Jordan Torres (top left), Matthew Molenaar, Nora Ware, Beau Hock, Quawn Green, Evan Burrell, Brock Holmes, Eddie Middlebrooks, Tyler Quinn, Joseph Reilly (Top right), Joey Houk (Top left, second row down),  Justin Dreznes, Cailyn Barnes, Jaenon Hausey, Alex Brown, Matthew Moore, Michael Saffer, Gianluca Felix, Zackary Meyers (top right, second row down), Zachary Witkowski (top left, third row down), JJ Shorts, Bryce Ford, Jonathan Pasquini, Jason Garcia, Laeticia Raad, Micah Harper, Brodie Soltis, Jad Dean, Dominic Tarman(top right, third row down), Jason Leskun (top left, fourth row down) , Ana Paula Da Silva, Leonard Peebles, Patrick Nardi, Janiah Dyer, Isabella Bylund, Carson Brown, Joshua Brown, Tessa Sadlowski (top right, fourth row down), Madison Williamson (top left, fifth row down), Elisha Martinez, Megan Olson, Amanda Rahl, Chase Beetz, Josh Fink, Roman Muniz, Jude Bledsoe, Abigail Culvert, Joseph Kieu, Gabriella Young, Michael Lyons (top right, fifth row down), Taylor Cassels (top left, fifth row down), Adrian Cangas, Claire Mckenzie, Sophia Trias, Adam Spina, Landon Goldstein, Jesse Monalem, Angel Tejada, Lily Hagan, Ava Melvin, Emily Aguirre (top right, fifth row down), Jazmin Gonzalez (top left, sixth row down), Melanie Getek, Alina Diaz, Meiqi Yang, Axel Axel, Rei Winslow, Zara Gonzalez, Isaac Shindore, Victoria Agosto, Valentina Carbonneau, Trenton Robertson (left, sixth row), Yasmine Al-Sheleh (top left, colorgaurd row), Lauren Brown, Jack Svendgard, Katie Phipps, Harper Molenaar, Jayda Thomas (top right), Keely Fink (left, second row), Haylie Chambliss, Miranda Anderson, Christina Onuwa, Natalia Brischetto, Emma Luginbuehl, Arriana Walker (left, second row), McKinley Cassels (bottom left), Ana Sofia Londono, Janelle Fret, Kim Ngo, Laila Desmarais, Leah Aguirre, Lilliana Zayas-Lugo (bottom right)

This year, Sunlake’s Soaring Sound Marching Band had an intriguing show where they enacted a rendition of the kids book, The Giving Tree. Throughout the show, a huge tree prop was taken down slowly to go along with the plot of the original book. The transformation of the tree was a unique showstopper; it helped convey the storyline of taking and giving until there was nothing left but a stump. During the season, the marching band’s wind section had a complete transformation on their level of achievement and performance both visually and musically. The students in band were constantly being challenged by the demand of the show and the staff. Nonetheless, they rose to the expectations and put their best efforts forward. Students gained applicable life skills like discipline, responsibility, leadership, self-esteem, professionalism, musicianship, and sportsmanship. The whole season was described as a delightful challenge. The show started as nothing but a concept and ink on a page and it transformed into a meaningful and recognizable story that audiences were able to come together and enjoy. The band went up a class during the season, going from 3A to 4A. The marching band also had an impressive competition season winning 3rd place in their class and Best Overall Color Guard at Oviedo, 2nd in their class and Best Class Percussion at Gaither, 1st in their class and Best Auxiliary, Percussion, Visual Performance, General Effect, and Drum Major at Tarpon Springs Outdoor Music Festival, and got the class Superior at MPA in Pasco High School. All of the students came together with their different skill sets—from clarinets, to trombones, to the guard—to create a masterful visual and auditory performance that had spectators from all around clapping and asking for more. Overall, the season was a fulfilling journey of growth for Sunlake’s Soaring Sound marching band; the students got to perform what they love, and the audience got to experience a beautiful, memorable show.