Well that went by fast! It seems like just yesterday I was thanking people for making my freshman year of college a blast! Since I just completed my sophomore year, I'll obviously have plenty more people to thank and give a shout-out to. With all the people I have to mention, let's dig right in!
As always, we'll begin with the mellophone section of the Blugold Marching Band!
Their names are:
Megan Schuknecht
Amy Greathead
Alex Herrera
Kaci Hoverson
Shane O'Neil
Andrea Ranzau
Ashley Sukhu
Elizabeth Brunner
Lexi Meier
Nikki Hug
Kyle Launderville
Shelby Moore
Nicole Densmore
Kristina Mienke
Lucas Brawdy
Robyn Gehri
Lynzee Bath
As the first people to come into contact with me as I entered the new school year, they made this season quite the interesting one! Good luck to Megan, who'll be student teaching in the fall!
Next up is the UWEC Symphony Orchestra 1st violin section!
This included:
Linda Bagley (concertmaster)
Hannah Kennedy
Grace Wilgus
Ella Keenan
Ariana Van Parys
Peter Tha
Jake Brunquell
Amanda Niemann
Eli Webb
Jessa Quick
Crystine McGinley-Adams
Nathalie Burmeister
Special thanks to Eli, my stand partner of two years!! Here's to another one! And to the rest of the section: our sectionals are the best around, not gonna lie.
My Chamber Orchestra Peeps!
Also known as the Baroque Ensemble:
Hannah Kennedy-Violin (concertmaster)
Grace Wilgus-Violin
Bryce Sanville-Violin
Linda Bagley-Violin
Rose Mish-Violin
McKenna Heintz-Violin
Laura Severson-Viola
Michelle Miller-Viola
Kaity Witherspoon-Cello
Rosie Moua-Cello
Chelsea Caldie-Bass
Congrats to Grace and Chelsea for graduating this semester, I hope you go far in life! And to the rest of the ensemble: it was a great first year, so let's have an even better second one!
My ASTA (American String Teachers Association) Friends:
Laura Severson
Brittaney McCarthy
Jordan Jenkins
Rachel Burtman
Rose Mish
Bryce Sanville
Linda Bagley
Bill Callaway
Cassie Venske
Kaity Witherspoon
This organization just keeps getting better and better. And more fun. We must do this again sometime.
My home slices at the National Band Association:
Megan Schuknecht
Garrett Aalfs
Meredith Enjaian
Zack Bartsch
Jon Asmus
Ben Warrichaiet
Kara Metzger
Alex Herrera
Nathan Rakow
The best is yet to come, I'm sure of it!
My Speech Class Buddies:
Amy Schick
Gabe Gale
Luke Smrecek
Jack Heruth
James Buytendorp
HOORAY. We're outta this God-forsaken class. WOO!
Of course, my amazing professors:
Nobu Yasuda (violin professor, orchestra director)
Tulio Rondon (cello professor, chamber orchestra director)
Randy Dickerson (BMB director, U-band director)
Gretchen Peters (music history professor. The BEST music history professor)
Karen Mumford (conservation of the environment professor, and an AWESOME lady!)
And now the biggest list of random people ever. Well, maybe not ever, but there's still alot more people I wanna holla at!
In no particular order:
Christi Ladwig
Becky Olson (for saving my butt during band camp. You da best, gurl!)
Rachel Battles
Amanda Koval
Karen McGregor
Bobbi Freagon (I got my eeeyyyyeeesss on YOU)
Katie Fischer
Sarah DiPiazza
Kelly Noltner
Mariah Sands
Sean Theusen
Anika Reinighaus
Kristen Heller
Courtney Walin
Courtney Yeager
Adam Wysocki
Brielle Cummings
Mary Rodberg
Ted Marris
Tiffany Kostuch
Aaron Grindemann
Paul Soulier
Dani Schmalz (the nicest, best person around!)
Emilie Zamarripa (Perhaps I should've mentioned you first...)
Matt Strom (the best caf. worker ever, just sayin)
Rachel Schmidt
Madeline Reilly
Andy Michor
Joe Poncelet
Grace Luebben (I like your...EVERYTHING. lol)
Megan Skrbec
Nick Junker (director of the Pep Band, letting me arrange music and, what not)
Miles Plant (still the best)
Michael Dellutri
Emily Bacon (for trekking around Chicago with me!)
Before I reveal this year's "Big Four", I have four Honorable Mentions!
Alyssa Gorrel-You made Conservation of the Environment all the better! Thanks for sitting by me, and working with me on projects, and helping me out with homework!!
Teresa Wolfe-My music history studdy buddy! For staying up with me many nights to prepare for our quizzes, tests, and that monster of a paper! I don't think I could've stayed up until 3am with anybody else!
Carlee Schneider-Your love of Disney and Christmas is seriously the best. You're the best, like for real. So nice and funny, and so full of pep. Which I usually hate, but it works on you!
Hannah Steig-Really for just listening to me when I needed it. You really helped me alot, and I can't really express my thanks in just these words. Well, maybe I just did, but still, the thoughts are real!!
Ok, now onto the Big Four. These are the people that really tried their darndest to keep me grounded and sane!
Briana Buchholtz-That's right, even though she was only here a semester this year (she's currently studying abroad in Japan), she still gets a big shout-out because of just how supportive she is, whether it be in person or overseas!
Rosie Evans-For a second year in a row, your humor and sarcasm really just makes me feel at home. I can relate to you more than a lot of people, and you listen to me bitch about my problems. That's like, the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me!
Andrea Ranzau-I know I have alot to thank her for, but the biggest thing would be staying on my side when things got a little too crazy. In BMB and thereafter, she was my voice of reason, and it really helped keep things in perspective. So, we've had two awesome years together, let's keep going strong!
And now, the best person of all: Alex Herrera! I don't think I've ever run to someone so often to help me with my issues as much as I ran to her this past year, so she's a really awesome gal for doing that! But not even just that, but for also being a great guide through this crazy life, like Andrea. She's been supporting me all throughout the year and she's given me plenty of wonderful opportunities to prove myself, so I give her the biggest thanks I can muster from the top hair on my head to the nails on my toes!!! (what, a little too specific?).
That wraps up year 2! Junior year will probably bring more of the same, but hopefully it won't be NEARLY as stressful as this year was. This was one of the toughest years of my life, so I thank not just these people, but for every soul I came into contact with that convinced me to fight on. THANK YOU ALL!!
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