04/16/2024
Next up, we have senior Ash Tessereau. Ash is the daughter of Mark and Linda Tessereau of Belleville. She played the saxophone her freshman year and is now the principal oboe in Wind Ensemble. She has also been a member of the Belleville East Jazz Band. Ash is a color guard member for the competitive band as well as winter guard where she served as captain her senior year. She began with the Junior Lancers Winter Guard in 5th grade. Ash made the ILMEA district band her sophomore, junior and senior years. For junior and senior year, she was in the Bi State honor band at SIUE. Senior Year, she was principal oboe in the Bi State Honor Band. She has also been the sound engineer for the past three years of musicals and plays at East. Ash is a member of National Honor Society, Thespian Honor Society, Beta Chi Phi, Tri-M and Drama Club at East. Ash is proud of her work with the middle school winter guard team where she has had the chance to share her love for guard and watch as they grow their skills with her help. She was also selected by her peers as the Most Outstanding Sound Technician in the Theater Program her sophomore year. Ash plans to attend Ball State University in the fall to major in Audio Engineering in their Music Media Production Course. While attending Ball State University, she also plans to join an independent winter guard and coach other schools. We wish you the best in your future, Ash!