Mrs. Dayna Walker is a native of Murfreesboro, TN where she was a 1993 honors graduate of Oakland High School.While at Oakland, she was captain of the color guard and clarinet section leader.  Mrs. Walker attended Middle Tennessee State University for two years before transferring to UT-Knoxville.  While at MTSU, she was a member of the Band of Blue, wind ensemble, and clarinet choir.  At UT, Mrs. Walker was a member of the Pride of the Southland Band, symphonic band, pep band, and clarinet choir.  In 1996, she was clarinet section leader in the marching band.  Mrs. Walker completed her student teaching at Lenoir City Middle and High School.  She graduated summa cum laude from UT in December 1997.  Mrs. Walker was the band director at Central High School in Wartburg, TN for two years before her and her husband moved to Knoxville.  At Central, she was director of bands grades 5-12, and directed the high school show choir and choir.  Mrs. Walker currently teaches fifth grade band at Seymour Intermediate,  fifth through eighth grade band at Wearwood Elementary, assists the fifth grade band at Pigeon Forge Middle, and is the assistant band director at Seymour High School.  She will be completing her master's degree in Instructional Leadership in December 2000 and plans to continue her education towards an Ed.S. 

Mrs. Walker married her husband, Josh, in June 1999.Josh is currently a law student at UT-Knoxville and is the second trombone player in the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. They have three "children," two cats, Persikitty and Slide, and one dog, Molly.