Cadet Regiment



Student Registration Steps:

  1. Click on the "STUDENT REGISTRATION" button below (Givebutter platform)
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2023 Schedule:


Rehearsal Details



Starting: Monday, June 5th

Ending: Friday, July 28th


San Jose Site:

Monday, Wednesday, & Friday

6:30-8:30 PM


Fremont Site:

Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday

6:30-8:30 PM



Performances



Palo Alto Parade
Date: Saturday, July 1st, 2023 Time: 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Palo Alto, CA

Redwood City July 4th Parade
Date: Tuesday, July 4th, 2023
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
​Location: Redwood City, CA



Locations



Fremont Site:

Stratford Preparatory

43077 Osgood Road Fremont, CA 94539


San Jose Site:

​Stratford Preparatory

3800 Blackford Ave.

San Jose, CA 95117



Materials Needed



Band:

-Students must provide their own instrument*

-Students do not need previous marching experience

-Students are expected to know how to play their instruments already

*TBC will provide all percussion instruments


Color Guard (dancers):

-All equipment is provided

-No previous experience needed


Uniforms:

TBC will provide a T-shirt for all students

Students must provide their own black pants/shorts and black shoes



Fees



There are no fees to participate in this program, however, it does cost us several thousand dollars to run this program, so donations are highly appreciated. TBC is a 501(c)3 non-profit and all donations are fully tax deductible.


Suggested Donations:

Percussion - $525 (includes use of drums)

Color Guard - $525 (includes use of equipment)

Band - $450



Introduction Video



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About Us





The Cadet Regiment is open to all current sixth, seventh, and eighth graders from all schools. Students will be rehearsing to perform in several parades throughout the year. Participants will get a chance to meet band students from across the Tri-City area, learn how to march, and perform in front of tens of thousands of audience members.


This program was created to provide junior high students in the Tri-City area with the opportunity to participate in marching band prior to high school, so that musicians can gain experience and be better prepared for high school music programs. This not only allows participants to meet like-minded, dedicated students from other schools, but also strengthens the high school marching programs. Most of the top high school marching band programs begin marching programs in junior high. With the implementation of the Cadet Regiment, we hope to improve the quality of marching programs in the community and see a growth in membership at local high schools.



Current Staff



Ben Wilkinson



Band Director 2022-2023
Color Guard Caption Head 2018-2022
Fremont Site



Ben has been coaching, designing, and consulting for attention-grabbing, award-winning shows for numerous schools and independent programs for the last 15 years. His instructing experience include: Benicia, Fremont, Vanden, Archbishop Riordan, Franklin, John Swett, “…of essence”, and San Mateo.



Colin Apperson



Caption Head 2022-2023
Fremont Site



Colin Apperson is the current Color Guard Director of Armijo High School (Fairfield), Inderkum High School (Sacramento), and Crystal Middle School (Suisun City). She is also an instructor for the WGI Independent World Class Winter Guard In Motion Performance Ensemble, and a color guard adjudicator with the Northern California Band Association. Colin has performed with the San Jose Raiders Winter Guard and the Seattle Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps.



Victor Ramos



Tech 2022-2023
Fremont Site



Victor Ramos is the current Color Guard Director of Franklin High School (Elk Grove, Sacramento) and has assisted other groups from Crystal Middle school (Suisun City), Antioch High School (Antioch), Armijo High school (Fairfield), and many more. Victor started Color Guard when he was a sophomore at Armijo High School (2015-2018) after he graduated he has gotten to perform with InMotion Performance Ensemble 2019 (Fairfield), Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets 2019 (Santa Clara), and Imbue Winter Guard 2020 (Modesto).



Student Staff



Kavya Joshi


Cadet Regiment Director (Fremont Site Director)



Kavya Joshi is a sophomore at Irvington High School. She has been part of TBC since 9th grade, and plays clarinet and bass clarinet. Kavya likes to play volleyball, swim, and hang out with friends and family in her free time. If she was granted three wishes, she would wish for the well being of her family and friends, 150 billion dollars, and her own private jet. Kavya's hidden talent is that she can make a flower shape with her tongue. Her sister can do this as well but besides that, she knows very few people who can.



Jonathan Zhang


Cadet Regiment Director (Cupertino Site Director)



Jonathan Zhang is a senior at Mission San Jose High School. This is his first year as part of TBC, and he plays clarinet. Jonathan likes to exercise at the gym or outside, talk with friends, and play video games. If he could have three wishes, he would wish for a perfect girlfriend, success in life, and for the people around him to succeed and thrive. A hidden talent about Jonathan is that I'm extremely flexible, even though he is male and six feet tall. Whilst kneeling, Jonathan can arch his back backwards and touch his feet.



Andrea Ishananto-Rotsidis


Deputy Chief Musical Director - Cadets



Andrea Ishananto is a freshman at Mission San Jose High School. This is her first year in TBC, and has been playing percussion since 4th grade and recently started learning clarinet. Besides music, she likes running cross country, learning and performing K-pop dances because they're challenging to learn but are super fun and rewarding once you're able to do them from memory. Although Andrea has studied Greek for 12 years and travels to Greece nearly every summer to visit her family, she can barely converse in it.



Vishnu Nair


Executive Director of Auxiliaries



Vishnu Nair is a senior at Mission San Jose High School. He has been in TBC for more than 2 years and plays the trumpet. Aside from music, he likes to do mixed martial arts, dance, and code. If Vishnu were granted three wishes, he would wish for the ability to control probabilities in any reality he's in, to know the answer to everything, past, present, and future, without side effects mentally or physically, and to have complete knowledge on how to use the above two abilities. A fun fact about Vishnu is that he can understand and speak 4 languages as of now and is always trying to learn more. He is also able to fall asleep very quickly & easily wherever and whenever he wants to.



Awards & Honors





2022

1st Place Band - Redwood City July 4th Parade

1st Place Color Guard - Redwood City July 4th Parade

1st Place Drum Major - Redwood City July 4th Parade

2nd Place Band - Newark Days Parade

2nd Place Drum Major - Newark Days Parade

3rd Place Color Guard - Newark Days Parade

3rd Place ID Unit - Newark Days Parade


2019

2nd Place - Redwood City July 4th Parade

3rd Place - Salinas Colmo Del Rodeo Parade


2018

1st Place - Redwood City July 4th Parade

1st Place Drum Major - Redwood City July 4th Parade

2nd Place - Salinas Colmo Del Rodeo Parade


2017

1st Place - Redwood City July 4th Parade

1st Place Drum Major - Redwood City July 4th Parade

1st Place Color Guard - Redwood City July 4th Parade

3rd Place - Salinas Colmo Del Rodeo Parade

2nd Place - Newark Days Parade

2nd Place Color Guard - Newark Days Parade


2016

2nd Place - Salinas Colmo Del Rodeo Parade

1st Place - Redwood City Hometown Holiday Parade



WHY JOIN?





Make new friends from other schools: The Cadet Regiment offers junior high school students the unparalleled opportunity to meet music students from across the Tri-City area! During rehearsals and parades, participants will learn to work as a team and create lasting friendships as they bond during these fulfilling activities.


Perform to Improve: TBC Cadet Regiment is the growing foundation to both high school marching bands and our renowned Royal Regiment. As the only junior high marching band in the Tri-City area, Cadet Regiment welcomes junior high students who are interested in joining marching band in the future.


Get a head start in high school: Learn marching fundamentals and gain performance experience during summer parades! Students will train in marching basics, preparing them for high school marching band and strengthening our local high school marching groups.


Leadership Opportunities: Student officers run just about everything in TBC and practice leadership skills on a frequent basis. Cadets that have successfully finished a parade season with us are able to apply for a Leadership Position in our Cadet Leadership Team. This team will work alongside our staff to help run rehearsals as well as provide input on Cadet Regiment events. When Cadet Regiment participants graduate and go on to join the high school groups, they’ll be able to enter high school as an officer.


Community Service (for high school students): High school students have the chance to participate with the Cadet Regiment by training and mentoring the junior high participants. By volunteering their time teaching and helping out, these students earn service hours, potentially qualify for some of TBC’s service learning awards, and contribute back to the community!