As the 2025/26 school year draws to a close, the Berea-Midpark Band Program takes a moment to recognize our 2026 senior class.
Last night the band program held its final concert of the season recognizing the band class of 2026 and announcing award recipients in a variety of categories.
The Band Class of 2026:
| Malaya Beringuel | Eloise Gravel | Catelyn Miller |
| Robin Burnett | Ben Gronowski | Makayla Mutti |
| Garrett Carney | Johnny Habre | Brooke Patton |
| Anna Cavanaugh | Alexander Johncock | Jonah Riberdy |
| Mark Angelo De Vera | Corbin Johnson | Ben Seabold |
| Amare Dones | Weston McFetridge | Makendra Smith |
| Michael Gallagher | Gavin McGhee |
Award Recipients:
The Director’s Award
This award is designed to pay recognition to an underclass student who has displayed the outstanding qualities of cooperation, work ethic, dependability and leadership.
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DeShanae Sawyer
The Kaity Schauer Memorial Award
The Kaity Schauer Award is given in memory of Kaitlyn Schauer. Like Kaitlyn, this award recognizes a student who embodies their love of music, their family and friends, and who has what it takes to put up a fight when life challenges them. May your spirit and strength be an inspiration to others as well.
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Malaya Beringuel
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Ben Gronowki
The Tom Farmer “Behind the Scenes” Award:
Presented to a deserving student who always gives it their best effort in making our band program better. Like Tom, this student works tirelessly without worrying about being recognized for their dedication to the Titan Band.
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Brooke Patton
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Jonah Riberdy
The Dan Barth Achievement Award
The Dan Barth Achievement Award is presented to a band student who demonstrates a willingness to work hard and prepare the assigned music to the best of their ability. The student demonstrates a consistent work ethic, leadership, dependability, and who has earned the respect of their peers.
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Johnny Habre
The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
Louis Armstrong was an outstanding musician who introduced listeners around the world to jazz music. Each year, an outstanding jazz musician is chosen from the Jazz Ensemble for this award. The criteria for the jazz award includes dependability, leadership and the ability to solo through improvisation.
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Michael Gallagher
Berea-Midpark Music Department Award
This award is presented to a music student who participates and is successful in all three music areas, Band, Choir and Orchestra at Berea-Midpark High School.
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Alexander Johncock
The Patrick S. Gilmore Award
The Patrick S. Gilmore Award was created to recognize outstanding musicianship, service, dependability and leadership in the band program. A student selected for this award demonstrates all of these qualities as expected of the student leaders in the band program by the directors.
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Ben Seabold
The John Philip Sousa Award
For over forty years, the John Philip Sousa Award has been presented to honor the most deserving band student in programs around the country. The Sousa Award recognizes superior musicianship, leadership, dependability, loyalty and cooperation. In short, the qualities directors strive to develop in all of the students.
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Makayla Mutti
Video courtesy of Abby & Jerry Krane
Congratulations to the Class of 2026