NorthwoodArts Calendar
2013R2014
September
21 McDonald's Pittsboro Community Music Day 12-2pm 28 Pinecrest Marching Band Competition
October
12 15 19 24 26
North Gaston Marching Band Competition Symphonic Band Concert 7pm Western Alamance Marching Band Competition Voices Concert 7pm Union Pines Marching Band Competition
November
2 14-16 23 29 30
Lee Senior Marching Band Competition Fall Theatre Ensemble Production 7pm NHSAEF Holiday Bazaar 10am–3pm Student Art, Studio Tour Opening Reception CCCC Student Art Show at CCCC
December
1 Student Art Show at CCCC 5 Marching Band at Siler City Christmas Parade 7pm 8 Marching Band at Pittsboro Christmas Parade 3pm 12 Horton Band Concert 7pm 13-14 Winter Dance Concert 7pm 15 Winter Dance Concert 3pm 19 Holiday Band & Chorus Concert 7pm
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March
7
CCS-Regional Arts Celebration, NHS & feeder schools
April
3-5 Spring Musical 7pm 24 Tri-M Concert 7pm
May
8 Horton Band Concert May 7pm 9-10 Spring Dance Concert 7pm 11 Spring Dance Concert 3pm 17-18 Spring Art Show 3-5pm 20 Voices Concert 7pm 22 Band Concert for Memorial Day 7pm 27 Arts Education Awards Night 7pm
Northwood High School | Pittsboro, NC 27312 | 919.542.4181 | nhs.chatham.k12.nc.us Chris Blice, principal
2012–2013
Gifts were made in memory of Mary Hayes Steed and in honor of Lori Major Carlin.
Applause ($20–$49) Leslie Burwell Lori Carlin Karin Clamann Kimberly Clark-Jones Eugene Cottrell Ron & Michelle Duncan Lyle Estill Dianne Gordon Tanya Grove Matthew Hanson Lib Harriss Kelly Hartsock Lori Kleberg Sharon Kolman Cindy Lodestro Kristen Norwood Rob Skinner Leah Smith
Hats Off ($50—$74) David & Sharon Allen Dan & Linda Chegash Daniel & Melissa Dean John Read
Curtain Call ($75—$99) Encore ($100—$124) Crystal Horton Judy Oakes
Show Stoppers ($125–$499) Tim & Laura Chevalier Chatham Dance Connection Computer Therapy
Benefactors ($500+) Sherri & Renato Cila The Harrison Family Harrison Bros. Northwood PTSA
Students & Young Alumni Summer Chegash Gabriella Cila Kevin & Charlotte Harrison Matt Kleberg
NHS Band Boosters
January
11-12 Winter Art Show 3-5pm
NorthwoodArts
www.NHSAEF.org
Mission: To ensure excellence in arts education by identifying, creating, and supporting programs that enrich learning, foster student achievement, and increase community involvement. NHSAEF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, all-volunteer organization. Gifts fund teacher grants for the arts education program and college scholarships.
2012–2013 Officers
Sherri Cila & Gina Harrison Co-Presidents Dianne Gordon Secretary Leslie Burwell Faculty Liaison Kelly Hartsock Community Liaison Crystal Horton Past President
http://northwood-chargersmarchingband.blogspot.com
Band Boosters support the instrumental music program at Northwood which includes marching, symphonic, jazz, concert and percussion bands. The program is a 501(c)(3), not-profit, allvolunteer organization. Gifts are tax-deductible.
2012–2013 Officers Cynthia O’Daniel President Evette Patterson Vice-President Carol Terrell Secretary Vanessa Kennedy Treasurer Melissa Dean Fundraising Chair
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Celebrating 40 Years ooking at old issues of Imprints, the NHS yearbook, you'll see that students have always pursued some unique arts opportunities. In 1998 (Northwood’s 25th Anniversary and the year Lori Major arrived to teach Theatre Arts) you could have seen highlights from Shakespeare’s “Scottish Play,” complete with witches, just in time for Halloween. Or maybe you dropped by the Homecoming Dance to see that student band performing with a young Ari Picker.
In the 1980s colorguard replaced the Pom Pom girls, and folks who enjoyed The Waltons on TV came out to see the NHS production of The Homecoming.
1978 extracurriculars included Craft Club, Yoga Club, Clogging Club and Mime Troupe! You could have taken the Optics and Photography class, studied typography and sculpture in Visual Arts, created commercials and news broadcasts in the Theatre Production Media class, or traveled with the Concert Chorus via Amtrak to perform at Walt Disney
World. 1978 also marked the completion of Project Entice, the multi-year NEA grant that created the NHS Dance Program. Students studied choreography, jazz and modern dance, and it proved to be so popular local funding was provided to continue to underwrite the program. Today, with two dance instructors, enrollment is in the hundreds. That visionary effort gives Northwood the distinction of being perhaps the oldest, comprehensive, public high school arts education program in North Carolina. For today’s students, the curricula offers beginning to advanced classes in each discipline, auditioned ensembles, honors coursework, extracurricular activities, and Honor Societies. With an emphasis on higher standards and increased mastery, students are exposed to myriad arts career opportunities not only in entertainment and education, but also in commerce, historic preservation, health care, and technology. Faculty offer students the chance to interact and learn from a wide variety of arts professionals via residencies, field trips, and master classes, some even taught by Northwood alumni.
2012–2013 was a celebration built on all that had come before and a year to explore
new possibilities as well. Here are a few of the highlights and achievements of the students and faculty in this remarkable program.