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About Ms. Heleen

Hi everyone! 
My name is Ms. Heleen and I am the music teacher at Centerville Elementary School. In addition, I also teach music at Barnstable-West Barnstable Elementary School on Fridays and at Barnstable High School after school. I am so lucky that I get to work with more than 400 students each week! 2017-18 marks my fifth year as a teacher and my third year in Barnstable. 

 I decided that I wanted to be a music teacher when I was 15, and I have never looked back! When I'm not teaching, you can find me playing my clarinet with the Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra and Falmouth Town Band, growing vegetables at my family's garden, and listening to all sorts of music. After school, you can find me at BHS teaching the marching band and conducting the pit orchestras for the musicals!

 Want to get in touch? Email is the best route! You can contact me at heleen_alison@mybps.us 

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