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Stephanie Reger graduated from Cascade high school in 2001. After taking a year off, she found herself back here as a visual instructor in the fall of 2003, yup, that's right, she missed the Legend year. After her 4 years as a french horn, mellophone player and drum major in the Cascade band, she became part of the prestegious UW wind ensemble french horn section which took her places such as Japan and somewhere else, too. She continued her marching career by performing 2 years with the Oregon Crusaders and aging out with the Blue Devils in 2006. She current holds a degree in Sociology from UW and works as a general manager of the Ballinger Village Starbucks, a small, local coffee establishment.
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Stephanie Reger
Visual
Since 2003
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Mitch DeGrace
Program Design / Music / Visual
Since 1993
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After a career in the food industry, two seasons on a commercial fishing vessel, and other odd jobs, Mitch returned to school to pursue his aspirations of becoming a musician, composer and teacher. He earned a Bachelor's of Music in composition from Western Washington University in 2004 and a Masters in Teaching in 2009.
Mitch has taught and performed in the marching arts since 1985. He performed four years as a brass player with the marching band at Tahoma High School from Maple Valley, Washington, one year with the Imperials Youth Band from Renton, Washington and four years with the Marauders Drum and Bugle Corps from Longview, Washington. After aging out of drum corps in the summer of 1992, Mitch joined the Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps as a visual instructor where he was on staff until 1998. His final year with the Cascades he held the position of Tour Director where he was responsible for planning and executing all aspects of a full drum corps tour.
Mitch has been working with the Cascade band since the fall of 1993. In this time, he has been a visual instructor, visual designer, music arranger, program coordinator and assistant director. He has also written drill and consulted for Eisenhower and AC Davis High Schools from Yakima, Washington and Shelton High School. Currently, he is an adaptation specialist with Marching Show Concepts in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mitch is also the director of music at Meridian High School just north of Bellingham.
His interests outside of music education include sailing, downhill skiing, cooking, camping and hanging out with his wife, Lucy. He and Lucy were married on September 1st, 2007 in Bow, Washington. They currently reside in the north end of Bellingham with their two cats, Peanut and Pepper.
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Stephen Pickard
Music / Visual
Since 2010
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Stephen Pickard is a 2006 graduate of Cascade and marched four years with Cascade Sound. He is currently in his 5th year at Central Washington University majoring in Music Education and plays lead trumpet with the top jazz band. Stephen also teaches the fourth jazz band at CWU. He was the head visual instructor and assistant band director for two years at Eisenhower High School in Yakima, WA, teaching marching technique, drill, and music, and is an assistant marching instructor for the Central Washington University Wildcat Marching Band.
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