On Friday, August 11, we gathered the Corps together to celebrate our season and present awards recognizing members for their performance throughout the season. Below are this years recipients.
2017 Gold Awards
Most Valuable Member
Selected by our teaching staff, these members showed themselves to be exceptionally valuable to the corps and their sections throughout the season.
- Percussion Visual: Polly Dimmock
- Battery Music: Gabriel Bustamante
- Front Ensemble Music: Narrelle Stewart
- Guard: Meredith Faivre
- Brass Music: Gunnar Dahlstrom
- Brass Visual: Tyler Johnson
Most Improved Member
Selected by our teaching staff, these members showed the most improvement throughout the season.
- Percussion Visual: Nathan Anthony
- Battery Music: Matthew Joslin
- Front Ensemble Music: Ashlynn Willis
- Guard: Heli Trejo
- Brass Music: Sarah Medina
- Brass Visual: Nahtia Loya
Most Hardworking Member
Selected by the member leadership, this member served the corps at an exceptionally high level throughout the season.
- Nicklaus Chau
Rookie of the Year
Selected by the member leadership, these first year members proved themselves to be invaluable members of the corps this season.
- Front Ensemble: Jerred Clardy
- Brass: Chris Suggs
- Color Guard: Martin Villegas
- Battery: Brian Salvador
Age Outs
We like to recognize our age outs, those members who are completing their final season in the Drum Corps activity due to reaching the maximum participation age.
- Tyler Johnson
- Gunnar Dahlstrom
National Tour Volunteer Certificate of Appreciation
We would like to recognize and thank the parents and friends who helped us out on the road during out national tour this year.
- Sonya Hernandez
- Judith Crespo
- Edward Alob
- Denise Dawson
- Phillip Dawson
- Nick Villanueva
- Anita Villanueva
- Eric Hernandez
- Josie Garcia
- Xochitl Garcia
- Taffy Hui
- Josephine Robinson
- John Robinson
- Kristin Faivre
Staff Member of the Year
Selected by our executive director, this award recognizes an outstanding member of our teaching staff.
- Bill Fritz
Volunteer of the Year
Selected by our executive director and senior administrative team, this award recognizes the volunteers who have shown an exemplary level of service and support to our program.
- Ted Meyer
- Ray Gardner
Parent of the Year
Selected by our executive director and senior administrative team, this award recognizes the parent of a member who has shown an exemplary level of service and commitment to our program.
- Darcy Johnson
Drum Major’s Award
Selected by our Drum Major, this award is presented to the member who has provided the most significant guidance and support to the Drum Major throughout the season.
- Sofia Vaides
Director’s Award
Selected by our Executive Director, this award is presented to the members who best exemplify the spirit of our program in service, leadership, and willingness to educate future members.
- Tyler Johnson
- Gunnar Dahlstrom