Hey Band! (hey, what??) It's time for the great Tigard Band Program Can and Bottle Drive! Fliers have been distributed and we're ready to go, Saturday April 20, at Twality Middle School. Many folks have signed up - yay! Please make sure to check and see for what shift you have committed. We do still need a few more people - take a look:
Several ADULTS to help on Saturday April 20
9:30 - 12:30
12:30 - 3:30
11:30 - 2
ManySTUDENTS to help on Saturday April 20
11:30 - 2
12:30 - 3:30
We also need 6 more ADULTS to help on Monday April 22 from 9:30 - 11:30. Please CLICK HEREto sign up or to check your shift status.
Congratulations to the Tigard High Winter Guard, who finished strong at the NWAPA Championships at Liberty High School this past Saturday! We will especially miss Gloria, Chloe, and Alie next year - thanks so much for the senior leadership! Our final Winter Marching activity is coming up this Saturday, at the NWAPA Percussion Championships at West Salem High School. The itinerary for the day is posted on the sidebar, and it will be a loooong day - 7am call time and returning to THS around 10:30pm. Better bring lots of snacks!
<< PLEASE take a look at the page "Smart Band Students" on the sidebar. Good information for all who travel with the THS Band program. >>
<<< Also, check the sidebar for Prelims and Finals schedules that include moving to indoor warmup areas >>> Anyone wanting to come as a spectator should contact McKee about half-price admission - a limited number will be available!
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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.
