While a member of the AHS Symphonic Band, he was selected to play in the Vermilion Parish Honor Band (three years) and the District Honor Band (4 years). He was also a member of the AHS Wildcat Marching Band and the award-winning AHS Jazz Band.
As a child, Jonathan was influenced to play music by his musician uncle and later was inspired to become a band director after viewing the movie Mr. Holland’s Opus.
He is presently enrolled at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a music education major and a tuba player in the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Marching Band.


