Please give a warm Joy of Music School “hello!” to our newest employee, Rymelle Dotson. She’s our School Administrator/Receptionist — which means she’s the first person most of our students and their families see when they enter our building. One of Rymelle’s first projects is getting to know every student, because she wants to greet each of them by name as they come in. As the school year wraps up, and we move into the summer, Rymelle has been helping with our social media presence, and administrative projects. She’s handling data reporting ranging from attendance to parent and student surveys. Rymelle, who’s 23, grew up in Knoxville and, while she just started working here in February, she and the JoMS go way back. She took flute lessons here as a little girl! Another fun fact about Rymelle: Her older brother, Taber Gable, is a professional jazz pianist and one of our most accomplished former students. (See “A Night of Food, Jazz and Smiles” on page 4.) Rymelle used to work at Pond Gap Elementary School, where she taught after-school art classes. She’s about to wrap up her second year as a student at Pellissippi State Community College, and she aims to continue her education at the University of Tennessee starting in the fall. Her major is Public Relations. How’s it going so far at the Joy of Music School? “Everyone is so nice and kind,” she says. “They treat me like I’ve been here forever. I guess I kind of have!”We’re glad to have you back, Rymelle!