SENIOR CENTERPIECE: Justyn VanSkyock

Justyn is a senior who has been involved with summer band and winter guard.

His favorite memory in the JC Guard was "getting to be 1 of the members to receive the 3rd place award at Indiana State Fair band day 2019"

Justyn has enjoyed all four years he has done, but the freshman year performances hold a special place in his heart. 4OUR and Da Da (Winter Guard)

His advice for other members of the JC Band and Guard is "It may not be easy, but in the end it’s worth it!!!!"

Justyn is planning on attending The New York Film Academy in the fall majoring in Graphic Design and Musical Theatre.

SENIOR CENTERPIECE: Leanna Miller

Leanna is a senior who has been involved in summer band and winter guard

Leanna remembers her favorite time in band saying: "Last year in June, Justyn Vanskyock, Dallas Negele, Dottie Schuler and I signed up to do a WGI Solo and Ensemble performance. We chose the song, wrote the work and choreographed all of it by ourselves. We spent around a month doing it all. We would practice at the Hudson park amphitheater. Dallas and Dottie helped me work on weapons and Justyn and I improved each other's flag skills. We spent at least two days a week there I know it’s not one memory but that was one of the favorite opportunities I had because of being in this guard. I have a small award for us placing second in our group, and I'll never get rid of it. I'll never forget any of the moments or memories I made with this band and guard. (The picture I've included is from just after we finished performing"

Her favorite show was Through the Clouds.

Her advice to other members of the JC Band and Guard is "Chase it. Whatever you love, fight for it. The worst thing anyone can say to you is no, but they could say yes and the prospect of that is what you should chase. No matter what it is, you can achieve it and that's what my 3 years as a Marching Patriot has taught me, that no matter how hard it is, no matter how much I doubt I'll get what I want most, you can either fight for it or give up. Don't stop chasing what you want most because you never know what's on the other side of the door you're too scared to knock on."

SENIOR CENTERPIECE: Kristy Robbins

Kristy is a senior who has been involved in summer band and winter guard.

Her favorite memory was “getting a standing ovation from the other winter guards when walking into the stands after performing Anything but Pedestrian!”

Her favorite winter guard show was “Anything but Pedestrian.”

Her advice to other members of the JC Band and Guard is “Enjoy every moment because it goes by fast!”

SENIOR CENTERPIECE: Jaycee Bailey

Jaycee is a senior who has been involved in summer band, concert band and pep band.

Her favorite memory is “just being able to walk into the band room and instantly feeling at home. [she] met [her] best friends in band and [she] just always has a place to go that just makes you feel safe.”

Her favorite show was Sideshow.

Her advice to other members of the JC Band is “Take it all in, don't take anything for granted, it goes by so fast and you will be wishing you could do it one last time.”

SENIOR CENTERPIECE: Nicolas (Bevo) Flowers

Nic is a senior who has been involved in summer band, concert band and pep band.

His favorite memory is “the experience of going to state and being a part of a great band”

His favorite show was Through the Clouds.

His advice to other members of the JC Patriot Band is “enjoy it while you can, it's the best experience ever”

SENIOR CENTERPIECE: Dallas Negele

Dallas is a senior who has been involved in summer band and winter guard.

Her favorite memory is “getting to do the duet from “Through the Clouds.” Finding out that I had a duet with my best friend was amazing. We both called our friends and family because we knew they would be excited just like us. Performing the duet was an amazing experience that I will never forget. All the support and love we got was so nice and I’m so thankful for the opportunity.

Her favorite show was Sideshow “because it was so much fun to perform and it was super entertaining.”

Her advice to other members of the Patriot Band and Guard is “Enjoy and cherish every single moment! Even if you don’t like it at first, I promise that will change overtime. You will make so many friends and memories that will last a lifetime. Give every performance your best and never give up!”

SENIOR CENTERPIECE: Austin Nally

Austin is a senior who has been involved in concert band, pep band and summer band.

His favorite thing about band is the time he can spend time with his friends in band.

His favorite show was Sideshow.

His advice to other members of the Patriot Band is “do summer band every year as it is one of the best experiences you will get during high school.”

SENIOR CENTERPIECE: Kathryn Shaneyfelt

Kathryn is a senior who has been involved in summer band and winter guard.

Her favorite memory is “Receiving the third place trophy at State Fair Night Show this past summer as a senior representative from the guard.”

Her favorite show was Sideshow.

Her advice to other members of the Patriot Band and Guard is “Don’t be afraid to make friends here. Because I was in band in middle school and color guard in high school, I have formed a lifelong bond with people who are now more like family than friends. Don’t let sections, experience, grade level, or beliefs determine who you can become friends with.”

SENIOR CENTERPIECE: Calvin Whitney

Calvin is a senior who has been involved in concert band, pep band, summer band, jazz band and solo and ensemble.

His favorite memory was “when [he], Cole Younger, and Alex Davis found an ice cream cone that had been dropped at out freshmen band camp and mourned its death.”

His favorite show was “probably Sideshow if [he] had to choose one.”

His advice to other members of the Patriot Band is “Don't be satisfied with "good enough" or "okay". most competitions are between you and you, not the judges or any of the other teams. so if you ask yourself at the end of a performance "how did I do?" and you answer with "Good enough" that wasn't good. Make you know what you did was great.”

Calvin has been accepted into Ball State’s Music School and plans to begin studying French Horn Performance in the fall. Congratulations from the JC Band Program!

SENIOR CENTERPIECE: Eboni Bentz

Eboni is a senior who has been involved in summer band, concert band and pep band.

Her favorite memory about JC band was “Watching the underclassmen perform the show for the seniors at band camp.”

Her favorite show was Sideshow.

Her advice to other members of the Patriot Band is “Always give 100% and have loads of fun because those memories will last a lifetime.”