While the six degrees of separation may prevent some people on from interacting with musicians, students of WS are lucky enough to only be just one degree away from a successful band. 

Five Spartans make up an original and impressive band, The 6th Degree. Ryan McCreedy, Jason Pevey, David Tobul, Matt Royfe and Justin Price work hard in music and enjoy being a part of the band.

“We’ve been together about three years,” said senior and group co-leader Pevey.

Those three years of unity mean three years of hard work to every member of the band. This includes rehearsing and writing music, all while juggling classes and the schoolwork that comes along with them.

While each member practices on his own for multiple hours a week, the group is sure to get time together in order to rehearse and practice.

“We practice together about two hours a week,” said senior and co-leader McCreedy. “We play any instrument we can get our hands on.”

While they love to experiment with different sounds, each member has a main role and instrument to play in The 6th Degree.

Price and Tobul both play bass, as Pevey handles guitar. Royfe is in charge of percussion, and the multi-talented McCreedy handles guitar, synthetic guitar, vocals, and many other music-making devices.

This diverse band carries an interesting and yet very relatable title, named after the theory that everyone in the world is connected through six relationships with each other, or degrees.

“[We named it] because of the six degrees of separation, a social networking idea,” said McCreedy.

The band’s name corresponds with the group’s recent album, called In Separation. This album is being sold throughout the school for ten dollars by the band’s members.

“Once we sell all our hard copies, we’ll put it on iTunes,” said McCreedy.

However, this is not the only exciting piece of news for the band. The 6th Degree has been working on two new albums, one of which may be available for free throughout the school.

As all of them are seniors, the members of The 6th Degree realize that life might take a few unexpected turns.

However, the band members plan to stick together as a group as they continue on past high school, still working together to create new music for friends, family and community members alike to enjoy.

“We will still be a band,” said McCreedy.