Years of marking time, learning music, and dedication are coming to an end.
The seniors this year are making the most of our final moments with the Stroudsburg High School Marching Band.
“Marching band is more of a family. We grow bonds, and we get to know each other. It means a lot to grow stronger friendships. That is what marching band means to me,” says Chase Lentz, ’26
With senior night being tonight, October 10, 2025, all seniors from marching band and color guard are beginning to reflect on our time and experiences here at Stroudsburg.
The seniors will participate in the ceremony during halftime, and then will perform our final halftime show, since homecoming is next week.
“As a senior, marching band means community, and is a place to find comfort,” says Sophia Hann, ’26. “We might all be completely different, but we are all trying to do the same thing in marching band which is what makes it really special.”
The Stroudsburg Area Music Supporters (SAMS) also has the tradition of recognizing the teachers who have helped the most recent class of seniors throughout our education journeys here at Stroudsburg.
You may have heard of “shirt off my back.” If not, each senior chooses a teacher who we believe is a person who would give them a shirt off their back, and a teacher who has been very special to us. The band also agrees on one person as a whole group who we believe deserves a “coat off my back.”
This year, there are 27 seniors, which means 27 teachers will be honored at Friday night’s ceremony, and the “coat off my back.”
This year’s marching band seniors include Drum Major, Jason Pritchard; Color guard, Joyia Adams, Kathleen Carpio, Elizabeth Dougherty, and Villeroy-Favour Nsanyui; Band members, Elliot Bonnar, Abe and Zane Demarest, Meron Domanski, Joshua Gonzalez, Noelani Gonzalez, Sophia Hann, Iris Heter, Abigail Jasmin, Crista Kopec, Audrey and Rose Krezel, Kira Kuznetsov, Chase Lentz, Sophia Lin, Mikaela Lipitz, Megan Lisnik, Isie Miller, Liam Munian, Julia Nowak, Dylan Payne, and Tobias Ricks.
Seniors who have the most experience get to be section leaders. They lead the section of their instrument and guide the underclassmen through the marching band journey.
“My advice to underclassmen would be to stick with it. Marching band was the best thing I did in all of high school. Stay with it because you will get so many fun experiences and life experiences out of marching band,” says Megan Lisnik, ’26
Come out and support the seniors tonight, as they soak in some of their final moments in the black and maroon uniform.