NHS Activities Round-up from March 2021

Band

The band recently performed several selections in front of a small audience as well as live on YouTube.  The performance included Charles Carter’s Overture for Winds as well as three selections from Percy Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy (as arranged by Michael Sweeney).  Rounding out the selections was Armed Forces Salute.   The recording of Overture for Winds and Lincolnshire Posy was submitted to the Wisconsin School Music Association for their online Large Group Concert Festival.  The band received a First Division Award for their performance!!

The band has recently begun rehearsing music for another performance on Friday, May 14.  The performance will include performances by the concert band as well as the jazz band.

You can follow the band on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/northwesternhighschoolband/

Battle of the Books

The team placed 2nd in the state competition in February. They tied for 1st but lost in the tie breaker. The team included Lily Cain, Riley Eberhardt, Asher Gilderman, Maija Korpi and alternate Natalie Sauer. 

Choir

The choir had a successful Open Rehearsal on March 5. Part of that recording was sent to the Wisconsin School Music Association for their Large Group Contest. Adjudicators listened to and critiqued the performance of the Hallelujah Chorus, Ave Verum Corpus and Cindy, and the choir was awarded a GOLD MEDAL for their performance. Congratulations, Choir! Even in the midst of the pandemic, the NHS Choir has proven their excellence!

Follow the HS Choir on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/NorthesternHSChoir

DECA

A big congratulations to all of the 18 students who competed in the DECA State Career Development Conference before spring break!  Everyone did such an amazing job, and we are so proud of you!

Special shoutouts to the following students:

• Dylan Anderson for medaling in the Business Finance Series!
• Kylie Benesch and Brianna Linderholm for medaling in the Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making event!
• Ellianna Madrid and Josie Maki for not only medaling in the Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making event, but also for earning a perfect score in their role play!
• Abby Wennersten for placing 7th overall in the Marketing Template event and earning a spot at the International Career Development Conference!
• Chelsey Maki for placing 6th overall in the Marketing Template event and earning a spot at the International Career Development Conference!

Link Crew

Link Crew Leaders plan on meeting with their freshmen monthly to do a variety of activities to help them with their second semester of high school.

National Honor Society

New members of the National Honor Society will be inducted on April 12th with a ceremony in the lower gym.  We will be including last year’s inductees as well since they did not receive a ceremony last spring.     

Yearbook

Yearbooks are currently available.  The current price is $70.  Please order by the end of April.  The yearbooks will be distributed mid-May. The easiest way to purchase a yearbook is to order one online.  Click on this link to do so: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1116879/Northwestern-High-School/2021-Yearbook/2020073104373217076/CATALOG_SHOP/

If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Thompson @ kthompson@nw-tigers.org

Trap club

First night of the Trap season is Wednesday, April 7th at the Hawthorne Trap Club 

FFA

Competition season is starting in April. Three teams will be competing in a range of contests throughout the month of April. 

• The Horse Evaluation team will be competing on Wednesday April 21st. This competition consists of identifying breeds, horse anatomy, structure and performance and conformation. 
• The Wildlife Management team will be competing on Thursday April 22nd. This competition consists of identifying species of Wisconsin Wildlife and answering questions related to hunting, fishing, and trapping laws and regulations. 
• The Livestock Evaluation team will be competing on Tuesday April 27th. This competition consists of identifying breeds of cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats. And being able to judge these animals’ conformation and structure as they related to food production. 

Good Luck to all who are competing this year.