BHS Awards/Recognition
Each year a number of band students are recognized for dedication, leadership, musical excellence, improvement, and service to the band program.
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| John Philip Sousa |
Pavel Spichak |
| Louis Armstrong Jazz Award |
Brian Lawrence
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| Woody Herman |
Pavel Spichak
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| Patrick S. Gilmore Award |
John Morrow |
| Director's Award |
Ben Liang, Max Bruch |
| Jazz I Awards |
Most Improved: Elvis Garcia
Most Likely to Wear Plaid: John Morrow & the trombones
Outstanding Soloists: Griffin Hale, Melvin Soestrisno
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| Jazz II Awards |
Best Attitude: Vy Giap
Most Reliable: Matt Nesteroff
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| Percussion Ensemble |
Most Organized: Paul Ahrens
Most Versatile: Justin Nako
Positive Attitude: Karimeh Daneshmandi
Varsity Band Letter: Taylor Hill, Sean Mahoney |
| Concert Band |
Most Helpful: Jackie Wu
Most Cheerful Attitude: Allison Schwam
Best Laugh: Claire Kim
Most Improved: Alex Lee, Tristan Brown
Most Inspirational: Michael Muromoto
Lead By Example: Buillermo Barreto-Corona
Varsity Band Letter: Shana Yun, Vy Giap, Michael Muromoto |
| Wind Ensemble |
Best Leader by Example: Arvin Tang
Most Likely To Disrupt: Jake Cordova
Hidden Talent Award: Starr Wen
Most Improved: David Lee
Varsity Band Letter: Olivia Tsang, Vicki Huang, Ashlynn Sloane, Christine Kwon, John Morrow, Brian Lawrence, David Dryfoos, Melvin Soestrisno, Pavel Spichak, Pat Bigos |
| Drum Major |
Curtis Calhoun |
| Joan Ferguson Award |
Carol Lawrence |
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John Philip Sousa Award
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Sarah Hillier |
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Patrick S. Gilmore Award
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Jason Callision |
| Director's Award |
Hannah Johnson, Joao Vilca Soto |
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Jazz I Awards
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Earliest: Melvin Soetrisno
Most Improved: Chloe Hutson
Most Improved: Patrick Hsu
Outstanding Soloists: Nolan Tsang, Max Bates & Brian Lawrence |
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Jazz II Awards
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MVP: David Dryfoos
Best Attitude: Christine Kwon
Most Reliable: Zane Schaffer |
| Percussion Ensemble |
Best Attitude: Karimeh Daneshmandi
Most Organized: James Bae
Most Inspirational: Brennan Zielinski
Varsity Varsity Band Letter: Julia Liu, Austin Sloane, Michael Muromoto |
| Concert Band |
Most Improved: Sarah Cho, Elliott Niven
Most Inspirational: Ashlyn SloaneVarsity Band Letter: Christine Kwon, Brian Oh, Ashlyn Sloane, Olivia Tsang, Ben Sheeran, Matt McKenna, Griffin Hale |
| Wind Ensemble |
Most Improved: Jasmine Braam, Kevin Rodgers
Varsity Band Letter: Brian Lawrence, David Dryfoos, David Lee, Patrick Bigos, Nolan Tsang, Max Bruch, Victoria Breyer, John Morrow, Sarah Hillier, Victoria Hwang, Starr Wen, Pavel Spichak, Michael Petrochuk |
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Drum Major
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Jun Park |
| Joan Ferguson Award |
Iris Winstanley |
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Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
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Peter Graham |
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Woody Herman Jazz Award
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Cam Osborn |
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John Philip Sousa Award
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Cam Osborn |
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Patrick S. Gilmore Award
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Adam Winstanley |
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Most Improved Jazz Band I
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Nolan Tsang |
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Most Improved Concert Band
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Joyce Ren
Carly Best
Sam Park |
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Most Improved Wind Ensemble
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John Morrow
Jasson Callison |
| Band Letter |
Pat Bigos, David Dryfoos, Vicki Huang, Sam Swanson, Starr Wen , John Morrow, Nolan Tsang, Victoria Breyer, Emily Vucinovich, Sarah Hillier, Daniel Small, Brian Lawrence, Pavel Spichak, Jane Kwon |
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Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
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Vincent Bigos
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Woody Herman Jazz Award
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Troy Hightower
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John Philip Sousa Award
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Benjamin Morgan
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Patrick S. Gilmore Award
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Emily Varon
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| Director's Award |
Vincent Bigos |
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Most Improved Jazz Band I
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Brian Scherf
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Most Improved Concert Band
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Libby Horton
Joal Vilca Soto
Hena Seo
Jasmine Braam
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Most Improved Wind Ensemble
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Hannah Johnson
Brett Huston
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| Varsity Band Letter |
Pavel Spichak, Brian Lawrence, David Lee, Daniel Small, Hannah Johnson, Benjamin Morgan, Vince Bigos, Emily Vucinovich, Sarah Hillier, Michelle Zhou, Jane Kwon |
| Joan Ferguson Award |
SaraKatherine Goldsmith |
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Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
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Taylor Martin
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Woody Herman Jazz Award
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Margo Belle
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John Philip Sousa Award
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Melissa Winstanley
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Patrick S. Gilmore Award
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Adam Guzek
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| Director's Award |
Gracie Johnson
Erica Messner |
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Most Improved Jazz Band I
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Peter Graham
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Most Improved Concert Band
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Michael Soike
Victoria Breyer
Sarah Hillier
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Most Improved Wind Ensemble
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Salvador Garcia
Emily Varon
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| Varsity Band Letter |
Daniel Small, Austin Sloane, Adam Guzek, Melissa Winstanley, Stacy Chung, Taylor Martin, Jiho Rhee, Alice Lai, Erica Messner, Vince Bigos, Benjamin Morgan, Emily Varon, William Sullivan, Alex Flavall, Rachel Fidler |
| Joan Ferguson Award |
Max Belle, Randy Martin |
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Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
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Jonathan Sheckler
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Woody Herman Jazz Award
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Austin Gidlof
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John Philip Sousa Award
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Jonathan Sheckler
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Patrick S. Gilmore Award
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Austin Gidlof
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Most Improved Jazz Band II
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Andy Lowe, bass
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Most Improved Jazz Band I
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John Kopp, trumpet
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Most Improved Concert Band
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Jane Ahn, flute
Brett Keeler, tuba
Sione Lister, clarinet
Brian Scherf, euphonium
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Most Improved Wind Ensemble
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Jeff Bentler, oboe
Will Rasnack, percussion
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| Varsity Band Letter |
Felix Fung,Jon Sheckler, Stacy Chung, Melissa Winstanley, Adam Guzek, John Kopp, Vince Bigos, Ben Morgan, Erica Messner, Will Rasnack, Jiho Rhee, Eric Graf, Taylor Martin, Kandis Ishikawa, Margo Belle, Troy Hightower, Molly Mackinlay, Rachel Fidler |
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Director’s Award for Band
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Rachel Auestad
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Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
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Cameron Akita
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Woody Herman Jazz Award
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Brandon Greger
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John Philip Sousa Award
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Julie Phillips
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Patrick S. Gilmore Award
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Elizabeth Cooledge
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Most Improved Jazz Band II
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Jiho Rhee
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Most Improved Jazz Band I
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Adam Guzek
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Most Improved Concert Band
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Alex Flavall
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Most Improved Wind Ensemble
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Jiho Rhee
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| Varisity Band Letter |
Vince Bigos, John Kopp, Benjamin Morgan, Alex Flavall, Brian Scherf,Rachel Auestad, Elizabeth Cooledge, Austin Gidlof, Brandon Greger, Adam Guzek, Tommy Hoag, Kandis Ishikawa, Kenneth Ishikawa, Alice Lai, Taylor Martin, Erica Messner, Darren Oh, Julie Phillips, Jiho Rhee, Marjorie Scherf, Eric Spishak, Mary Beth Verwolf, Melissa Winstanley |
| Joan Ferguson Award |
Ann-Marie Cunningham |
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Director’s Award for Band
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Kevin Bechtold & Eric McCambridge
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Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
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Bryan Kopp
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Woody Herman Jazz Award
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Dylan Nelson
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John Philip Sousa Award
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Bryan Kopp
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Patrick S. Gilmore Award
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Allison Beito
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| Varsity Band Letter |
Adam Guzek, Taylor Martin, Melissa Winstanley, Kandis Ishikawa, Mary Beth Verwolf, Austin Gidlof, Julie Phillips, Rachel Auestad, Kenneth Ishikawa, Bryan Kopp, Elizabeth Cooledge, Brandon Greger, Darren Oh |
| Joan Ferguson Award |
Lora McCambridge |
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Director’s Award for Band
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Peter Larsen
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| Louis Armstrong Jazz Award |
David Ryan |
| Woody Herman Jazz Award |
Josh Lindgren |
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John Philip Sousa Award
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Molly Enbysk
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Patrick S. Gilmore Award
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Jenny Rose
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| Joan Ferguson Award |
Liz Enbysk |
| Most Improved Wind Ensemble |
Natalie Boyle, Rob Whitehead |
| Most Improved Conert Band |
Austin Gidlof, Misha Bigos |
| Varsity Band Letter |
Bryan Kopp, Rob Whitehead, Kevin Bechtold, Julie Phillips, Elizabeth Cooledge, Kenneth Ishikawa, Rachel Auestad, Bradley Cooper, Brandon Greger, Stephen Flavall, Roberta Abbott, MaryBeth Verwolf, Peter Larson, Austin Gidlof, Darren Oh |
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Director’s Award for Band
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Valerie Ferguson
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| Louis Armstrong Jazz Award |
Geoff Sheridan |
| Woody Herman Jazz Award |
Terry Chen |
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John Philip Sousa Award
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Sara Wagner
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Patrick S. Gilmore Award
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Santtu Winter
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| Joan Ferguson Award |
Jan Harkness |
| Most Improved Wind Ensemble |
David Bentler |
| Most Improved Conert Band |
Kody Krueger |
| Most Improved Jazz Band |
Bryan Kopp, Santtu Winter |
| Varsity Band Letter |
Elizabeth Cooledge, Kenneth Ishikawa, Julie Phillips, Brandon Greger, Sam McLamb, Rob Whitehead, Roberta Abbott, Allison Beito, Jens Magelssen, Dylan Nelson, Bryan Kopp, Stephen Flavall, Kevin Bechtold, Nick Robinson, Josh Lindgren, John Harkness |
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Director’s Award for Band
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Meghan Rasmussen |
| Louis Armstrong Jazz Award |
Rosie Currier |
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John Philip Sousa Award
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Ada Rose Williams |
| Most Improved Wind Ensemble |
Sarah Schaefer |
| Most Improved Conert Band |
Stacy Sheriff, Mina Kida |
| Most Improved Jazz Band |
Stephen Flavall |
| Varsity Band Letter |
Dylan Nelson, Allison Beito, Eric McCambridge, Bryan Kopp, Kevin Bechtold, Tanner Targett, Courtney Pazan, Kenneth Webb, Stephen Flavall, Roberta Abbott, Wesley Haydon, Ethan Marks, Jenny Rose, Meghan Rasmussen, Ada Rose Williams, Jens Magelssen, Brandon Schock, Terry Chen, John Harkness, Alex Wallace, Molly Enbysk, Josh Lindgren, Brendan Rose-Armstrong, David Ryan, Eric Schwartz, Sarah Schaefer, Peter Larsen, Geoff Sheridan, Nick Robinson |
- Varsity Band Letter: awarded to those students who complete the requirements outlined on the page titled, “BHS Band Letter Requirements”
- Most Improved: awarded to students in each ensemble who have demonstrated markedly improved musical skill during the school year.
- Outstanding Section: awarded to one section of each ensemble that has consistently demonstrated a high level of musical skill and cohesiveness during the school year.
- Director’s Award for Band: awarded to a senior who has given exemplary service to the bands over the course of their high school band career.
- Louis Armstrong Jazz Award: nationally recognized award given to the outstanding senior member of the jazz band.
- Woody Herman Jazz Award: nationally recognized award given as a “runner-up” to the Armstrong award.
- John Philip Sousa Award: nationally recognized award given to the outstanding senior member of the wind ensemble.
- Patrick S. Gilmore Award: nationally recognized award given as a “runner-up” to the Sousa award.
- Joan Ferguson Award: awarded to a band parent who has provided great service to the band.
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