Senior Musicians

Emily Nalley will continue her swimming career at the University of California, Davis. She swims competitively with the Humboldt Swim Club, Arcata’s local swim club. Nalley has been swimming competitively for nine years.

“I’m excited about getting to be a part of a team right when I get there, and having a group of friends.”

Jennifer Coriell/AHS Senior Emily Nalley swims for the Humboldt Swim Club in one of her swim meets.

Ray Hamill/Humboldt Sports Senior Corrina Cunningham pitching for the Tigers against McKinleyville High.

Corrina Cunningham, plays softball, and plans to continue playing at Feather River College. She will be majoring in forestry.

“I’m really excited for the team dynamic, to be honest it’s going to be epic.” Cunningham has been an asset to Arcata High’s softball team this year. She has always really enjoyed playing and finds it a good way to create many new memories with friends.

Shane Purcell plans to play football for Contra Costa College this fall. As the quarterback for the Tigers, he had a vital role in the success of our team this year. Shane Purcell has played for four years on the varsity football team.

Ray Hamill/Humboldt Sports Senior Nick Parker, in action against the Del Norte Warriors in the 2022 season.

Nick Parker will attend Ohlone College located in Fullerton, California. He will major in engineering and continue to play baseball. He has always wanted to play in college, so getting this opportunity was very exciting for Parker. Ray Hamill/Humboldt Sports “I have always wanted to play Senior Shane Purcell, playing since high school and as a kid, so quarterback for the Tigers for I was fortunate enough to be able the 2021 football season. to,” he said.

All of these Arcata High seniors have a great opportunity to continue their education and athletic journey in college. They have all played a significant role on their high school teams, and we wish them the best of luck in continuing their athletic journey through college.

Arcata High’s senior musicians

Dylan Berman

Feature Editor

The seniors of Arcata High School consistently blow us away with their many talents, including music.

AHS, with the Arcata Arts Institute (AAI), orchestra, steel pan and jazz band (among others), offers a huge array of opportunities for musically inclined students. Because of this, many graduating seniors are set to further pursue their musical passions heading into college.

Some, like Mathias Severn, are going to study music academically at Arcata’s very own Cal Poly Humboldt (CPH). Severn has been playing saxophone for seven years and is going on to major in film, but with a minor in music, in an attempt to pursue a future job writing soundtracks.

“That’s kind of a dream job for me, [but] for now, I’m just taking it one step at a time,” he explained.

Severn is in the school’s AAI music program and has been in the school’s jazz band all four years.

He plans to be a part of the jazz band at CPH.

Senior Kaleb Ashdon, in the AAI program and jazz band with Severn, is also planning to study music in college.

Ashdon can play piano and trumpet, but mainly produces original music.

He plans to major in music technology at the University of Oregon, a degree involving music production and music theory.

“Seeing people’s reactions is super rewarding, when sharing my music, people really like it,” Ashdon said, going on to explain that music helps him express himself and put feelings into sound.

Will Salamunovich is an AHS senior who plays bass in his band, The Incandescent Moles. He wants to continue playing while he attends UC Berkeley

“Music isn’t really a career path for me…but I have a lot of fun with it, my band mates have a lot of fun with it, and that’s really the whole point,” Salamunovich said.

Salamunovich has been in the school orchestra all four years, and has played trumpet for eight years, picking up the bass in the last year.