OK friends, here is where I get snarky. I am heading out of town for a very important family event, and I need to know this is taken care of, so that I can relax. Please, help take care of things right away, so I can go enjoy my family.
We have a contract with the Tigard Festival of Balloons to provide security monitors. We also plan to sell concessions at the Festival soccer tournament as well, but that is not part of our contractual obligation - it just helps us. So we need to get ALL the security monitor slots filled, RIGHT NOW. After those have been filled, then we can take care of the rest of the soccer concessions spots. Remember, you can sign up for multiple shifts, and the more you work, the more funds go toward your Fair Share fees. And family members can work shifts on your behalf, so everybody wins. CLICK HERE, to sign up on our Volunteer Spot page. Here is what is still needed: FRIDAY:
9AM - 1PM
7 Students/Adults
1 Adults Only
1 - 6PM
7 Students/Adults
3 Adults Only
6 - 10PM
6 Students/Adults
2 Adults Only
7 - 11PM
6 Students/Adults
3 Adults Only
SATURDAY:
9AM - 1PM
3 Students/Adults
1 - 6 PM
4 Students/Adults
2 Adults Only
6 - 10PM
6 Students/Adults
2 Adults Only
7 - 11PM
2 Students/Adults
2 Adults Only
SUNDAY:
9AM - 1PM
5 Students/Adults
3 Adults Only
1 - 6PM
6 Students/Adults
1 Adults Only
It would be most excellent if we could get these all filled by the end of the evening Thursday June 16. Let's go!
Hey, school is almost out! Before you get too caught up in summer activities, here is some great band info for you:
Balloon Festival is coming, and we need to fill Security and Concession spots. Remember, the hours you work (and family/friends, on your behalf) will go DIRECTLY to your Fair Share for any and all band-related expenses. RIGHT NOW, CLICK ON THIS LINK to sign up for as many shifts as you want!
Fall Color Guard Try-It-Outs started today - YAY! - and will finish up tomorrow (6/14). Our color guard is the finest in the area and YOU can be a part of it! Tuesday June 14, 4-7, THS Cafeteria. YAY!
Color Guard will have many MANY opportunities for summer workouts with Tippy. Workouts will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays and YOU are welcome at any and all of them. They'll be held at Southridge HS and will include some of our friends from both Southridge and Westview High Schools. WATCH THIS SPACE for more details - coming soon!
Fall MB percussion and hornline clinics will also be available. Again, WATCH THIS SPACE for more details!
And finally, check out THIS SONG to get an idea of what part of our Fall MB show will sound like - YAY!!!
Keep this site bookmarked and check often to see what is being posted - you'll like what you find!
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Why Newberg is Important to Me
Newberg holds a special place in my heart. Although I have not lived there since 1977, I am a proud Newberg High School graduate. It was at NHS that band director Dick Elliot gave me the confidence to become a life-long percussionist, and choir director George White helped me develop the singing voice that led to my participation in the Portland Symphonic Choir, the chorus of the Oregon Symphony. Social studies teachers Dan Lever and Ed Wiesehan instilled in me the understanding that the names and dates of events are such a small part of learning about history – they helped their students see the how and the why, and led us to discernment and interpretation, essential components of critical thinking. And for me, the influence of these four educators and several others at Newberg High helped me to decide to pursue a career in education.
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Newberg is where I met the man I married, introduced by a friend in the lobby of Pennington Hall at George Fox College (now University). Newberg is where both of my daughters moved for their own post-secondary experience, each graduating from Fox. I have many dear friends in Newberg, including those in my faith community. Newberg is where my parents-in-law retired, living the final years of their lives at the aging-in-place community at Friendsview.
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Newberg is a town of 25,000+ in the heart of Oregon Wine Country, with both small-town shops like Chapters Books & Coffee and suburban-type businesses including Fred Meyer. Community events include the 1st Friday Artwalk, Wednesday (evening) Market, the Summer Concert Series at the Chehalem Cultural Center, the yearly Old Fashioned Festival, and much more. Newberg is one of my favorite towns, for so many reasons.
