James has been enrolled in the Chamber Choir since his sophomore year and in Bro Squad since his freshman year. He was accepted into the Pilot Honors Choir in his senior year and has performed in Broadway Spotlight: the first Honors Choir event. He performed with the Bergen County Choir and the Region Jazz Choir last year, and with the Bergen County Choir again this year. He is the stage manager on the Choir Board and has helped backstage and performed in several talent nights. He also sang in musicals through the Pascack Valley Theatre Program, including Chicago, High School Musical: The Musical, Legally Blonde, and Mamma Mia! In addition to singing, he has picked up instruments like piano, guitar, and bass. James plans to major in music education (classical voice) at William Paterson University.

Olivia has loved music ever since she was little. Along with the regular songs like "Itsy Bitsy Spider," her mini radio also featured Lady Gaga and The Black Eyed Peas. Singing and music have always been comforting, and she’s so grateful to have access to it in her life. She plans to go to college for musical theatre because she loves telling stories with her voice. How you use your voice and what message you send across with it is very critical, and she tries her best every time she performs to let that shine. She will be attending Manhattan School of Music for Musical Theatre in the fall and is so excited to have music in her life forever!

Ashlyn has been a part of the PV choir since her freshman year. She loves singing and started in the lunch choir in her freshman year, and she moved on to Chamber Choir in her senior year. In her sophomore year, she participated in Bergen County Choir, and she has been a member of the New Jersey All-State Choir for three years. In the fall, she is so excited to study Chemistry at Boston College!

Christopher has been involved in the PV choir for the past 4 years. He has been a member of Bro Squad since his freshman year. He was in Lunch Choir for 2 years, and he has occasionally played piano for the choirs. He performed with the New Jersey All-State Choir last year and has fond memories of his time there. This year, Christopher was accepted into the Pilot Honors Choir, a subsection of the Chamber Choir. He also plays piano for fun outside of school and loves a cappella music. After high school, Christopher plans to attend the University of Massachusetts Amherst to study computational linguistics, and he is grateful to his colleagues and parents for encouraging him on his musical journey!

Julia has an unwavering love for music. She is a member of the PV Honors Chamber Choir and B Naturals. This will be Julia’s third year as part of the Tri-M Music Honors Society. She is a proud member of the Choir Board as one of one of the librarians. Julia's musical journey extended to the Presentation Church choir in Saddle River, where she finds joy in spiritual expression. Guided by her voice coach, Terry Grosso, she continues to improve her musicianship. She is also a member of the National Honor Society. Julia had the honor of being a part of the NJ All-State Choir and was a 2026 member of the Bergen County Choir as well as NJ Region I Choir. Julia is looking forward to studying Psychology at St. Thomas Aquinas College’s honors program, and hopes to be a Music Therapist after graduation. 

Sean has been in the PV choir since his freshman year and became a member of Chamber choir his sophomore year. He’s loved music since he was young. Sean has also participated in Bro Squad and has performed at numerous school concerts and events. Sean has also been heavily involved in the track and cross-country team and will continue doing this in college. Sean will be majoring in history education at Drew University. 

Dylan is excited to be a part of the Concert Choir in his senior year. He previously took the Keyboarding class and was also in the Modern Rock Band during his sophomore year, both of which helped him grow as a musician and expand his understanding of music. Dylan will be majoring in social work at Elizabethtown College next year. 

Alexi is incredibly grateful that she was able to be part of such a special community. Alexi hasn’t been in choir for long, but she has made such wonderful memories and has become friends with many people. Alexi is excited to perform with B-Naturals this year and is heartbroken that it is her last year performing at PV! Despite that, she is excited to take the next step in her life at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where she will be studying Architecture. Alexi will always be thankful for all the amazing opportunities and memories she has made in choir. 

Ryan is excited to be a part of our choir his senior year - better late than never, right? Ryan loves music, and he took other music classes during his high school career. Specifically, he is very proud of his progress in the keyboard class that he took last year, playing “I Thought You Wanted to Dance”, which is a pretty challenging piece of music rhythmically, if you know it! In Concert choir this year, Ryan is holding the bass section together and can’t believe how much his voice has improved since he first started singing and how much he’s learned about singing and music in general! He’s also in other creative fields at PV, such as his position as executive producer of the news show PVTV. Ryan will be studying Film, Audio and Television at William Paterson University. 

Kayla has been a part of the music department since her sophomore year, where she started in concert choir. For the last two school years, she has proudly been a member of Chamber Choir and B Naturals. Aside from PV choir, Kayla is heavily involved in PV Theatre and serves as the president of PV’s chapter of the International Thespian Society. Kayla has also extended her musical training outside PV with her voice coach, Terri Grosso, whom she credits with both her performance growth and her love of music over these last few years. Although Kayla is sad to be leaving, she is excited to take on this new chapter of her life, and would like to give a huge thank you to the PV music department for all the memories she's made and all she has learned while here. Outside of the music department, Kayla loves spending time with her family and friends. She is extremely excited to attend The College of New Jersey as a special education major and is incredibly proud of her fellow seniors. She cannot wait to see all they accomplish!

Matt Kovacs has been a member of the choir for the past 4 years. He is very active in the Pascack Valley Music Program. He has been in PV Choir, Bro Squad, Tri-M, and PV Theatre throughout the entirety of his high school career. He is also a member of the Choir Board and Captain of the Bro Squad. Matt takes every opportunity to engage in the music program, whether that be emceeing Broadway Night or performing in the Valentine's Day Talent Night.  He has also been selected to represent PV at various honors choirs, including the Region Jazz Choir, Bergen County Choir, and All-State Choir. Matt is a four-year member of the Bergen County Choir. Matt is excited to continue his passion for music at Marist University for the next four years.

Erik has been singing in a choir since 4th grade. He did Concert and Select Choir in Middle School, and much more once he entered High School. Here, Erik joined Bro Squad in his Freshman year and never left. He started in the Lunch Choir, and since his Sophomore year, he has been in the Chamber Choir. Also, this year, he was accepted into the Honors Choir, which has been so exciting so far. Aside from singing, Erik joined the Choir Board in his Junior year as the Event Manager, and this year he is continuing on the board as Vice President. He participated in the Region Jazz Choir and the All-State Choir. Apart from the music department, Erik participates in PV Theatre and has acted in all 8 shows. He will be attending The College of New Jersey in the fall and is so excited to continue these passions in college. He is so grateful for everything that Dr. Safari and his peers have given him and can’t wait to see them all shine in the future!

Braydon started choir in his freshman year in concert choir, and eventually worked his way up to Chamber choir this year, as well as joining Bro-Squad. Singing in a choir has always been extremely important to him, ever since he was a part of the middle school choir, and he is grateful for all the everlasting memories choir has provided him and how formative this experience has been for him. Outside of the music department, Braydon has been involved in the PV Theatre program, and is in numerous clubs and honor societies, and enjoys spending time with family and friends as much as he can in his free time. He is sad to be leaving the choir program, but more grateful and proud of his time here and excited to attend TCNJ studying Mathematics!! He is so incredibly proud of all his fellow Seniors and cannot see what the future holds for everyone!!!

Olivia is a senior who has been a part of PV choir since her sophomore year. She has been a part of the New Jersey All-State Choir and absolutely loved that experience. She has loved singing since she was a kid and began singing in the PV lunch choir until joining the Chamber choir in her senior year. She’s proud to have been a part of PV choir and is excited to study nursing next year at Temple University on the pre-med track!

Jordan began her choir journey in her sophomore year, joining Concert Choir. Since then, she has fully immersed herself in the music department, joining both Chamber Choir and the B-Naturals a cappela group last year. For the past two years, Jordan has served as Manager on the Choir Board and frequently shares her love for the stage as the emcee for many of PV’s talent nights. Besides choir, Jordan has been a member of PV Theatre for all eight shows of her high school career. She is also a member of several clubs involved in volunteering and in several honor societies. Jordan is incredibly grateful for the supportive community the choir department has provided her throughout the years. This fall, she will be attending the University of Connecticut, where she will be studying Exercise Science as she pursues her goal of becoming a physical therapist. Jordan is excited to take this next step in her journey and wants to thank all of her fellow seniors for making her journey at PV amazing.

Anna has been a part of the music department since her freshman year. She began in Concert Choir and quickly fell in love with everything else the class had to offer. Later that year, she joined the acapella group B Naturals and has continued to be a member since. For the past two years, she has had the honor of serving as Choir Board President and has loved every minute of it. This year, she also loves being a part of the Honors Chamber Choir and the Keyboarding class. Outside of the music department, Anna is an active participant in PV Theater’s productions, a member of PV’s broadcast show PVTV, and, in her free time, loves baking for her family and friends. Anna is extremely excited to attend the University of Delaware in the fall as an Elementary Education major with a minor in Music. She is incredibly proud of this senior class and can’t wait to see where they go next!

Maya has been involved in the music department all throughout high school as a member of the B-Naturals Acapella group, Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, and Honors Choir. Additionally, she has been a member of the New Jersey All-State Choir for two consecutive years. She has been singing for 8 years and has a strong passion for performing. In addition to singing, Maya enjoys acting and dancing, and she is actively involved in PV's Theatre department and in many other clubs, honors societies, and leadership committees. She is going on to study Elementary Education at The College of New Jersey. Maya is incredibly grateful for her time in Valley’s music program. While she is sad to leave next year, she knows that with their encouragement, love, and support, Dr. Safari and Maya’s peers have set her up for success, and she cannot wait to see what the future holds!

Emma has been a part of the music department since her freshman year. She started in Concert Choir, where she learned she loved everything about Valley’s choir program. She then decided to apply to be on the Choir Board, where she served as Stage Manager, Vice President, and Social Media Manager. In her sophomore year, she also joined BNaturals Acapella Group and moved on to Chamber Choir. In addition, in her Junior and Senior years, Emma participated in All-State Choir, which was an amazing experience. Outside of her time in the music department, Emma is a proud member of many clubs, such as Camp Rapsberry, honor societies, and enjoys working with children, whether that's babysitting or at her summer camp counselor job. Emma is so grateful for all of the opportunities Dr. Safari and the music program have given her throughout her time at Pascack Valley. She is so excited to start her new chapter studying Nursing at The University of Pittsburgh and is extremely proud of everyone in the senior class and can’t wait to see what everyone accomplishes!

Emma has been a part of the music department since her freshman year. She started in Concert Choir, where she learned she loved everything about Valley’s choir program. She then decided to apply to be on the Choir Board, where she served as Stage Manager, Vice President, and Social Media Manager. In her sophomore year, she also joined BNaturals Acapella Group and moved on to Chamber Choir. In addition, in her Junior and Senior years, Emma participated in All-State Choir, which was an amazing experience. Outside of her time in the music department, Emma is a proud member of many clubs, such as Camp Rapsberry, honor societies, and enjoys working with children, whether that's babysitting or at her summer camp counselor job. Emma is so grateful for all of the opportunities Dr. Safari and the music program have given her throughout her time at Pascack Valley. She is so excited to start her new chapter studying Nursing at The University of Pittsburgh and is extremely proud of everyone in the senior class and can’t wait to see what everyone accomplishes!

Jake has been a part of choir all four years of high school. From being in concert choir and Bro Squad his freshman year to being in Bro Squad and Honors Chamber Choir his senior year, Jake has also always been involved in things other than choir such as Football, Track, Wrestling, and PV theatre. And he is so grateful to end his senior year with Dr.Safari as his teacher and couldn’t ask for a better mentor to end his highschool choir experience. Jake is proud to announce that he will be studying Sports Management at the University of Connecticut. Go Huskies!!

Alex has been a fervent member of the music department since Freshman Year. Alex is currently the President of the Tri-M Board, a position she obtained after being the Secretary and Social Media Manager of the board last year. Additionally, throughout the four years she’s been in High School, Alex has participated in Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, and B-Naturals– and she has also always been involved in PV Theatre! Lastly, Alex would like to congratulate all of her fellow seniors for being a part of this community and final concert, as well as give a big thank you to Dr. Safari for all she has done for the PV Music Department.

Christian is excited to study Communications at Montclair State University in the fall. He has been in Choir since his Junior year and is sad to see it come to an end. He’s also been involved in the cast of PV Theatre for the last 4 years. 

Joseph has been in choir since Freshman year, and joined Chamber Choir in his senior year. Joseph will be studying Music Production at Bennington College in the fall. He also spent his Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years in the school theater program.