For the 2008-2009 school year, Myles Yates is in his 7th year as a Marching Instructor for the Marching Band. Myles attended Trabuco Hills High School from 1997-2001. He graduated from Trabuco Hills Class 2001 with a regular diploma. He was a member of the Thundering Mustangs Marching Unit for four seasons (1997-2000). He played Alto Saxophone his freshman and sophomore year. Due to circumstances (graduating tuba players), Myles decided to play Tuba second semester of his sophomore year. Myles ended up becoming Tuba/Low Brass section leader for the 1999 and 2000 marching seasons. Myles is currently enrolled at Saddleback College striving to amount enough credits to transfer to bigger and better things.

     During the summer of 2003, Myles was a first year member of the Contra line for the Pacific Crest Drum & Bugle Corps.

     During the 2001 marching season, Myles worked with El Toro High School as a visual and brass instructor. He returned to Trabuco Hills as a Marching Technician in 2002. In 2006, he was on the Visual Staff at Santa Margarita Catholic High School for the first time.