Here comes our first home football game of the 2019 season - yay! Here's the 411 everyone needs to know:
Marching Band call time is 5:30.
Pep call time is - uh - I'm not sure. Irving probably said, but I'm not sure. Let's say 6 pm, unless Irving said something different.
It's a Tropical-Out! So that means we will wear our *brand new* pep shirts, and we can add a Hawaiian shirt over the top, or a lei, or something in a similar festive tropical manner.
Marchers, Dylan says to wear "formal rehearsal gear" for our halftime performance. Meaning good athletic shoes, and dark blue or black loose jeans/leggings.
Please make sure to eat good protein and carbs before you come. It's a long evening, and you need to have fuel.
Be ready to pep, pep, pep as our team takes on those Canby Cougars!
Wow - that rain did come down! And the thunder kept rumbling, so we moved inside - safety first, right??
Not what we envisioned for rehearsal tonight, but we still got some good things done, including great new choreo. And the forecast looks reasonable for Wednesday, so we'll get back at it with full ensemble on the field then.
We are at a place musically where we are doing pretty well, so now we need to work on the nuances of playing. Taking a breath where it won't disrupt the flow. Making sure all the accidentals are ALWAYS in the right places. Knowing the rhythms so well that we don't have to think about how they go, but just letting them flow. Feet always synced with the tempo. Performing the show, not just clomping through. And so on. What would YOU add to this list? See you all Wednesday. Yay band!
Well, we're just finishing off the Wednesday evening rehearsal on the 1st day of school. And it's been a loooong day!
It is my experience that when tomorrow comes, many will be wiped out. That is very normal, because this was the first full day followed by full rehearsal. My advise? Don't panic! Instead, plan on an early evening Thursday and grab as much sleep as possible. Trust me - everyone will feel better on Friday.
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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.
