed by the Troy Band program as well as numerous high school programs. Nicholas' professional memberships include National Band Association, Music Educator National Conference, Florida Bandmasters Association, Kappa Kappa Psi, FarmHouse Fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa, among others. He was selected Bay High's Teacher of the Year for the 2009-2010 school year, elected to Bay District School's Top Five Teacher of the Year, 2012 Top Ten of Best of Bay Most Influential Person, and the 2012 recipient of the Henshaw-Whitley Teaching Excellence Award.

Kelly S. Efstathiou, Auxiliary Director / Marketing & Design Specialist

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A native of Hazlehurst, GA and Alumni (2003) of Jeff Davis High School, she is currently a Marketing teacher at Bay High School. Kelly earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Design, Technology and Industry as well as a music industry contract from Troy University in Troy, Alabama. While pursuing her degree, she was a Sound of the South majorette for 4 years, serving as co-captain her 3rd year and captain her 4th year. Kelly also served one year as a Troy University Basketball Dancer, performing during halftime at the basketball games.  Other activities included one year as a Trojan Softball Player and four years as a flutist in the Troy University symphony band.

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Kelly has judged numerous high school auxiliary auditions throughout the Southeast, as well as choreographed for a number of high school majorette, colorguard and dance lines throughout Florida and Alabama. Going on four years now, she has been the majorette judge for the Southeastern United States Marching Band Festival, held at Troy University.  Kelly has choreographed the baton work every year for the Bay High School Million Dollar Band. Additionally, Kelly has also assisted in producing show designs/concepts, staging, costume designs, hair / makeup, and music production for Bay Breeze Winterguard since 2008. 

She is currently the Auxiliary Director, as well as the marketing and design specialist for the Bay High School "Million Dollar Band". She enjoys spending time with her husband Nick and their daughter, Alayna.