(YMCA Educator of the Year 2023) Mr. Robert Gariepy III has been the music teacher at JGW since August 2018. An HHS and JGW alumni (JGW ’08-’10 & HHS Class of 2014), Mr. Gariepy has a B.A. in Music from Bridgewater State University and teaches private music lessons in downtown Haverhill at the Be Imagine Music Studio. He specializes in professional voice instruction and beginners piano.

Mr. G has been the sole stage director, music director, and choreographer for various productions including Hairspray Jr. (2019), Willy Wonka Jr. (2021), Moana Jr. (2022), The Lion King Jr. (2022), Matilda the Musical (2023), Into the Woods Jr. (2023), and The Addams Family Young@Part (2023). He has also starred in local productions like Firehouse Newburyport’s RENT (Role: Benny, 2021) and Pentucket Players’ Into the Woods (Role: Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince, 2021).

“I strive to provide the opportunities I craved to have when I went to school in Haverhill as a child. I can’t imagine being anywhere else in my life other than where I am today.” -Mr. Gariepy, JGW Music Teacher