What an amazing night! I had the honor of taking part in the On My Honor Gala for Boy Scouts and standing in front of a couple hundred benefactors at this special dinner to give the invocation. I will admit, I was really nervous! During the dress rehearsal, people helped me learn where to place…
A couple weeks ago, I decided to step outside of my comfort zone and play with the Utica High School pep band at one of our football games. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but I ended up having so much fun playing with my bandmates. Once the game started, I realized I wasn’t…
Music and autism have always been closely connected in my life. Music gives me a way to express myself, connect with other people, and be part of something I truly enjoy. Through marching band and other performances, I have had so many opportunities to grow as a musician and experience things I never thought I…
Looking good for Senior banner Being part of the Utica High School senior band makes this year especially exciting. This is the first year that the seniors in the band get to have banners made, and they will be hung on the football field for senior night. I wanted to share this because the Utica…
Marching season at Utica High School is back, and it feels wonderful! After such a long break, I was so excited to be back on the field with the Utica High School marching band. We have been practicing hard, and it really showed last Friday night. It had been 677 days since the marching band…
I was so excited to see the Macomb Daily autism article published today! The article shares my story, my love of music, and the digital magazine I created about living with autism. People will now be able to learn more about our first digital magazine and also enjoy the blog that my brother and I…
I am so happy to introduce our new autism awareness shirts, inspired by an article I wrote in my online interactive magazine, Music Through the Eyes and Ears of Autism. For every t-shirt purchased we will donate 10% of the proceeds to help non verbal kids find their voice with visual communications thru mini I-Pad…
I am so excited to see my Eagle Project and autism awareness project become a reality with Music Through the Eyes and Ears of Autism. Thank you everyone for all your feedback and support. I guess I never really realized the magnitude of emotion people get when they read my article moving mountains. My goal…
We have finally done it! Achieving the highest rank in boy scouts. We have come along way from doing our first campout to now teaching younger scouts the importance of civil service. Probably the best moment is that my brother and I both were able to do our EBOR (Eagle board of review) on the…
Boy Scout summer camp is back and what an amazing time we had. Because of Covid we had to sit last summer out. Our weather was cold and lots of rain but that was okay, just being able to see my friends, attend classes to earn merit badges to go towards my Eagle Scout rank…
