Chris Whittington has been the chorus director at Dodgen Middle School since 1997. During his time at Dodgen, Mr. Whittington’s choirs have participated yearly in the Georgia Music Educators Association Large Group Performance Evaluation and have received Excellent and/or Superior ratings every year. Additionally, each year since 1997, Dodgen has been honored by having a representative at the G.M.E.A. All-State Chorus event. Mr. Whittington has also been the coordinator and site coordinator for our district Honor Chorus.

The Dodgen Chorus, under Mr. Whittington’s direction, has sung at the Georgia State Capitol, East Cobb Senior Community Center, Sterling Estates, at the East Cobb Avenue, Atlanta Hawks Game, Braves Games, Gladiator Games, Cobb County Teacher of the Year East Cobb Celebration, Atherton Place Retirement High Rise, Cobb County Kaleidoscope, Pope Rising Stars Performance, and the Eighth Grade Chorus annually participates in the Disney Sings workshop at Walt Disney World and Resorts.

Mr. Whittington is a native of Cobb County. He grew up immersed in choral music through the school system as well as the music department at Smyrna First United Methodist Church. He was also active in the Big Chicken Chorus where he sang in numerous venues such as the Saddle Dome in Calgary, Canada, and the Super Dome in New Orleans.

Mr. Whittington attended Birmingham-Southern College for his bachelor’s degree in Music Education. He later attended the University of Alabama for his master’s degree in Health Studies. Recently, he completed his specialist’s degree at Berry College in Curriculum and Instruction with a Tier 1 Educational Leadership degree. Mr. Whittington and his wife, Tiffany, have 3 children: James (graduate of Georgia College and State University), Jillian (Junior at Georgia Southern University), and Jordan (Junior at Walton High School.)

Mrs. Iddings is so excited to be a chorus director at Dodgen! She has been teaching the Dodgen Chorus for two years, and was previously the choral director at Rome High School for four years. At Rome, Mrs. Iddings conducted multiple concert choirs, which consistently received superior ratings at LGPE, and a show choir, which consistently placed in competitive events across the southeast.

Mrs. Iddings grew up in Albertville, Alabama, where she participated in her school’s choir and band programs. She went on to receive her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Jacksonville State University and her Master’s Degree in Music Education from Bowling Green State University. Mrs. Iddings is currently a student at Georgia State University, where is pursuing her Ph. D in music education! She is excited to continue learning more about choral music and music education, and hopes to never stop growing as a teacher and musician.

Mrs. Iddings lives in Marietta with her husband, Sam. In her free time, she loves cooking, spending time with family, traveling, and singing! Mrs. Iddings loves performing in musicals and hopes that she gets the chance to get back on the stage sometime soon!