Adam – Snare Drum, Vibraphone, and Concert Percussion
*Favorite Band Memory – the Drum Battles against Chief Sealth at the Huling Bowls
*Advice for Future Band Members – Spend as much time in the band room as you can whether or not you are being productive.
*Plans for Next Year – Attending Gonzaga to study engineering.
*Favorite Band Memory – the Drum Battles against Chief Sealth at the Huling Bowls
*Advice for Future Band Members – Spend as much time in the band room as you can whether or not you are being productive.
*Plans for Next Year – Attending Gonzaga to study engineering.
Adrian – Clarinet
Winner of the WSHS Pit Orchestra Award
*Favorite Band Memory – Participating in the pit orchestra for Into the Woods
*Advice for Future Band Members – When Thomas is talking about a new piece, run through the fingerings for the parts that look hard. That way you will look better at sight reading
*Plans for Next Year – Attending the University of Washington. I want to do marching band and concert band and pit orchestra and get better at piano but realistically I'm not sure I can do all of that? I'm definitely going to do husky marching band though
Winner of the WSHS Pit Orchestra Award
*Favorite Band Memory – Participating in the pit orchestra for Into the Woods
*Advice for Future Band Members – When Thomas is talking about a new piece, run through the fingerings for the parts that look hard. That way you will look better at sight reading
*Plans for Next Year – Attending the University of Washington. I want to do marching band and concert band and pit orchestra and get better at piano but realistically I'm not sure I can do all of that? I'm definitely going to do husky marching band though
Alex – Bells and Piano
*Favorite Band Memory – Going to Victoria and getting out of this Country
*Advice for Future Band Members – Do your best and enjoy yourself
*Plans for Next Year – Attending a Video Production course at Skills Center
*Favorite Band Memory – Going to Victoria and getting out of this Country
*Advice for Future Band Members – Do your best and enjoy yourself
*Plans for Next Year – Attending a Video Production course at Skills Center
Bao – Tenors and Concert Percussion
- *Favorite Band Memory – When Adam and Michael wrestled in Victoria
- *Advice for Future Band Members – Percussionists better clean up at least once a week
- *Plans for Next Year – Attending the University of Washington to study Engineering or Physics
Caitlin – Alto Saxophone
- Winner of the WSHS Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
- *Favorite Band Memory – Being the last person on the bus (Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival) because I got distracted by a frat party. (Mr. Thomas will need to follow up on this).
- *Advice for Future Band Members – Even though things get hard, it is super important to never give up and give life a chance to get better
- *Plans for Next Year – Attending Lewis & Clark college in Oregon. I got a music scholarship there! I am studying Neuroscience as a minor with a mix of psychology and biology for a Major.
Chloe – Flute
*Favorite Band Memory – Getting to know all the other students that are committed to and enjoy playing music.
*Favorite Band Memory – Getting to know all the other students that are committed to and enjoy playing music.
- *Advice for Future Band Members – Keep practicing and enjoy playing music
- *Plans for Next Year – Attending the University of Washington studying Computer Science
Cole – Tenor Saxophone
Cole is a man of few words.
Cole is a man of few words.
Devon – Violin
- *Favorite Orchestra Memory – Sitting in front of the Parliament Building in Victoria and watching all of my band friends perform.
- *Advice for Future Orchestra Members – Go to as many music events as possible whether they are through the high school or recommended by Mr. Fritts and Mr. Thomas. They are always super cool and really fun.
- *Plans for Next Year – I will be attending Western Washington University
Dylan – Drum Major, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
*Favorite Band Memory – All four years of it was a fun memory, meeting new people and gaining new friends, but I’d say my favorite was Disneyland.
*Advice for Future Band Members – Have fun and enthusiasm and listen to Thomas sometimes
*Plans for Next Year – Attend College and study business, maybe continue learning music.
*Favorite Band Memory – All four years of it was a fun memory, meeting new people and gaining new friends, but I’d say my favorite was Disneyland.
*Advice for Future Band Members – Have fun and enthusiasm and listen to Thomas sometimes
*Plans for Next Year – Attend College and study business, maybe continue learning music.
Judah – Bass Drum and Percussion
- *Favorite Band Memory – Padding and hanging out with the boys after band in the music room
- *Advice for Future Band Members – Don’t take band too serious, keep that for your music
- *Plans for Next Year – Aiming to finish my AA, move out, and get the bread.
Katy – Drum Major, Flute/Saxophone
- Winner of the WSHS John Phillip Sousa Band Award
- *Favorite Band Memory – Drum Majoring the Victoria Day Parade with Koh and Dylan
- *Advice for Future Band Members – Memorize your marching music early. It’s difficult to cram memorizing music and make use of all the time that is given to memorize music.
- *Plans for Next Year – Attending the University of Washington in the Engineering Program
Kyra – Cymbals and Concert Percussion
- *Favorite Band Memory – Going to In and Out Burger and riding Splash Mountain on the Disneyland Trip
- *Advice for Future Band Members – Stick with it, because the music program allows you to go many places and gives you an established community to have in high school
- *Plans for Next Year – Attending Western Washington University to study science.
Laura – Violin
- Winner of the National Orchestra Award
- *Favorite Orchestra Memory – Going to Disneyland with the Orchestra and Band
- *Advice for Future Orchestra Members – Have fun and enjoy playing music. Four years go by fast
- *Plans for Next Year – Attending the University of Washington and studying Chemistry.
Maya – Cello
- *Favorite Orchestra Memory – Getting to play along with the movie clips backstage at Disneyland
- *Advice for Future Orchestra Members – Have fun in class and don’t stress about being perfect, but that doesn’t mean goofing around and ruining class for other students
- *Plans for Next Year – I am going to Western Washington University! I am currently practicing to audition for their Orchestra
Michael – Bass Drum, Drum Set, Concert Percussion
- *Favorite Band Memory – Going on the Disneyland Trip in 2018
- *Advice for Future Band Members – If you want to get better at whatever your instrument is, it requires consistent practice. That could be through simple exercises or simply playing along to some of your favorite songs and working on whatever you need too while also having fun with it. Lastly, don’t take anything for granted, because you’ll never know when it’ll end. For instance, with my senior year ending prematurely, I never really appreciated what I had until it was gone, so if anything to the younglings, here’s this: Appreciate what you have, especially with a great teacher in Mr. Thomas, enjoy the trips and anything with the band because those memories that I made were truly life changing. Also, on another note, just be kind to everyone. *Plans for Next Year – Attending the University of Washington majoring in atmospheric sciences.
Nate – Snare, Drum Set and Concert Percussion
- *Favorite Band Memory – Making lifelong friends
- *Advice for Future Band Members – Be yourself and never be afraid to try new things
- *Plans for Next Year – Completing his AA degree at South Seattle College
Nathan - Violin
Nathan was too busy getting ready for UCLA to let us know more!
Nathan was too busy getting ready for UCLA to let us know more!
Salomé – Clarinet/Saxophone
- Winner of the WSHS Pit Orchestra Award
- *Favorite Band Memory – Closing night as part of the pit orchestra for Chorus Line
- *Advice for Future Band Members – Appreciate every day in band. The four years go by way too fast.
- *Plans for Next Year – Attending UW Seattle at the College of Engineering
Sarah – Trumpet
- *Favorite Band Memory – Going to Victoria my freshman year and sitting on the lawn of the Parliament building with friends.
- *Advice for Future Band Members – Talk to everyone, you never know who are going to be your best friends, so reach out and talk.
- *Plans for Next Year – Attending the University of Portland as a Psychology Major.
Sarynn – Violin
- *Favorite Orchestra Memory – Playing spikeball outside the Parliament Building in Victoria with all of my friends
- *Advice for Future Orchestra Members – Get to know everyone in your class! It makes the program a lot more fun and builds a stronger community
- *Plans for Next Year – Attending Washington State University and studying psychology.
