Director

Honglac Hathuc

Honglac Hathuc is currently in his 22nd year as the band director at Rancho Verde High School in the Val Verde Unified School District and his 25th year in education. Before Rancho Verde High School, Mr. Hathuc taught elementary choir, band, and an elementary marching band in Northern California. Mr. Hathuc is also an adjunct professor at Moreno Valley College. The Rancho Verde Crimson Regiment, under Mr. Hathuc, performed at the 2020 Roses Parade where the band received The Tournament of Roses Michael D. Sewell Service Award. Mr. Hathuc is a native of Southern California and alumnus of The University of California at Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance. After UCLA he attended The San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he earned a Master of Music in Music Performance (MM) where he was a member of the SFCM Baroque Ensemble and SFCM Guitar Ensemble. Mr. Hathuc attended The University of Redlands, he received both a California Single Subject Teaching Credential and a Tier I School Service Administrative Credential. Mr. Hathuc is endorsed by D’Addario and Remo Drumheads.