DESTINY BARTOE (left), LINDSAY ROBERTS, SYDNEY BRAATZ and KATIE NOBLE (right).
Name: Destiny Bartoe; Lindsay Roberts; Sydney Braatz; Katie Noble
Instrument: Clarinet; Clarinet; Piccolo; Flute
Q. When did you start playing your instrument and how long have you been in marching band?
A. Bartoe: I started playing my instrument in the fifth grade. I have been in marching band since freshman year.
Roberts: I started playing clarinet in fifth grade and I’ve been a member of marching band since freshman year.
Braatz: I started playing flute in eighth grade and this will be my fourth year in marching band,
Noble: I started playing the flute in fifth grade and I have been in marching band for four years.
Q. Do you play in any other PSHS or community bands?
A. Bartoe: I also play in wind ensemble. I did participate in honors band my freshman year and summer band my sophomore year.
Roberts: Wind ensemble and jazz band at PSHS.
Braatz: I play in the PSHS jazz band and wind ensemble. I also play in Youngstown Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Stambaugh Youth Concert Band.
Noble: I play in PSHS wind ensemble.
Q. What’s your best memory of being in marching band?
A. Bartoe: My best memory of being in marching band would be when we performed at OSU. It may have been a rainy day but it was a lot of fun.
Roberts: Universal Studios sophomore year and all the band nights.
Braatz: Going to Massillon Band Night freshman year.
Noble: The best memory I have of being in marching band would be the first time I went onto the field on Massillon Band Night and our band getting a standing ovation.
Q. What are your future plans?
A. Bartoe: I hope to attend Ohio Wesleyan University after I graduate and I am going to major in Biology in the hopes to work for the CDC as a biologist.
Roberts: I’m hoping to attend Kent State University after graduation for Interior Design and Business.
Braatz: My college is undecided by I plan to major in Art minor in Music.
Noble: I hope to attend Duquesne and major in Forensic Sciences and Law.
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