User:Steven.huffer

Steven Mathew Huffer (born October 24, 1983 in Dallas, Texas) to Robert C. Huffer and Kathleen E. Huffer. He has a half-sister (Jill Huffer Stine, born March 17, 1974) and half-brother (Jeffery Keith Huffer), bother on his father's side.

Sports
During Steven's youth, he was kept busy playing many different sports, starting with soccer, tee-ball. Tee-ball would be replaced with baseball which would always be the sport he was most talented. He went to a YMCA after-school program where playing football and basketball. This would show a talent to his football abilities which would always be his favorite sport.

Education
Steven went to elementry school in the Coppell Independent School District at Pinkerton Elementary, then Coppell Middle School West and then Coppell Senior High School graduating in 2003. It was the Coppell public school system that had a superior music program that caused him to be disinterested in sports and into music, learning to play the trumpet starting 1996. After graduating from high school. He attended Texas A&M University - Commerce for one year on a music scholarship. The in 2004, he tranfered to Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas and is scheduled to as of May 2009 to graduate with a degree in Public Administration.

Music
Steven's trumpet playing ability would become some what of a focal point in his life including winning an outstanding soloist award in 1997. He was apart of the 1999 4A State Marching Contest Champions in the Coppell High School Marhcing Band. Marched in the Tournament of Roses Parade in 2001. Taking an interest in the drum and bugle corp activity and was given the opportunity the join The Glassmen from Toledo, Ohio, during their 2001 Summer tour finishing 5th in at the Drum Corp International Finals, Buffalo, New York. He would continue his drum corp activities for two additional summers, 2002 and 2003. Using his drum corp experience he was able to attain a music scholarship at Texas A&M - Commerce and participated in their marching band. He also in 2004 participated in the Texas State Univeristy's Bobcat Band. He also in the fall of 2004 pledged to the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Gamma Phi charter and Texas State University.