THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, ApRil 17, 2026 Page 13 EPS Percussion Ensemble wins New England Championship for 15th time Derek Soper, at left, and Jamie Marcellus on guitar and Sofia Chamorro with Dylan Escobar on piano. Families cheered their children on during the concert. Em Pineda Ramos, Axel Nguyen and Sofia Diaz Turcios performed “Tenor Flow” on quads. Front row (seniors), shown from left to right, are: Tessa Ford, Isadora DeCastro Mendes, and Allison Alarcon Acosta. Second row: Natalia Tejada Huete, Arianna Hernandez Perlera, Isabel Escobar Martinez, Jazlyn Ramos, Keyla Marroquin, Dylan Escobar Martinez, Derek Soper, Jaime Perez, and Sahir Lopez Ramirez. Third row: Jeremy Valdivieso Arias, Sophia Perez Tepoz, Jacqueline Pineda, Sofia Chamorro, Matthew Sylvestre, Lucas Simoes, Axel Nguyen, Sofia Diaz, Jennilynn Du, Jamie Marcellus, and Daniel Nuñez Estrella. Fourth row: Kenny Silva, Santino Vega, Lio Herrera, William Hurley, Mike Batista, Dillon Brescia, Kai De Aguiar, Arihanna Salvador, Alexandra Rodriguez Chacon, Millena Batista, Jake Moreira, and Selena Santos. Fifth row: Christopher Cortez, Madison Nichols, Elora Olivieri, Audrey Sawyer, Waif Dormevil, Franklin Portillo Pineda, Obed Lopez Portillo, Jaclyn Nguyen, Daniela Rodriguez Chacon, Riley Sandler, and Em Pineda Ramos. WINS | FROM PAGE 12 their division. “I’m happy to report their current National Ranking based on yesterday’s score is 3rd in the nation,” O’Brien said. The High School faculty involved with the group: • Mark Sachetta Director • Music Coordinator/Emcee Gene O’Brien • Ryan Enos Front Ensemble Coach • Brian Spencer Visual Designer • Samantha Logan Asst. Director • Carmen Falzone Battery Tech Congratulations to the Everett Crimson Tide Percussion Ensemble! Shown from left to right, are: Jaclyn Nguyen on vibraphone, Vincent McLain-Campagna on cymbals, Christian Zepeda Benitez on marimba, Sophia Perez Tepoz, teacher Brian Spencer, Matthew Sylvestre on snare drum and Franklin Portillo Pineda on bells. Daniela Rodriguez Chacon and Keyla Marroquin Perez performed “Miss Magic” on vibraphone during last Thursday night’s performance at Everett High School. The Everett Crimson Tide Percussion Ensemble performed the finale. Shown from left to right, are: Chris Cortez, William Hurley and Daniela Rodriguez playing marimba.
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