KCYPE Hall of fame
Continuing the tradition of Excellence. The Success of the KCYPE members shows in their other accomplishments through their local school program. Below is a list of present and past KCYPE members and some of their other achievements
KCYPE Spring Concert 7 April 2019 Blue Valley NW HS
sam waggoner
Blue Valley North HS
KCYPE Member Since 6th grade
KS Dist Honor Band 2nd Chair (Snare) 2020
KS Dist Honor Band 1st Chair (Snare) 2019
KS District Band 2nd Alternate (Snare) 2018
KS State Sousa Band 2017
Josh robinson
Blue Valley NorthWest HS
KCYPE Member since 2018
KS Dist Honor Band 1st. Chair (Timp) 2020
KS State Orchestra 2019 Mallets
KS District Band 2019 Snare
KS District Band 2018 Mallets
matthew greer
Blue Valley HS
KCYPE Member since 2017
National Youth Honor Band 2020
KS Dist Honor Band 1st. Chair (Timp) 2020
KS State Band 2019 (1st Chair Timpani)
KS District band 2018 (1st Chair Timpani)
KS State Sousa Band 2015-2017
Scott Munsch
Blue Valley NW HS
KCYPE Member since 2019
2020 KS Dist. Band 2nd Chair (snare)
2019 KS Dist. Band 2nd Chair (snare)
Hyesoo Song
Blue Valley North HS
Member since 2018
KS Dist. Band 1st Chair (Mallets)- 2020
Ben Mason
Blue Valley NW HS
KCYPE Member since 2018
KS Dist Band alternate (snare) 2019
KS Dist. Band 2 chair (Mallets) 2020
Levi Birks
Member since 2018
Olathe NW HS
KS Dist. Band 2nd Chair (snare) 2020
KS Sousa Band 1st Chair (snare) 2018
Hudson Rupp
Shawnee Mission South HS
Member since 2020
KS Dist. Band 3rd. Chair (Snare)
Andrew Reil
Platte County HS, MO
Member since 2020
MO District Band 7th Grade 1st chair
MO District Band 8th grade 2nd chair
MO District Band 9th grade 4th Chair (Snare)
MO State Band Alternate (Mallets)
nicholas wright
Spring Hill HS
KCYPE member 2016-2017
KS District Band 2015-2016
KS State Band 2016-2017
KS State Jazz Band 2017
Great Plains Marimba Competition- Semi Finalist
Southwestern College Day of Percussion, Marimba Competition- 1st Place
Currently attends Kansas University as Music Performance Major
tom fabing
Gardner Edgerton HS
KCYPE Member since 7th grade
KS Phillip Sousa Band 2013
KS DIstrict Band 2016-2018 (1st. Chair SD)
KS State Band 2017-2018
National Youth Honor Band 2017
Pursuing Music Performance and Education At Kansas University
niknamed “Groovehouse”
Garrett greathouse
Member since 2018
KS Dist Jazz band (vibes) 2019
KS State Honor Band 3rd chair (Mallets) 2020
Attending K-State to pursue Computer Engineering
Alex Sharkey
Smithville HS (Missouri)
KCYPE Member since 2018
MO NW MS District Honor Band 2015
MO NW HS Honor Band 2017 Mallets, 2018 Mallets/timpani
MO All State Honor Band 2017 2nd Alternate, 2018 Mallets, 2019 Mallets
MO NW MS District Honor Band 2019
MO All-State Honor Band 2020
UMKC Honor Band 2018,2019 first chair
Ani Ammula
Blue Valley HS
KCYPE Member 2019
KS District Honor Band 2018 Snare Drum
KS State Honor Band 2019 Mallets
Pursuing Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana
Brandon wells
Blue Valley North West HS
KCYPE Member since 7th grade
KS District Band 2017-2018
KS State Band 2018 (5th Chair SD)
Pursuing Music Education at KS State University
josh lopeman
St. James Academy
KCYPE Member Since 3rd grade
KS State Sousa Band- 6th grade
KS District Band 2016, 2017
KS State Band 2018 (3rd Chair SD)
Fountain City Brass Band- 2012-2017
helena (H) Kopp
Shawnee Mission South HS
KCYPE Member Since 2018
KS District Band 2017-2018
KS State Band 2018 1st Chair Mallets
Zaid gratz
De Soto HS
KCYPE Member 2011-2017
KS DIstrict Band- 2014-2015
KS State Band 2015-2016
Shooting Stars Competition- Finalist WW and Perc. division
Fountain City Brass Band 2013-2017
Currently Attending Baker University, Majoring Bio-Cheminstry
nicholas velicer
Shawnee Mission South HS
KCYPE Member Since 7th Grade
KS District Band 2016, 2017 (1st Chair Timpani)
KS State Band 2017, 2018 (1st chair Timpani)
KS District Jazz Band Drum set 2018
KS State Jazz Band Drum Set 2019
Attending Kansas University Honors College for Computer Science
ty caffrey
Maranatha Christian Academy
KCYPE Member Since 2016
KS District Band 2016, 2017
KS State Band 2017, 2018 (1st chair mallets)
Pursuing Computer Engineering At KS State University
jonathon huhn
Shawnee Mission South HS
KCYPE Member 2012-2017
KS District Band 2016, 2017 (1st chair SD, !st chair timp)
KS State Band 2017, (4th chair SD, Alt Timp)
SMS Masterworks soloist performed "Raised the Roof" with SMS Band
Currently at K-State pursuing Entrepreneurship B.A
ben shaw
Shawnee Mission South HS
KCYPE Member since 7th Grade
KS District Band 2017-2018 (1st Chair Timpani) (Mallets)
KS State Band 2018 (Mallets)
KS State Sousa Band 2014-2016
STCO Vice President 2019-2020
Studying Chemical Engineering at Kansas University
brenton wilden
Gardner Edgerton HS
KCYPE Member since 7th grade
KS State Sousa Band 2015-2017