Chock Full of Notes is Plainview Old Bethpage JFK High School's first and only co-ed acappella group. We consist of 18 members, ages 14-18. Since our beginnings in 2003, we have accumulated a large repetoire of various styles of music. (Check our music section for our song lists and media clips!) "Chock" as it is commonly called, has performed at many events including:


-The National Anthem at Staten Island Yankee Game
- Night of Acappella at Plainview Old-Bethpage JFK High School
- Benefit Concert for Virginia Tech at Purchase College (only high school group invited to perform)
-The Spanish Steps in Italy
- Kids Helping Kids Benefit Talent Show by Kids Way, Inc.
- Interactive concerts for senior citizens at Sterling Glen Assisted Living Facility
- Relay for Life and Survivor�s Dinner hosted by American Cancer Society
- The Bat and Bar Mitzvahs of Rebecca Salmon and Ben Rabinowitz

We are all looking forward to another exiting year! If you are interested in booking Chock Full of Notes for your next event, please contact Carrie Salmon at [email protected]

Members

Sopranos


Carrie Salmon- Founder, Director, Web designer (Class of '08)
Favorite Chock Memory/Moment: Singing It's My Life for the Gaynes Family
Favorite Chock Song: Steal my Kisses and Rent
Favorite Band(s): Ben Harper, Norah Jones, The Beatles, Dave Matthews Band
Favorite Animal: Llama
Special Skill(s): Has hair that can engulf a small country
Random Fact: Has been a member of Koko the gorilla's fan club for over 10 years!


Julie Colatrella, Member (Class of '08)
Favorite Chock Memory/Moment: ben dancing around at cd recording in the choir room
Favorite Chock Song: show me the meaning of being lonely
Favorite Band(s): the beatles
Favorite Animal: duck/cat
Special Skill(s): cowbell
Random Fact about you: i like to draw disney characters when im bored


Stephanie Hasher, Member (Class of '08)

Eve Steuer, Treble Choir Liason (Class of '10)

Favorite Chock Memory/Moment: Whenever we perform at events outside of school.
Favorite Chock Song: Twist and Shouttt
Favorite Band(s): The Strokes, Jet, Paolo Nutini
Favorite Animal: Capuchin monkeyss<3
Special Skill(s): eating.
Random Fact about you: I'm a really good rapper.

Jodi Kossin, Member (Class of '11)
Favorite Chock Memory/Moment: Performing �Such Great Heights� at Talent Show 07
Favorite Chock Song: It�s My Life & Ordinary Day
Favorite Band(s): Fall Out Boy, The Starting Line, Matt Wertz, Colbie Caillat, & Paramore
Favorite Animal: Dogs
Special Skill(s): Writing, being random�and sleeping!
Random Fact about you: I turned �unlucky� 13 on 6/6/06

Altos


Emily Young, Member (Class of '09)
Favorite Chock Memory: Lovefest between Ben & Jordan... oh wait that still happens.
Favorite Chock Song: Demons
Favorite Bands: The Beatles, The Shins
Favorite Animal: koala (??)
Special Skills: Getting ready for school in under 6 minutes.
Random Fact: I enjoy lo mein, and secretly aspire to be a beatboxer.


Dana Manno, Member (Class of '09)
Favorite Chock Memory/Moment: Kevin Covais <333
Favorite Chock Song: Killing me Softly
Favorite Band(s): Dashboard confessional, coldplay, imogen heap, colbie callait
Favorite Animal: Puppies
Special Skill(s): Soccer
Random Fact about you: I secretly have a crush on harrison


Alexa Chryssos, Member (Class of '08)
Favorite Chock Memory: When we performed Twist and Shout at the Spring A Cappella Night '07, specifically when Jordan dropped Ben.
Favorite Chock Song: Demons and It's My Life
Favorite Bands: The Beatles <3, 30 Seconds to Mars, Pete Yorn, Yellowcard, The Eagles, Guns&Roses ...I could go on and on.
Favorite Animal: Not a narwhal.
Special Skills: Procrastinating and tripping.
Random Fact: I love watching movies and I tend to quote them often.


Casey Naftol, Member (Class of '08)
Favorite Chock Memory/Moment: Singing on the Spanish Steps in Rome
Favorite Chock Song: Such Great Heights
Favorite Band(s): Maroon 5
Favorite Animal: Giraffe
Special Skill(s): I also play viola in the orchestra
Random Fact about you: I can raise my left eyebrow



Rachel Pomeranz, Public Relations (Class of '08)


Nicole Botta, Member (Class of '11)

Favorite Chock Memory/Moment: Performing for the college groups
Favorite Chock Song: It�s My Life
Favorite Band(s): Colbie Callait, Queen, Hope Drive
Favorite Animal: Penguin
Special Skill(s): tripping/falling up stairs
Random Fact about you: I can�t walk it out but I can supermann

Tenors


Josh Mass, Beatboxing Extraordinare, Tenor, Pitch Pipe (Class of '08)
Favorite Chock Memory/Moment: Probably the first time we sang It's My Life. Pretty epic undertaking for freshmen.
Favorite Chock Song: Demons
Favorite Band(s): Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Audioslave, Motion City Soundtrack, Guns n' Roses, Metallica, Dragonforce (yes, quite an odd list, I know)
Favorite Animal: Wolf
Special Skill(s): Beat-Boxing, and Perfect Pitch, duh
Random Fact about you: Uhm... Yes :-D



Scott Strenger, Secretary (Class of '08)
Favorite Chock Memory/Moment: Talent Show 04 � Got to love the Banana Suit
Favorite Chock Song: It�s My Life
Favorite Band(s): Depends on my mood
Special Skill(s): Elaborate Metaphors & Philosophy
Random Fact about you: This one time in Zakopane, Poland I accidentally beat a random woman with a talking flower stick. I stopped once I realized that the woman was not a friend of mine. I also noticed her big muscular boyfriend starring down at me. Needless to say I threw the flower stick on the floor said �I�m sorry� and ran as fast as I could.


Matt Botta, Junior Director (Class of '09)


Ryan Streit, Member (Class of '08)


Alex Brickel, Member (Class of '11)
Favorite Chock Memory/Moment: Carrie Salmon. Definitely Carrie Salmon.
Favorite Chock Song:Ben's arrangement of Ordinary Day
Favorite Band(s): Les Mis, Miss Saigon, Hairspray, The Last 5 Years, Parade, JATATD, Two By Two..,
Favorite Animal: def the leprechaun
Special Skill(s): being awesome, contortions, card tricks, and just being a karazy kool kat!
Random Fact about you: My b-day is a day later than Carrie's


Ben Pagliaro, Member (Class of '11)



Harrison Chad, Member (Class of '10)
Favorite Band:The Beatles
Favorite Animal:Dog
Random Fact about you: I am a terrible swimmer.

Basses


Ben Boecker, Assistant Musical Director(Class of '08)
Fav Moment: Eating the random desserts from carrie's dining room table
Fav Chock Song: Obvs steal my kisses
Fav Band (s): Beatles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queen, Led Zepplin, etc.
Favorite Animal: Blue whale
Special skill(s): Womanizing (He wishes.)
Random Fact about you: I am slightly allergic to wheat, dairy, strawberries, apples, grapes, corn, potatoes, and anything containing these substances. (Yes this includes strawgrapeappleberry smoothies with mashed potatoes and corn-on the cob...

...and wheat germ).


Jordan Rabinowitz, Assistant Manager (Class of '08)
Favorite Chock Memory/Moment: Dana Manno's budding romance with Kevin Covais at the Kids Helping Kids benefit concert
Favorite Chock Song: Demons/Banana Boat Techno Remix
Favorite Band(s): Kanye West/Reel Big Fish/Chock
Favorite Animal: Emperor Penguin
Special Skill(s): Incredible knack for remembering every date
Random Fact about you: Has a computer whose condition is comparable to the world during a nuclear disaster


Alex Pagliaro, Technical Director (Class of '08)
Favorite Chock Memory/Moment: When we sang It�s My Life for the Crosby�s and there were only eight of us.
Favorite Chock Song: Such Great Heights? No. Probably Unwell.
Favorite Band(s): Death Cab for Cutie
Favorite Animal: Chipmunk.
Special Skill(s): I am a creative techie. I do photography, film, audio and general computer stuff. I can kind of beat box. I can run really fast.
Random Fact about you: I don�t leave my house room computer unless I have to.



Ben Rabinowitz, Member (Class of '11)
Favorite Chock Memory/Moment: Chillin on the bass couch
Favorite Chock Song: Chock Full of Notes Theme Song
Favorite Band(s): Offbeats
Favorite Animal: Liger
Special Skill(s): Can make an enticing and provocative wookie sound
Random Fact about you: #1 fan of unicycling/juggling troupe "Anti-Gravity"


Joey Silver, Beatbox! (Poo Poo Chi)(Class of '10)
Favorite Chock Moment: Beatboxing with Josh Mass
Favorite Chock Song: Stand By Me
Favorite Band(s): Red Hot Chili Peppers, Third Eye Blind, John Mayer
Favorite Animal: Baby Kangaroos
Special Skills: Juggling and Unicycling, beatboxing
Random Fact: I love Asians...



**More pictures and bios coming soon!!**

Alumni


Chris Brick, Tenor (Class of '07)
Favorite Chock Song: Rent Medley
Favorite Animal: Llama
Special Skill(s): Abbreviating everything
Random Fact about you: Probably should have won BEST DRESSED in 2007... but whatever!


Ross Iosefson, Bass (Class of '06)
Favorite Chock Memory/Moment: "Finding out I was in the group. I'll never forget that feeling."
Favorite Chock Song: "The Book of Love"
Favorite Band(s): Barry Manilow & Tenacious D
Favorite Animal: A Magical Liopleurodon
Special Skill(s): I Speak Klingon Fluently
Random Fact about you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTUHFkv5niY


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