Cypress bay high school sound of thunder & color guard
Sound of Thunder
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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