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NHC Jazz Band

It is truly a banner year for the NHC Jazz Band. For the third time this year the band has won an outstanding performance trophy, this time at McNeese University in Lake Charles, La. The judges comments were the most complimentary the band has ever received. In addition to the band's performance award the following individuals were also recognized as outstanding musicians:

Lew Baker- tenor saxophone
Bryan Harlan- trombone
Vince Lujan- trombone
Joseph Russell- piano
Ben Black- guitar
Phillip Diaz- bass
Joe Jackson- drums

The North Harris College Jazz Band recently competed at the G.C.I.C. Jazz Festival at College of the Mainland in Texas City. Winning awards were:

Outstanding Overall Musicianship for the Festival: Brian Harlan - for trombone solo on Samba de los Gatos, and overall ensemble work

Outstanding Soloist awards:

• Ben Black- guitar solo on Night Flight
• Lew Baker- tenor sax solo on Night Flight
• Vince Lujan- trombone solo on Chick on the Grill
• Joseph Russell- Piano solos on Jamie, Night Flight, and Chick on the Grill

Join me in wishing them congratulations!

The Alpha Alpha Rho chapter of NHC attended the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society Convention in Orlando, Florida April 18-23rd. Phi Theta Kappa students from NHC who attended were as follows:

Karen Cammisa
Dei Darnell
Laura Dupree
Diane Haggerty
Keith Sayles
Rominna Sugay

The 1999-2000 Alpha Alpha Rho Phi Theta Kappa International Awards were:

• Ranked #15 Top Chapter Internationally
• Distinguished Chapter Award
• Journey Challenge 1999 Award
• Five-Star Chapter Award
• Distinguished Regional Officer Award-Diane Haggerty
• Continued Excellence Award for Advisors-Lynda Dodgen
• Mosal Scholar Award for Scholarship-Lynda Dodgen

In a recent regional conference, our Alpha Alpha Rho chapter was also recognized for the following achievements:

• Award for Host Chapter
• First Place Yearbook Award
• Texas Top Chapter
• Five Star Status Award
• Outstanding Achievement in Service Hallmark
• The Pinnacle Award for an Advisor's Continued Excellence-Lynda Dodgen
• Members Hall of Honor-Diane Haggerty
• Members Hall of Honor-Karen Cammisa

Please contact the office of Student and Organizational Development (281-618-5416, NHC Library, Rm. 116) if you want more information about Phi Theta Kappa. Thank you.

Forensics

Well, it's all over and I am happy to announce that North Harris College has had a very successful year! We recently attended two national speech tournaments and here are the results:

April 10, 2000

American Forensics Association (4-year college tournament):

Chris Sams and Derek Degeyter both advanced to the Semi-finals round in Dramatic Interpretation. This means that North Harris had two of the top 12 Dramatic Interps in the Nation. North Harris was the top community college in attendance.

Phi Rho Pi (2-year college tournament):

Chris Sams	Gold	Duo (Ranked 2nd in the nation)
Derek Degeyter	Gold	Duo
Derek Degeyter	Gold	Dramatic (Ranked 1st in the nation)
Chris Sams	Gold	Programmed Oral Interpretation (Ranked 1st in the nation)
Chris Sams	Silver	Poetry (Top 8 in the nation)
Derek Degeyter	Silver	Prose (Top 14 in the nation)
Derek Degeyter	Silver	Speech to Entertain (Top 8 in the nation)

Chris Sams won the Taylor-Collie Award Fellowship Award for Students - this award is voted on by the students at the tournament and given to the student for good sportsmanship and quality performances. (This is the third year in a row that a North Harris students has been given this award.)

Wade Hescht won the Taylor-Collie Fellowship Award for Coaches - once again the students at the tournament vote on a coach from any of the colleges in attendance.

Derek Degeyter and Chris Sams tied for the Bovero-Tabor Award - this award is given to the top overall speaker at the tournament (with 73 colleges in attendance). No Texas student has ever won this award.

North Harris College Gold Readers Theatre
North Harris College's Readers Theatre also won the Huffer Goldman Award - this is also voted on by the students at the tournament. It is given to the Readers Theatre that the competitors thought showed the best quality and sportsmanship. No Texas team has ever won this award.

 

North Harris	Top Individual Events Team - Limited Entry (Small School)
North Harris	Top Overall Team - Limited Entry

I do want to say that none of this would have been possible without the support of my and college and the district!!!! Thanks to everyone who gave us a helping hand!!! I'm tired! I need sleep. Thanks again,

Wade Hescht Director of Forensics North Harris College

March 11, 2000

The NHC Jazz Band competed in the University of Houston Jazz Festival on Friday, February 25th and came home with 9 awards.

Join North Harris College in congratulating the band on winning the Outstanding Jazz Ensemble - College Division

Also congratulate these students on winning individual performance awards:

• Christina Feronberg- Alto saxophone
• Lew Baker- Tenor Saxophone
• Vince Lujan- Trombone
• Robert Crowl- Trombone
• Jeremy Smith- Trumpet
• Bob Velarde- Trumpet
• Joe Jackson- Drums
• Ben Black- Guitar
• Joseph Russell- Piano

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