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"I love to drum and I'm addicted to it. Whenever,
wherever!" proclaims senior Akshay Narasimhan.
Akshay has been in drum line since his sophomore year.
He says the reason he stayed in drum line for so long was
it became a passion. In addition, Akshay has been able to
keep a 4.0 GPA by staying up late to do his homework and
giving up weekends to focus on school.
"Yes, it is hard to keep up with everything but I do my
best to stay ahead. I feel proud of myself when I see that I
have accomplished so much," Akshay says.
This year he took up AP Literature, AP Economics, and
AP Statistics. He concedes he has taken every AP class
available.
Akshay started off as the fourth base drum out of five
base drums. He worked his way up to snare drum and then
to center snare drum, making him drum captain. He joined
because he wanted to have a good extracurricular activity
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"The most exciting part about being in drum line is to
perform in front of a large crowd of people, and to also
lead the drum line as their captain," he says.
His progress in drum line did not come easy. Akshay
practices at home, school, and after school. He estimates
he puts in about thirty hours a week in practice. With all
this work, Akshay expects to get leadership skills, get into
a good college, and to become a professional drummer.
Akshay says he was accepted to Cal Poly University
because of his drumming skills and school work. He plans
to obtain a degree in finance and business. He thinks that
this is in reach because "I will always work hard for what I
want in life. The drum line taught me to be a team player,
leader, and a hard worker."
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The weirdest song on my iPod would be "Fergalicious"
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by Fergie. -Alex Panamaroff Akshay says, "My most memorable moment would be
when the band asked me to become the drum line captain."

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