Regular rehearsal Monday and Wednesday, 5-9. Regardless of the weather, we will be here. Make sure you are, too.
Special rehearsal Friday, 9-1. Everyone needs to be here (except Hugh - he will be in class. Poor Hugh.)
Truck loading at 1:30 on Friday. Loading crew this week is Low Brass, along with the usual (percussion) suspects.
As stated earlier this season, rehearsal this week is essential. Please do not
come and talk to me about your need to miss rehearsal to study for a
test, write a paper, go shopping with your grandma, apply for a job,
or any other excuse. We have talked extensively about your need to
manage your time so that your studies do not suffer because of Marching
Band, and your rehearsal time doesn't suffer because you fall behind in
your studies. And you have every other evening during the week (and Thursday!) to see
your family and friends, and to do other non-band activities.
Other important notes:
Eat well. Protein, healthy carbs, good fats. Lots of water and minimal caffeine. NO SODA.
Practice good sleep hygiene and get a good amount each night.
Keep the drama to a minimum. Hang out with people who help you be the best person you can be, and be good to those around you.
Check out Saturday's schedule on the sidebar. You can find the full Spectacle of Sound schedule HERE.
Homecoming is here! Here's what's happening, band-wise, this Friday:
3:45 pm - Homecoming Parade call time (THS Band Room)
Pink-Out
Parade route: Durham Road, Rite Aid parking lot to THS
Twality and Fowler students will join us at Rite Aid
5:30ish - dinner in the Commons, with our Twality and Fowler guests
6:15ish - Marching Band warmup
6:41 - All band folks head to the THS Stadium for pre-game FS and SSB
7 - 9:30ish - Homecoming FB vs West Linn - pep with the young ones
8:00ish - Fabulous MB halftime show! Then Tigerettes will dance to
Hey Baby! And then Tigerettes will dance to the FS! After that, THS
Leadership will crown the Homecoming King and Queen!
More pep, pep, pep!
9:30ish - Play Celebration!
After - Head upstairs, meet with Irving and McKee, and head home.
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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.
