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\u201cLatin was a requirement for all eighth graders, but in the ninth grade, you could choose to transition to French or Spanish. I continued studying Latin and, upon entering college, continued to study Latin and Greek with a double major in music. This experience at Saint James shaped me as a person, developed my faith, and further inspired me to be a part of such a special experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In order to provide a \u201cwell-rounded\u201d childhood, Kesselring\u2019s parents required each of their children to play a musical instrument. Kesselring chose piano, but he also began playing the saxophone and tuba and sang in the church and school choir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI continue to be a strong advocate for music in schools, and I completed my doctoral dissertation studying the effects of music in the classroom setting and specifically using music as a learning technique. Setting learning information to familiar tunes in elementary classrooms increased performance scores exponentially as compared with those who learned through traditional memorization techniques.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His junior year of college, Kesselring returned to Saint James School, but this time he wasn\u2019t a student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had the opportunity to complete an internship program. That experience further solidified my interest and passion to continue in education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After earning a bachelor\u2019s degree in classical languages and music from Dickinson College, he accepted the position of director of college counseling and assistant director of development at Saint James School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1993, he married his wife, Maureen, who is also an educator, and they moved to Bell Buckle, where Kesselring served as the assistant head of school at The Webb School until 1999. During this time, he earned a master\u2019s in education from Middle Tennessee State University in administration and supervision. They moved to Orlando, Florida, so that he could serve as the president of Montverde Academy. Under his leadership, enrollment swelled from 103 students to over 1,400, and the school completed $90 million in capital improvements and renovations. He also completed his doctorate in educational leadership from California Coast University and completed a post-doctoral certificate in management and leadership from Harvard Business School and Harvard School of Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2001, Kesselring received the unsettling news of a cancer diagnosis, but he didn\u2019t allow that to stifle his passion for learning or volunteering within his community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis experience gave me a window of understanding into the needs and demands of health care, which led to several rewarding experiences. I was fortunate to serve as chairman during the transition and sale of Orlando Health and helped establish the Live Well Foundation with $150 million in assets to support health and wellness initiatives in Central Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n After moving back to Wartrace, Dr. Kesselring completed a project for a health care community in Manchester and was later recruited to First National Bank of Middle Tennessee as the vice president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kesselring\u2019s journey is a testament to the transformative power of education, the impact of dedicated mentors, and the enduring influence of family values and faith. His legacy continues to inspire and shape the lives of those he serves. GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" DURING HIS formative years in Maryland, Kasey Kesselring\u2019s mother and three siblings gathered around the dinner table each evening, taking turns reading from the devotional \u201cOur Daily Bread.\u201d Despite being a promising athlete who did well in public school, Kesselring\u2019s older brother struggled with reading. \u201cMy siblings would often volunteer to do the reading because […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":23652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/shelbyville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/Story-1-photo1-5-1024x683.jpg\")