What song gets you hyped up for competing?
Dom Fiore: “‘Hey There Delilah’.”
Miles McCarvill: “I prefer some acapella type of music or some sort of Irish Jig.”
Will Katz: “Beethoven’s ‘Fifth Symphony’ in C-sharp.”
Nick Schicci: “The song that I dance to with Dom.”
Caty Fahmi: “‘Not Like Us’ by Kendrick Lamar.”
Shannon Lynch: “I’d say ‘Run this Town’.”
Giuliana Costentino: “Yeah, definitely ‘Run this Town’.”

Describe the senior team in one word.
Sam Belfiore: “Chaotic.”
Dom Fiore: “Disaster.”
Miles McCarvill: “Quintessential.”
Will Katz: “Devious.”
Nick Schicci: “Butt.”
Sebastian Polo: “Chaotic.”
Noah Cobb: “Tenacious.”
Caty Fahmi: “Fun.”
Shannon Lynch: “Interesting.”
Giuliana Costentino: “Interesting.”
Ryan Ironside: “Hardworking.”
Ava Ribas: “Fun.”

Why do you think the seniors will win at this year’s BOTC?
Sam Belfiore: “Because we always do well with our dance and we always do well with our costumes. This year we’re going to win all the relays and we’re going to win because it’s our senior year.”
Dom Fiore: “I don’t think that we’re going to win.”
Miles McCarvill: “Maybe because of the tower game.”
Will Katz: “Well, because we’re all showing up in quarter zips, so that’s probably why.”
Nick Schicci: “Because we’re seniors.”
Sebastian Polo: “I don’t know if we’re going to win, but maybe we’d win because of the games.”
Noah Cobb: “My friend Will Katz is back from retirement. *Will said: “I was taking a sabbatical in Italy celebrating my culture.”
Caty Fahmi: “I think we’re going to win because we’ve had four years of experience and our dance and songs are really good this year.”
Shannon Lynch: “We have four years of experience and I feel like even though we start off rough we come out strong and especially in the dance since we won the last two years.”
Giuliana Costentino: “Yeah, and I feel like we have a lot of funny things this year, we’re doing the most skits that we’ve ever done so I think it’s gonna be great!”
Luke Gunther: “So, I think the seniors will win BOTC this year because we’ve been in it for the longest, we have the most experience, we have a lot of teamwork, and we’ve been putting in a lot of hard work.”
Reese Metcalfe: “We’re going to win everything: the relays, the costumes, the dance, everything.”

What part of BOTC are you the most excited for?
Sam Belfiore: “I’m most excited for the dance.”
Miles McCarvill: “The tower game and the day of. Also all of the activities and stuff like the dance and the costumes. You know, we worked really hard so it should be pretty good. We put a lot of work into it.”
Will Katz: “Well, I would say the tower game but I’m probably most excited for the balloon pop. I like sitting on the balloons with my tushy.”
Nick Schicci: “Probably the relays.”
Sebastian Polo: “Tug of war.”
Noah Cobb: “Probably the thinking game because I don’t have to do anything. Also because Will Katz is back and I’m excited to see Nick do the tower one.”
Caty Fahmi: “I’m most excited to come out strong on the relay races.”
Shannon Lynch: “Honestly, the night of. Like the dance and just getting to show off what we’ve been working on for almost two months.”
Giuliana Costentino: “I love the dance and I love watching everyone else’s too. I’m also exited to see the costumes. Our costumes are really good.”
Bella Rosen: “I’m excited for all of the activities. I mean, last year the scootering was very, very fun. I caught us up.”

What grade do you think is your biggest competitor?
Sam Belfiore: “Apparently the sophomores, so we’re coming for them.”
Dom Fiore: “The sophomores.”
Miles McCarvill: “The sophomores.”
Will Katz: “Well, I haven’t seen any grade other than the sophomores, but they’re looking good so I think we might be cooked for the dance. They look great.”
Nick Schicci: “Probably the sophomores.”
Sebastian Polo: “The sophomores.”
Noah Cobb: “Yeah, probably the sophomores.”
Caty Fahmi: “The sophomores.”
Shannon Lynch: “The sophomores.”
Giuliana Costentino: “Yeah, definitely the sophomores.”
Luke Gunther: “So, I think the biggest competitor for this year is going to be the sophomores. We’ve seen their dance in the mornings and it’s looking pretty good, but we’re not scared of them. We’re going to get it done.”