Jordan Aders

• Teacher: Jay Webb
• Avon High School, Avon, IN
• 4.5667 GPA
• Class rank: 4 of 579
• Honors:
  • BOA National Championship 2008
  • ISSMA Concert Band State Finalist multiple years in a row (state runner-up 2008)
  • ISSMA Marching Band Class A State Champion 2001-2007
  • WGI Finalist multiple years
• Accomplishments:
  • Superior rating 3 years in a row
  • 1st chair in Avon Wind Ensemble
  • Avon Marching Band section leader
  • Trombone in IUPUI Jazz Band

Kevin Allen

• Teacher: Jack Trobaugh
• Munford High School, Munford, TN
• Honors:
  • Ten-time Bandmasters Grand Champions
  • 2007 USSBA Tri-State Champions
  • Multiple local and regional marching band champions/grand champions
• Accomplishments:
  • Member of the Munford High School Band Wind Ensemble
  • First chair trombone player in wind ensemble
  • Trombone soloist in the Munford High School Marching Band
  • Member of Munford High School Jazz Band
  • Member of the Boy Scouts of America
  • Life Scout
  • Member of the BSA Order of the Arrow

Calvin Gorman

• Teacher: Danny Orrantia
• Evergreen High School, Vancouver, WA
• 4.0 GPA
• Class rank: 1 of 451
• Accomplishments:
  • Band Council Librarian
  • Life scout, working on Eagle
  • Performed at the Inauguration of Barack Obama
     

Daniel McGinthy

• Teacher: Melissa Gustafson-Hinds
• OFallon Township High School, OFallon, IL
• Accomplishments
  • DCI Blue Stars Drum Corps
  • ROTC
  • Worship Assistant at Church
  • Character Counts Award
  • Winter Indoor Drum Line
  • Civil Air Patrol
  • Blood Donor

Charise Rodriguez

• Teacher: Greg Kolar
• Stonewall Jackson High School, Manassas, VA
• 3.307 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • National Honors Society
  • Drum Major for the SJHS Marching Band
  • Principal’s Top Ten Student
  • Nominee to the 2009 Virginia Governor’s School Program for Visual and Performing Arts
  • 1st place Drum Major at Woodbridge Competition

Blake Smith

• Teacher: D Thomas Busch
• Pulaski High School, Pulaski, WI
• 3.842 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • WI High School State Honors Orchestra - Trombone 1st Chair
  • WI High School State Honors Jazz Ensemble - Bass Trombone 1st Chair
  • WI High School State Honors Band
  • Wisconsin School Music Association State Honors Music Project
  • Green Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra
  • Marching Band Invited to Represent the US at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China
  • Marching Band Invited to pe

Nick Veslany

• Teacher: Dani McCracken
• Coronado High School, Henderson, NV
• 3.98 GPA
• Class rank: top 20 of 800
• Accomplishments:
  • Principal Chair Trombone in the Nevada All-State Band
  • Principal Chair in Nevada All-State Orchestra
  • Principal Chair Trombone in the Clark County Honor Band
  • Drum Major for Marching Band

Matthew Vezey

• Teacher: Lynn Truby
• Fountain Hills High School, Fountain Hills, AZ
• 3.15 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • Young Sounds of Arizona Bass Trombone
  • Sonic Winds Honor Band

Kirt Brannen

• Teacher: Mitch Gabel
• Centennial, Las Vegas, NV
• 3.37 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • NV All State 1st Chair
  • One of four brass soloists to compete for Command Performance 2009
  • Clark County School District Honor Band

Madeline Brissette

• Teacher: John Sarvay
• Hermitage High School, Richmond, VA
• 3.6 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • National Honor Society
  • Spanish National Honors Society
  • BETA
  • Key Club
  • Triangle 2
  • VA All-State

Colin Duke

• Teacher: D. Thomas Busch
• Pulaski High School, Pulaski, WI
• 3.7 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • 2009 Wisconsin State Honors Band (euphonium)
  • Drum Major of the Pulaski High School Marching Band
  • National Honor Society
  • Golf Team
  • Honorable Mention Trombone Soloist at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Jazz Festival

John Fiocca

• Teacher: Bert Johnson
• Lincoln-Way North High School, Frankfort, IL
• 4.303 GPA
• Class rank: 11 of 423
• Accomplishments:
  • National Honors Society
  • Mu Alpha Theta Vice President
  • Pi Sigma Pi
  • Student Council
  • Marching Band Drum Major
  • Prom Committee
  • School Math Tutor

Chris Higgins

• Teacher: Tom Higgins
• Linn High School, Linn, MO
• 4.08 GPA
• Class rank: 1 of 64
• Accomplishments:
  • National Honor Society Member
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society (officer)
  • Missouri All-State Choir
  • Missouri-Illinois Bi-State Honors Band 3 years (1st chair)
  • Student Council Member
  • All-Conference Track
  • All-Conference Cross Country
  • Future Teachers of America Member
  • Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering State 3rd Place (2 years),
  • Missouri Scholars Academy

Nick McKinney

• Teacher: Andy Empey
• Limestone Community High School, Bartonville, IL
• 3.559 GPA
• Class rank: 36 of 263
• Accomplishments:
  • Marching Band Drum Major
  • Colts Drum and Bugle Corps
  • IL MEA District Jazz band on guitar
  • IL MEA District Concert Band on tenor saxophone

Josh Roltsch

• Teacher: R. Scott Adkins
• Waterford Kettering High School, Waterford, MI
• 3.89 GPA
• Class rank: 10 of 380
• Accomplishments:
  • MI All-State 1st chair
  • National Honor Society
  • Michigan Youth Arts Honors Band
  • Arion Award
  • Varsity LaCrosse player

Michael Skovan

• Teacher: Darrell Keech
• Arlington High School, LaGrangeville, NY
• 4 GPA
• Class rank: 14 of 850
• Accomplishments:
  • Vassar College Wind Ensemble
  • 2008 New York State Field Band Conference - Top 3 - National Class
  • 2008 USSBA - New York State Champion - Group VI Open
  • 2007 New York State Field Band Conference - Top 3 - National Class
  • 2007 Bands Of America - Regional Finalist

Brandon Burke

• Teacher: Steven Page
• Henderson County High School, Henderson, KY
• 3.5 GPA
• Honors:
  • 2009 Kentucky Music Educators' Association conference featured as one of two selected high school bands in the state.
  • Consistent Distinguished Ratings and regional Concert Festival
  • Distinguished rating at 2008 District Solo and Ensemble Festival.
• Accomplishments:
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society
  • KY All-District Band – 1st chair
  • University of Evansville Honor Band – 1st chair
  • Jazz Band Guitar

Joshua Carter

• Teacher: Neil Underwood
• North Lincoln High School, Lincolnton, NC
• 3.838 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society
  • 1st chair NC All-State Honors Band

Abby Daffner

• Teacher: Katherine McIntosh
• Troy High School, Troy, OH
• 3.88 GPA
• Class rank: 31 of 350
• Accomplishments:
  • National Honor Society
  • Key Club
  • Latin Club
  • Magna Cum Laude award on the National Latin Exam - freshman year
  • Global Awareness Club
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Homework Helper Program at local elementary school
  • 15 years of dance

Ryan Hayward

• Teacher: Joanne Houston
• Spaulding High School, Rochester, NH
• 3.79 GPA
• Class rank: 30 of 331
• Accomplishments:
  • New Hampshire Philharmonic’s Youth Concerto Competition Winner
  • NH All-State 1st chair
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society
  • Featured student soloist with NH Philharmonic
  • Awarded Stanley Hettinger Memorial Scholarship from Strafford Wind Symphony
  • Key Club
  • Spanish Honor Society

Erik Lopes

• Teacher: Mark Toffelmier
• Roseville High School, Roseville, CA
• 3.0 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • Student performer with the 59th Army Band, “Governor’s Own”
  • CA MEA Honor Band
  • Capitol Pops Concert Band
  • Student performer with the U.S. Army Field Band – Washington D.C.
  • “Susan Goto” Scholarship Award
  • Buljan Student Character Award
  • Varsity Letter in Football and Baseball

Kevin Mitchell

• Teacher: Cameron Baker
• Floyd E. Kellam High School, Virginia Beach, VA
• 3.4 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • VA All-District symphonic band – 1st chair
  • Marching Band Brass Captain

Jordon Schell

• Teacher: John Papandria
• Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis, IN
• Accomplishments:
  • IN All-State 1st chair

Nicholas St. Pierre

• Teacher: Dave Bunten
• Reading Memorial High School, Reading, MA
• 3.1 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • Awarded "most valuable trombone player" at NESBA Jazz Festival
  • Play alto saxophone and rhythm guitar
  • Citations Drum and Bugle Corps

Christopher Bright

• Teacher: John Riggle
• Kamehameha High School, Honolulu, HI
• 3.8 GPA
• Class rank: 33 of 445
• Accomplishments:
  • HI All-State 1st chair 3 years
  • 1st Place (2008) Percussive Arts Society International High School Snare Solo Competition
  • National Honor Society
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes Club Leader
  • Varsity Basketball

Ray Kishi

• Teacher: Mark Hardman
• George Washington High School, Charleston, WV
• 3.3 GPA
• Class rank: 8 of 120
• Accomplishments:
  • Overall grand champion of the 2008 Oil and Gas Festival
  • Superior rating on Snare solo, marimba duet, and Percussion Ensemble

Patrick Montgomery

• Teacher: Justin Klarer
• Arbor View High School, Las Vegas, NV
• 3.3 GPA
• Class rank: 43 of 576
• Accomplishments:
  • University of Florida Percussion Camp Most Outstanding Player Award
  • Arbor View Symphony Orchestra
  • Clark County School District - Top 100 communites for music education in the United States

Jayesh Srivastava

• Teacher: Martin Montoya
• Plymouth Canton High School, Canton, MI
• 4.1667 GPA
• Class rank: 1 of 475
• Accomplishments:
  • National Honor Society
  • Youth Leadership Canton Program
  • Model UN Debate
  • Open Door Ministry Food Bank
  • Relay for Life
  • BOA Grand National Finalist 2006, 2007, 2008
  • MI State Champions 2006, 2007
  • WGI Dayton Championships Finalist 2007, 2008, 2009

Garrett Tyler

• Teacher: Steve Warner
• Jonesboro High School, Jonesboro, AR
• 3.7 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • AR All-State Jazz Band, First Chair
  • AR All-State Band
  • Nine time Arkansas Open Marching Champions

Matthew Bruce

• Teacher: David Bunten
• Reading Memorial High School, Reading, MA
• 3.23 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • Volunteer for Reading Boosters Club for 8 Years
  • Citations Drum and Bugle Corps
  • Reading Middle School Jazz Band, Gold Medal 2005-2006

Cole Edwards

• Teacher: Trey Harris
• Bassett High School, Bassett, VA
• 4 GPA
• Class rank: 9 of 289
• Accomplishments:
  • National Honors Society
  • Dean's List for PHCC Governor's School
  • BETA Club
  • International Club
  • Christian-Athletes Club
  • Track Team
  • Robotics team
  • Indoor Drumline

Benjamin Guise

• Teacher: Matthew Ceresini
• Central Dauphin High School, Harrisburg, PA
• 3.902 GPA
• Class rank: 9 of 435
• Accomplishments:
  • National Honors Society
  • President of German Club
  • Ski Club
  • Indoor Drumline - KIDA Champions
  • Senator Jeff Piccola Citizenship Award Recipient 2 years

Brad Davis

• Teacher: Steven Page
• Henderson County High School, Henderson, KY
• 4 GPA
• Class rank: 1 of 495
  • KY All-State Band 3 years
  • Interlochen Summer Arts Program Merit Scholarship
  • Evansville Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Teach private lessons in the community
  • 2008 Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts

Keenan France

• Teacher: Trey Harris
• Bassett High School, Bassett, VA
• Accomplishments:
  • Who's Who Among American High School Students
  • Life Scout-Boy Scouts of America
  • Varsity Track Athlete
  • 4-H Teen Leader
  • 2007-2008 United States Scholostic Band Association State Champions
  • 2008 Winterguard International (Indoor Drumline) Regional Champions

Jay Jordan

• Teacher: Dani Ashbrook
• Winton Woods High School, Cincinnati, OH
• 3.97 GPA
• Class rank: 1 of 295
• Accomplishments:
  • National Honor Society
  • 2009 Ohio Boys State nominee
  • North Kentucky University Honor Band
  • Church kids ministry media technician

Grace Passaro

• Teacher: Darrell Keech
• Arlington High School, LaGrangeville, NY
• 3.5 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • 2008 USSBA - New York State Champion - Group VI Open
  • Jazz Band - 2009 Berklee Jazz Festival - First Place - Class 1

John Rudesheim

• Teacher: Tammy Hench
• Killeen High School, Killeen, TX
• 3.93 GPA
• Class rank: 6 of 300
• Accomplishments:
  • 1st chair Texas 4A All State Band
  • National Honor Society
  • Texas Boys' State
  • Who's Who in High School Academic Achievements
  • Varsity Soccer Captain

Dylan Barber

• Teacher: David Webb
• Jefferson Forest High School, Forest, VA
• 3.6 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • 09-10 Student Teacher for an AP music theory class
  • Pit Captain of VA AIA Scholastic A class Gold Medal Indoor Drum Line
  • Arranger and instructor for middle school percussion ensemble

Abbie Bramblett

• Teacher: John Mashburn
• Forsyth Central High School, Cumming, GA
• 3.86 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • National Honors Society
  • Tri-M Music Honor society
  • C5 Youth Leadership Foundation
  • Forsyth Central Drumline finished top 15 at WGI World Class championships past two years.
  • Church Youth Choir Leader
  • 2008 BOA Atlanta Super Regional Finalists

Anthony Castillo

• Teacher: Roxanne Vickers
• Thomas Jefferson High School - San Antonio, TX
• 3.8 GPA (95.17 on the 100 scale)
• Class rank: 20 of 404
• Accomplishments:
  • Superior ratings in UIL Solo and Ensemble since 6th grade
  • Active member of TMEA Student Coalition
  • Volunteer for Feed the Homeless Program
  • Summer Band Camp Instructor

Monica Daly

• Teacher: Stephen Zuccheri
• North Warren Regional, Blairstown, NJ
• 4 GPA
• Class rank: 8th of 166
• Accomplishments:
  • 2007 NJ State Champions
  • Drum Major - North Warren Regional Marching Band
  • National Honor Society
  • NJ All State Symphonic Band
  • Sussex County Youth Orchestra
  • North Warren Regional Yearbook Editor
  • Warren County Teen Arts
  • Kid's Day America Volunteer
  • Relay for Life volunteer
     

• Teacher: Christopher Pitlik
• Alan B. Shepard High School, Palos Heights, IL
• 4.75 GPA
• Class rank: 6 of 405
• Accomplishments:
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society
  • Section leader Pioneer Indoor pit
  • 1st place World Finals Competition Open Class in Dayton
  • Self-taught on alto and bari saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, and euphonium
  • Honor roll with distinction
  • High A in AP Music

Hans Griese

• Teacher: Randy Karon
• Barrington High School, Barrington, IL
• 3.8 GPA
• Accomplishments:
  • IL MEA District VII Honor Band
  • Church Musician
  • Percussion Section Leader

Chelsea Sparks

• Teacher: David Ratliff
• Madison Southern High School, Berea, KY
• 4 GPA
• Class rank: 1 of 224
• Accomplishments:
  • KY All State Concert Band
  • Principal Percussionist - Central Kentucky Youth Orchestras
  • 2009 Interlochen Summer Arts Camp
  • Treasurer Beta Club
  • Student Voice youth leadership committee member
  • Youth Salute Leadership Program
  • Treasurer of Church Youth Group
  • Fall Festival Coordinator