Student Awards Archive
2022-2023 Student Award Winners
COLOR GUARD
Most Improved Award - Sofia Pena
MVP - Bryanna Guevara
Outstanding Performer - Charleigh Wintrich
DRUMLINE/PERCUSSION
Most Improved Award - Giselle Meza
Outstanding Musician Award - Ashley Chen
Outstanding Marcher Award - Logan Anderson
JAZZ BAND
Most Improved Award - Adrian Sanchez
Outstanding Musician - Luke Van Wye
Outstanding Soloist - Garrison Manson
ORCHESTRA
Most Improved Award - Tiffany Jiang
Outstanding Musician Award - Jose Valenzuela
MARCHING BAND/WIND ENSEMBLE (wind players)
Most Improved Freshman - Gabriella Farrell
Outstanding Musician Freshman - Gabriel Linares
Outstanding Marcher Freshman - Nathaniel Kim
Most Improved Sophomore - Matthew Pinsky
Outstanding Musician Sophomore - Kayla Takahashi
Outstanding Marcher Sophomore - Westley Giang
Most Improved Junior - Ethan Kim
Outstanding Musician Junior - Cody Kim
Outstanding Marcher Junior - Minjun Kim
Most Improved Senior - Preston Giang
Outstanding Musician Senior - Nicholas Coop
Outstanding Marcher Senior - Avery YerkishThe National School Color Guard Award
Kate Uyemura
The National School Orchestra Award
Ella Na
The Woody Herman Award
Jacob Besack
The Louis Armstrong Award
Alyssa Casiple
National School Marching Award
John Tergina
Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award
Ishwari Patel
John Philip Sousa Band Award
Madison Berchtold
Director’s Award For Band
Jeremy Meza
Marine Corps "Semper Fidelis" Award
Madison Berchtold, Garrison Manson
Brandon Hampson Instrumental Music Award
Koen Rigsby
The Section of the Year Award
Trombones
2021-2022 Student Award Winnners
-- Colorguard --
Rookie of the Year: Guadalupe Morales
Most Outstanding: Karina Perez
Most Improved: Melody Mecate
MVP (most valuable player): Jocelyn Penaloza
-- Drumline/Percussion --
Most Improved: Amanda Simental
Most Improved: Kirsten Salazar
Most Outstanding: Ashley Chen
Most Outstanding: Rochelle Rodriguez
-- Jazz Band --
Most Improved: Alex Pedraza
Most Outstanding: Luke Van Wye
-- Orchestra --
Most Improved: Esther (Yenah) Oh
Most Outstanding: Maya Sanborn
-- Wind Ensemble/Marching Band --
Most Improved Freshman: Westley Giang
Most Outstanding Freshman: Benjamin Bailey
Most Improved Sophomore: Eleanora Segura
Most Outstanding Sophomore: Adrian Sanchez
Most Improved Junior: Avery Yerkish
Most Outstanding Junior: John Tergina
Most Improved Senior: Ian Kim
DIRECTOR’S AWARDS
The National School Color Guard Award
Avery Plummer
The National School Orchestra Award
Danielle Phu
The Woody Herman Award
Nicholas Coop
The Louis Armstrong Award
Jeremy Meza
National School Marching Award
Neil Azimi
Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award
Sohee Kim
John Philip Sousa Band Award
Joshua Garcelon
Director’s Award For Band
Elaine Ahn
Marine Corps "Semper Fidelis" Award
Sohee Kim, Joshua Garcelon
Brandon Hampson Instrumental Music Award
Nolan Guss
The Section of the Year Award
Color Guard
2020-2021 Student Awards Winners
2019-2020 Student Awards Winners
2018-2019 Student Awards Winners
Most Improved Sophomore: Aaron Stites
Most Outstanding Sophomore: JohnPaul Simental
Most Improved Junior: Cody Thurman
Most Outstanding Junior: Christopher Furumizo
Most Improved Senior: Adrian Orozco
Wind EnsembleMost Improved Freshman: Joseph Saez
Most Outstanding Freshman: Neil Azimi
Most Improved Sophomore: Jacob Ng
Most Outstanding Sophomore: Emily Evert
Most Improved Junior: Reid Mitchell
Most Outstanding Junior: Annie Li
Most Improved Senior: Gizella Lontoc
DIRECTOR'S AWARDS
Jazz Band
Woody Herman Jazz Award
Danny Yoo
Cameron Abrahamson
Wind Ensemble/Marching Band
Andrew Fong
Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award
Karen Elrayes
Brandon Brumbaugh
Vivien Coop
Karen Madamba
Trumpets
Director's Awards & Wall Plaque Awards Archive
National School Color Guard Award
Honors the performance contributions and dedication of student leaders whose example inspires others.
Avery Plummer 2022
Kate Uyemura 2023
Woody Herman Jazz Award
Runner-up to the Louis Armstrong Award, honors outstanding jazz students.
Danny Yoo 2019
Ben Yates 2020
Julia Sciarrotta 2021
Nicholas Coop 2022
Jacob Besack 2023
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
Recognition of outstanding musical achievement and an incredible dedication to the Jazz Band.
Steven Hyatt 2005
Keith Calara 2006
Devin Bradbury 2007
Amanda Martinez 2008
John Shim 2009
Cody Somerville
Bradley Schrader 2011
Martin Momongan 2012
Jon Densing 2013
Todd Thorsen 2014
Jun Park 2015
Katie McCallister 2016
Michael Stites 2017
Alek Cendejas 2018
Cameron Abrahamson 2019
Christopher Furumizo 2020
JohnPaul Simental 2021
Jeremy Meza 2022
Alyssa Casiple 2023
National School Orchestra Award
Recognizes excellence in playing and outstanding contributions to the orchestra.
Bradley Ellingson 2005
Chan Yang Kim 2006
Chan Yang Kim 2007
Theodore Lance 2008
Eunice Heo 2009
Christian An 2010
Charis Lee 2020
Ellen Kim 2021
Danielle Phu 2022
Ella Na 2023
National School Marching Award
Honors the musical contributions and dedication of student leaders whose example inspires others.
Carly Nova 2006
Joe Cho 2007
Cody Somerville 2008
Charlene Chang 2009
Aaron Ho 2010
Brandon Balfour 2011
Jon Densing 2012
Vincent Ohler 2013
Annice Lee 2014
Emily Hwang 2015
Scott Thorsen 2016
Logan Gerber 2017
Karen Madamba 2018
Andrew Fong 2019
Robert Schouten 2020
Alice Chung 2021
Neil Azimi 2022
John Tergina 2023
The John Philip Sousa Band Award
Recognizes superior musicianship and outstanding dedication to a band program.
Gary Anderson 1978-79
Robbie Powell 1979-80
Gary Miner 1980-01
Debbie Flower 1981-82
Phillip Clarke 1982-83
Tricia Hansen 1983-84
Kevin Lawson 1984-85
Ken Horspool 1985-86
Steve Slate 1986-87
Suzanne Breen 1987-88
Seth Bacon 1988-89
Dale Broadbent 1989-90
Erica Keng 2005
Raj Sarkar 2006
Kayla Hyatt 2007
Adrienne Carey 2008
Ashley Schmidt 2009
Erica Lee 2010
Wazir Baig 2011
Judy Lee 2012
Bradley Ludwig 2013
Cameron Burt 2014
Amanda Cook 2015
Jonathan Schatz 2016
Scott Thorsen 2017
Kyle Heineken 2018
Brandon Brumbaugh 2019
Annie Li 2020
Emily Everett 2021
Joshua Garcelon 2022
Madison Berchtold 2023
The Director's Award for Band
Awarded to students who display high qualities of dedication and conduct and is presented in recognition of the student's outstanding contribution to the ensemble.
Keith Calara 2005
Adrianna Hooper 2006
Eric Gray 2007
Bernardo Villicana 2008
Joe Cho 2009
Michelle Paek 2010
Jessica Delrasorio 2011
Charlene Chang 2012
Julia Ludwig 2013
Vincent Ohler 2014
Jake Miles 2015
Mathew Sawyer 2016
Hayden Guss 2017
Candace Ko 2018
Vivien Coop 2019
Reid Mitchell 2020
Jacob Anderson 2021
Elaine Ahn 2022
Jeremy Meza 2023
Marine Corps "Semper Fidelis" Award for Musical Excellence
Brandon Hampson Instrumental Music Award
Honors a graduating student who's consistently demonstrated dedication, leadership, character and kindness in support of his/her fellow students and the instrumental music program. This award is presented at the Senior Awards annually.
Keith Calara 2006
Greta Goellrich 2007
Bernardo Villacana 2008
John Shim 2009
Scott Greytak 2010
Jonathan Oaks 2011
Charlene Chang 2012
Luke Uyamura 2013
Jun Park 2014
Monica Sharda 2015
Victoria Catano 2016
Karen Madamba 2019
Cody Thurman 2020
Mark Bailey 2021
Nolan Guss 2022
Koen Rigsby 2023
Section of the Year
This award recognizes a section that, as a whole, demonstrates positive spirit and attitude, performance excellence, and made outstanding contributions to the program.
Saxophone 2004-2005
Trumpets 2005-2006
Flutes 2006-2007
Tuba 2007-2008
Saxophones 2008-2009
Mellophones 2009-2010
Trumpets 2010-2011
Tubas 2011-2012
Trombones 2012-2013
Flutes 2013-2014
Color Guard 2014-2015
Low Brass 2015-2016
Percussion 2016-2017
Saxophones 2017-2018
Trumpets 2018-2019
Low Brass 2019-2020
Color Guard 2020-2021
Color Guard 2021-2022
Trombones 2022-2023