Everlasting Melodies

By Emily Chu and Patricia Le, Staff Writers

Every year, many talented seniors graduate from Fountain Valley High School and leave big shoes to fill for incoming freshmen.

The transition from middle school and high school is so overwhelming that some future Barons are too intimidated join the numerous activities our school has to offer.  To familiarize future freshmen with some of our music programs, our very own FVHS Royal Regiment made a visit to a few middle schools, including Moiola, Fulton, Talbert, and Masuda .

Called the Silk Road, this year\’s theme portrays “travel through time in India,” according to trumpet player Michael Paine (\’10). Seasoned band members, such as junior Zaq Kenefick and seniors Michael Paine, Ben Kim, and Joey Alves, unanimously agree that the single instrument demonstrations were the best part during the tours. This gave each of them to showcase their individual  instruments instead of playing as part of a group.

Freshmen Dario Resendiz and Vonnie Nguyen are some of the new members of the band who had a great experience and enjoyed performing for the middle schools. Resendiz says with enthusiasm, “The little kids are really cute!” Nguyen adds in a nostalgic tone, “It was very fun playing to the kids. To see them happy brought back memories.”

Our band surrounds the entire audience, ensuring the middle schoolers to create a vibrant, harmonious sound when performing together. The unique melodies and sounds of each instrument leave a lasting impression on our future Barons, some of whom are looking forward to become members of the band.

This tour motivated the incoming freshmen to continue playing their instruments or learn new ones to become a part of our Royal Regiment. Our Barons  enter and graduate in the blink of an eye, but the music they create continues.