Oakton Native Earns Teaching Honor in Pennsylvania

Douglas Raines, an Oakton native and Oakton High graduate, was named Outstanding Educator in Penn-Delco School District in Pennsylvania, according to an article from Delaware County News Network.

Raines, who began playing the drums at the age of 6, has been an instrumental music educator at two schools in that district for the past eight years.

"It's not often that a (small town) government would be supportive in this way and offer this much kindness and support," Raines said to council. "In many places today, music is disappearing, but it's really prospering here and a lot of positive things are happening, so I hope we can keep that going."

To read the full article, which profiles his long relationship with music, click here.