Sheltered Reality

"I truly believe that music can change the world. High school is hard and a lot of kids struggle with making it through for a lot of different reasons and speaking from experience it can make you lose yourself. The day Sheltered Reality came to my school it change me for the better. I didn't notice but I had lost myself and was becoming the shell of the person I used to be. I went home after the evening show because I had to see it again smiling and laughing like I used to. And it wasn't just that night I stayed like that. Over the next week my mom was astounded by the change in character I had taken. It was a total 180.“ - 7th grader


"Because of SR I've become so much more confident in myself. What others say about me no longer affects me like it used to because I'm happy with who I am. I don't know where I'd be if I had never joined drums. I've stayed for so long because I feel accepted." - 17-year old

"You inspired me to stand up for others more often and always do what's right. A way I can inspire others is to do something I have never done before and show them that fear is just an obstacle we have to surpass to become better at what we like, because at one point everyone was a beginner. Don't let fear stop you from doing what you love."  Middle school student