Cypress bay high school sound of thunder & color guard
Sound of Thunder
Matias Florez – Tenor Captain, 4th year marcher. “You Almost Broke the Treaty!”
Favorite Hobbies: Build Legos, race cars, collect shoes
Future Aspirations: Become a Formula 1 Engineer
Favorite Band Memory: The battery mirror pic
Will miss this the most: The competition bus rides
Heidi Castillo – Uniform Quartermsater/Trumpet, 4th year marcher. “Don’t let anyone tell you what you can or can’t do.”
Favorite Hobbies: Soccer, reading, and sleeping
Future Aspirations: I want to study Sports Management and Administration at Flagler College to become a sports agent or athletic director
Favorite Band Memory: FMBC 2021 Awards Ceremony
Will miss this the most: The joy of winning competitions and celebrating with friends
Gabriella Gedeon – Marching Drum Major/Office Manager/Flute, 4th year marcher. “Celebrate endings, for they’re just new beginnings.”
Favorite Hobbies: Making crafts, spending time with friends, taking naps.
Future Aspirations: Music education and psychologist
Favorite Band Memory: My first competition at Flanagan in 2021.
Will miss this the most: My friends and Mr. Dawson!
Aidan Lacayo – Percussion Captain, 4th year marcher. “Enjoy the little things, for one day, you may look back and realize they were the big things,”- Robert Brault
Favorite Hobbies: I love to cook, travel, play video games, and all sorts of science experiments!
Future Aspirations: I would to love to work as a nanotech engineer!
Favorite Band Memory: When I got to carry out first Best Percussion award back to all of the percussionists after the Boca Competition. Seeing the happiness and pride of my section after we worked so hard for the last few months made me so proud to be leading a group of such amazing people, and that feeling hasn’t left since.
Will miss this the most: Definitely the people and the community. Band has given me a place where I’ve met my best friends, one big family of performers all working towards the same goal, and a place that I call home that can’t be replicated anywhere else.
Zain Abbas – Saxophone Section Leader, 4th year marcher. “Get good.”
Favorite Hobbies: Playing saxophone, weightlifting, videogames, and sometimes sprinting.
Future Aspirations: I would either want to be a lawyer or do something with science like biochemistry
Favorite Band Memory: Ocala FMBC in 2021.
Will miss this the most: Not being able to work with the same people again in the band classes and groups like the sax quartet.
Sabrina Salazar – Color Guard Captain, 4th year marcher.” We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place – or not to bother”- Dr. Jane Goodall
Favorite Hobbies: Reading, writing, rollerskating, and baking!
Future Aspirations: A biochemist!
Favorite Band Memory: My first marching competition; lots of laughs betwen teammates and new begginings in the making!
Will miss this the most: Performing and the people.
Andrew Moreno – Drumline, 4th year marcher.”For god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son.”
Favorite Hobbies: Baseball, Pickleball
Future Aspirations: Marine Corps Officer
Favorite Band Memory: Lakeside ’24
Will miss this the most: Fun times with friends
Alex Ares – Brass Captain/Baritone Section Leader, 4th year marcher.”Tallest in the band.”
Favorite Hobbies: Biking
Future Aspirations: Computer Science Engineer
Favorite Band Memory: After winning comps, grouping at friends house and celebrating
Will miss this the most: My section (My literal Children)
Diego Luengo – Clarinet Section Leader, 4th year marcher.”5’7 stand on my money I’m 5’3.”
Favorite Hobbies: Tennis and Soccer
Future Aspirations: Neuroscience
Favorite Band Memory: FMBC 2022 winning 1st place in the indoor competition
Will miss this the most: Watching other bands after a competition.
Stephen Sands – Librarian/Baritone, 4th year marcher. “A shared joy is double the joy.”
Favorite Hobbies: Running, games, some drawing/reading
Future Aspirations: A nurse!
Favorite Band Memory: Jazz Band field trips.
Will miss this the most: Spending more time with the band buds, met a bunch more recently too.
Clemence Frey – Color Guard , 3rd year marcher.
Favorite Hobbies: Make jewelry, ballet, religious community, going out with friends, jewelry model.
Future Aspirations: Attorney
Favorite Band Memory: Meeting so many kind people.
Will miss this the most: The people.
Isabella Jaramillo – Librarian/Clarinet, 4th year marcher.
Favorite Hobbies: Walking my dogs.
Future Aspirations: Elementary Education
Favorite Band Memory: I don’t have one, I love them all.
Will miss this the most: Gabriella Gedeon the amazing drum major
Ethan Wolfe – Band Captain/Trumpet Section Leader, 4th year marcher. “Enjoy the little moments, cause you’re gonna realize they go by too fast for you to even notice.”
Favorite Hobbies: Pickleball, Computer Science, and hiking
Future Aspirations: Data Scientist
Favorite Band Memory: My favorite band memory is easily when we played red light green light in the hotel room.
Will miss this the most: My friends who are basically my family.
Guillermo Davila Echeverria – Drumline Captain, 4th year marcher.”Yes, we put him in the washing machine.”
Favorite Hobbies: I love exercising and making music.
Future Aspirations: I’m planning on becoming a firefighter.
Favorite Band Memory: The feeling you get every time before you take the first step off onto the field.
Will miss this the most: The people, especially the battery, they’re my family.
Krystelle Lindo – Color Guard Sergeant, 4th year marcher. “Don’t ask what I’m wearing. It’s from shein.”
Favorite Hobbies: Dance, Robotics
Future Aspirations: I want to be an astrophysicist
Favorite Band Memory: Clement chasing me then tackling me when I stole his cookie in front of the band.
Will miss this the most: The people.
Daniela Saffon – Librarian/Baritone, 4th year marcher. “You can live wherever you want to live. Be whoever you want to be. You have time.”-Aftersun
Favorite Hobbies: Watching movies, playing sims for like 9 hours a day and never again for three months, ocasionally picking up a book listening to music.
Future Aspirations: I want to leave an impact on people’s lives. Even if it’s just recommending a show or movie that they end up falling in love with or being with someone when they fell alone. Nothing life-changing, just want to be remembered with love.
Favorite Band Memory: Monday rehearsals when it starts getting cooler and the sun is setting, making everything a beautiful shade of oranges and yellows and pinks and reds and the baritones are all being stupid and laughing on the field (until we get yelled at).
Will miss this the most: Assata. All my friends, but mostly Assata.
Assata Allah – Trumpet, 4th year marcher.
Favorite Hobbies: Drawing and guitar.
Future Aspirations: Foreign Service Work.
Favorite Band Memory: The times everyone spent riding back to Cypress on the bus after competitions.
Will miss this the most: Daneilla Safon.
Ariella Kirshenberg – Color Guard, 1st year marcher. “You always got to bridge-it together!”
Favorite Hobbies: I love to read, watch 80’s movies, draw, and colorguard of course.
Future Aspirations: Anesthesiologist.
Favorite Band Memory: First run of part one during half-time.
Will miss this the most: Not joining sooner!
Ayanna Verma – Clarinet Section Leader, 4th year marcher.”Cause the players tried to take the field/ the marching band refused to yield/ do you recall what was revealed/ the day that music died?”
Favorite Hobbies: Watching and reviewing films, writing short stories, playing mystery/puzzle games.
Future Aspirations: I aspire to major along the lines of combining my math and humanities knowledge while staying involved with music by joining the orchestra at my college.
Favorite Band Memory: Screaming and getting jostled around the first time we placed at a competition freshman year and did our first “Y’all can’t stop that gold and blue” chant
Will miss this the most: Being able to put on our full uniform or to walk into the band room and feel like a part of a family.
Jacob Sheldon – Front Ensemble, 4th year marcher. “Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.”-Jean-Michael Basquiat
Favorite Hobbies: Playing and listening to music, playing with my dog, and hanging out with friends.
Future Aspirations: I want to work in all areas of music, from being a musician, to producer, teacher, therapist, journalist and much more!
Favorite Band Memory: All of the competitions.
Will miss this the most: The experience of being able to play with so many other great musicians.
Sofia Albornoz – Color Guard Sergeant, 3rd year marcher. “Keep on going with your silly dream.”
Favorite Hobbies: I like to crochet, bake, and play Roblox with my friends.
Future Aspirations: Major in architecture and also continue doing guard in college!
Favorite Band Memory: Last year’s FMBC trip! The bus rides, competiton, and amusement park all made it an unforgettable trip!
Will miss this the most: Performing with such an amazing group of people.
Meghan Cruz – Social Media Manager/Clarinet, 4th year marcher.
Favorite Hobbies: I love playing video games, reading, and making art!
Future Aspirations: I aspire to be a medical professional, raising awareness on global health issues, and doing clinical research.
Favorite Band Memory: When my section and I made a circle and shouted another band’s name while moving and laughing together after the Flanagan competition in 2022!
Will miss this the most: I’m going to miss my section, the clarinets, so much.
Parker Astley – Marching Tenor Drums, 3rd year marcher “It is past my bedtime”
Favorite Hobbies: Sleeping
Future Aspirations: Attend the United States Naval Academy
Favorite Band Memory: Watching Julian fall on his face trying to pick up a stick mid rep.
Ben Burke – Marching Tenor Saxophone, 3rd year marcher “Don’t do stupid stuff while doing stupid stuff”
Favorite Hobbies: Lacrosse, Ultimate Frisbee, being the Webmaster of the CBHS SOT
Future Aspirations: Attain an undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering at UF, UMich, or Northeastern, play lacrosse for the Israeli U20 team, playing in the Youth Club Ultimate Championship, and continuing music in college (hopefully in a wind ensemble and marching band)
Favorite Band Memory: The euphoria I earn at the end of a perfect run, when I am in a great mental headspace and performing to the best of my ability.
Camila Coloma – Marching Color Guard, 1st year marcher “I’m relieved that the turbulence wasn’t forecasted, I couldn’t have changed anyways”
Favorite Hobbies: Dancing, Drawing, Listening to music
Future Aspirations: Attend FIU and major in nursing
Favorite Band Memory: Meeting new people has been the highlight. There has never been a particular instance. Every moment that allows me to grow closer to others is my favorite.
James Griffin – Marching Trumpet, 3rd year marcher “in three words i can summon everything I’ve learned about life:it goes on”
Favorite Hobbies: Gym, Training Jiu Jitsu, Playing Pickleball
Future Aspirations: Study data science
Favorite Band Memory: first Flanagan comp in 10th grade, reaction to winning 1st in our class and third overall at the competition, made me understand the hard work we put in for two months prior.
Manato Kasagi – Marching Contra, 2nd year marcher “Haters gonna hate”
Favorite Hobbies: Golf, Volleyball, Soccer
Future Aspirations: I’m finna be a pilot
Favorite Band Memory: Probably the universal trip last year (w trip ngl)
Daniel Li – Marching Trumpet, 3rd year marcher “Maybe one day”
Favorite Hobbies: Band, Piano, Video Games
Future Aspirations: Go to UF
Favorite Band Memory: Universal 2022 Ben doing the Starman pose under the rocket.
Vin Liu – Marching Flute, 2nd year marcher “How did I get here”
Favorite Hobbies: Drawing, Cooking, and Photography
Future Aspirations: I want to study civil engineering
Favorite Band Memory: Band bus rides
Ryan McManus – Marching Drum Major, 3rd year marcher “STANDBY TOP TO B, TOP TO PAGE 7, ALL IN ON THE MOVE OFF THE HANDS… SET”
Favorite Hobbies: Full Swing Jazz Combo, Diving with Erika, More Band
Future Aspirations: I hope to be a physicist and continue to play sax for fun
Favorite Band Memory: Literally any time my friends come out to support the full swing restaurant gigs, everyone always gets to have fun during and after the performance.
Natalie Menasche – Marching Front Ensemble, 3rd year marcher “Sleep is for the weak”
Favorite Hobbies: Robotics, Ring Making, Model Rockets
Future Aspirations: My future aspirations are to be a mechanical engineer
Favorite Band Memory: My favorite band memory was sitting in the perc room with the rest of pit as Sabrina Arias was explaining the pit family tree using goldfish.
Tejas Mennow – Marching Mellophone, 3rd year marcher “You decide how you want to live”
Favorite Hobbies: Violin, Soccer, and Playing Games
Future Aspirations: To become a computer engineer
Favorite Band Memory: Competing in states last year.
Gabrielle Nicholls – Marching Color Guard, 3rd year marcher “You have to live life to live life”
Favorite Hobbies: Dancing, Cooking, and Sewing
Future Aspirations: I want to pursue something in the arts like dance and also pursue marine biology
Favorite Band Memory: Going to my first states with the whole band because I saw a different side of everyone and got close with a lot of them because of it.
Adrien Ozanne – Marching Bari Sax, 4th year marcher “Working hard or hardly working?”
Favorite Hobbies: Video Games, Making Legos, Mountain Biking
Future Aspirations: I would like to double major in music and engineering and combine them to go work at Henri Selmer Paris
Favorite Band Memory: Any of the band bus trips.
Dede Paleti – Marching Color Guard, 3rd year marcher “Pride is not the opposite of shame but it’s source. True humility is the only antidote to shame”
Favorite Hobbies: Track, Read Books, Cook
Future Aspirations: My future aspirations
include attending college to become a knowledgeable political scientist, making a difference through research, and contributing to shaping policies that promote fairness and equality
Favorite Band Memory: My favorite band memory would be FMBC of my first year of band and although I had my ups and downs, it was all worth it for that trip in the end. I had so much fun and made awesome memories throughout it. From the bus rides, to the theme park, to comp day at the gorgeous venue… it all felt instantly
worth it and I knew right then I was going to stick with this program.
William Perez – Marching Trumpet, 3rd year marcher “If you’re not making a mistake, it’s a mistake”
Favorite Hobbies: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Fishing, and Playing Music for people *outside* of Band
Future Aspirations: Attending college for music and being able to play with the best
Favorite Band Memory: The anticipation of playing the first note right before we do a marching band performance.
Remi Rabinowitz – Marching Color Guard, 1st year marcher “Scary news is, you’re on your own now. Cool news is, you’re on your own now”
Favorite Hobbies: Color Guard, Reading, Being involved in the Senior Class + School Spirit
Future Aspirations: My future aspirations are go to college and major in business.
Favorite Band Memory: That euphoric feeling of performing with your team.
Mariana Sanchez – Marching Color Guard, 3rd year marcher “Early is on time”
Favorite Hobbies: Color Guard, Volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, Robotics
Future Aspirations: I aspire to become an industrial designer
Favorite Band Memory: When one of my techs told me my technique looked like his when he was bad.
Macey Smedley – Marching Front Ensemble, 2nd year marcher “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard”
Favorite Hobbies: Chorus, Art, Crocheting
Future Aspirations: I want to major in fine arts and eventually work as a prop designer
Favorite Band Memory: Football games!
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