Newtown Marching Nighthawks
Newtown High School, Sandy Hook, CT
2025 Program
2025 Fall Season
- Duality
In Duality, two opposing forces clash—light against dark, order against chaos, good against evil. Sharp, precise structures face off against sweeping, fluid motion. Colors, shapes, and sounds stand in stark contrast, each pulling in its own direction. As the struggle intensifies, the boundaries begin to blur, and opposites intertwine. In the end, harmony emerges, revealing the beauty that can only exist when both sides unite.
Musical Selections
I: First Circle
II: City Life
III: Duality of Man
IV: Egyptian Danza
- Director(s)
- Liz Grohoski (Director), Chris Carley (Assistant Director)
- Drum Major(s)
- Henry Blatter (Drum Major), Cameron Linnetz (Drum Major), Andrew Christos (Drum Major)
- Section Leaders
- Nailah Peters-Hopson (Woodwind Captain), Austin Armato (Brass Captain), Cian Elliot (Percussion Captain), Leah Laughlin (Color Guard Captain), Shenandoah Sonak (Color Guard Captain), Sophia Carson (Clarinet Section Leader), Sam Villangran (Trumpet Section Leader), Emily Anderson (Front Ensemble Section Leader), Cody Voegeli (Flat Drum Section Leader), Patrick Ward (Bass Drum Section Leader)
- Design Staff – Music
- Nick Ruel (Music Design)
- Design Staff – Visual
- Tom Petrahai (Drill Design)
- Design Staff – Percussion
- Brian Spencer (Battery Percussion Design)
- Instructional Staff – Music
- Nick Ruel (Music Caption Head/Brass Instructor), Ryan Papagelis (Woodwind Instructor)
- Instructional Staff – Visual
- Tom Petrahai (Visual Caption Head), Reia Remson (Visual Instructor)
- Instructional Staff – Percussion
- Ricky Cherry (Percussion Caption Head), Kristen Morgan (Front Ensemble Instructor), Matthew Jaubert (Battery Instructor)
- Instructional Staff – Auxiliary
- Becca Tobin (Color Guard Caption Head), John Esposito (Color Guard Instructor), Griselda Lopes (Color Guard Instructor), Lauren Richdale (Color Guard Instructor)
2025 Events
| Brien McMahon & Norwalk High Schools | September 13, 2025 |
| New Milford High School | September 20, 2025 |
| Trumbull High School | September 27, 2025 |
| Newtown High School | October 4, 2025 |
| Cheshire High School | October 11, 2025 |
| Naugatuck High School | October 18, 2025 |
| Southington High School | October 25, 2025 |
| Connecticut State Championships | November 1, 2025 |
| II, III, IV, & V Open Class Championship | November 8, 2025 |
