Jesse Duckworth
Age: 43
Occupation: Assistant Principal at Bowsher High School and Manager/Lead Singer of FU5ION (2015 Toledo City Paper readers voted Best Toledo Band)
Imagine, it’s a Saturday night and you’re about to get on stage to sing at one of Toledo’s nightclubs. Wearing a fitted-tee and faded Levi’s, a black fedora tops off the urban look. You come off as a ladies man. Fast forward to Monday and you wake up, put on a pair of freshly pressed black slacks, a crimson button-up and throw on a mocha page boy cap to head to your main gig. Not as the lead singer of Toledo’s awarding-winning band FU5ION, but as the assistant principal of Bowsher High School.
With a humble personality and dapper style, Jesse Duckworth balances his career as an assistant principal of Bowsher High School while operating as manager and lead singer of FU5ION.
Does being a school administrator affect your daily style?
There is a certain standard that you have to maintain when you work in a school so that the students respect you. The funny thing is, when they see me outside of the school setting, they freak out because I’m wearing jeans or a baseball cap.
What are the pieces in your closet that make you stand out?
My hat collection. I never leave the house without a baseball or newsboy cap or fedora. Button-up shirts fill up my closet. I probably have more than 50 of them with plaid, polka dots, stripes and more in a variety of colors.
How does your band performance attire differ from your work attire?
I’m more casual on stage. I enjoy wearing fitted v-neck graphic tees. As a male singer, I believe the fans expect me to present myself in a certain fashion— I do my best to deliver that.
Jesse Duckworth
Age: 43
Occupation: Assistant Principal at Bowsher High School and Manager/Lead Singer of FU5ION (2015 Toledo City Paper readers voted Best Toledo Band)
Imagine, it’s a Saturday night and you’re about to get on stage to sing at one of Toledo’s nightclubs. Wearing a fitted-tee and faded Levi’s, a black fedora tops off the urban look. You come off as a ladies man. Fast forward to Monday and you wake up, put on a pair of freshly pressed black slacks, a crimson button-up and throw on a mocha page boy cap to head to your main gig. Not as the lead singer of Toledo’s awarding-winning band FU5ION, but as the assistant principal of Bowsher High School.
With a humble personality and dapper style, Jesse Duckworth balances his career as an assistant principal of Bowsher High School while operating as manager and lead singer of FU5ION.
Does being a school administrator affect your daily style?
There is a certain standard that you have to maintain when you work in a school so that the students respect you. The funny thing is, when they see me outside of the school setting, they freak out because I’m wearing jeans or a baseball cap.
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What are the pieces in your closet that make you stand out?
My hat collection. I never leave the house without a baseball or newsboy cap or fedora. Button-up shirts fill up my closet. I probably have more than 50 of them with plaid, polka dots, stripes and more in a variety of colors.
How does your band performance attire differ from your work attire?
I’m more casual on stage. I enjoy wearing fitted v-neck graphic tees. As a male singer, I believe the fans expect me to present myself in a certain fashion— I do my best to deliver that.
