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NEWS ARCHIVE
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8-11-07
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1st Place at Whidbey Island
The band had a fantastic season-ending weekend
at the Whidbey Island Highland Games, where our Grade
4 band took 1st place out of 7, our drummers took 1st
and our piping quartet came away with 2nd. Several of
our members did well in solo competitions, while our
fundraising food booth had its most profitible weekend
ever, bringing in much-needed income to our Scotland
fund. See the NWJPBlog
for more details and photos.
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8-04-07
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Triumph Street Pipe Band win
Grade 2 North American Championships
Congratulations to the new, improved Triumph
Street Pipe Band - winning the 2007 North American Championships
in Grade 2! TSPB is a rising star in the pipe band scene
and we can't wait to see where their hard work and talent
take them in years to come. We are particularly proud
of our three NWJPB alumni who play with the band and
helped them claim the title of North American Champs.
Well done!
details in the NWJPBlog... |
8-04-07 |
NWJPB Grade 4 finishes 4th
of 18 bands in BCPA, Grade 5 undefeated.
In the last BCPA sanctioned games of the season, NWJPB
Grade 5 continued its stellar season finishing undefeated
after competing in several Western Washington Games.
NWJPB Grade 4 placed 2nd in the Grade 4 Washington State
championships and finished ranked 4th of 18 pipe bands
competing in BCPA - sanctioned events. We're very proud
of the progress NWJPB musicians have continued to make
this year, both in band and in solo competitions, with
several band members taking home aggregate trophies
for their successful competitions with one winning the
Aggregate award for the 2007 season in Grade 4.
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5-15-07 |
NWJPB Pipe Band School and
Scholarship programs announced.
Northwest Junior Pipe Band awarded 3 students who qualify
for public assistance scholarships to cover Private
or Group piping lessons. In addition, NWJPB rolled
out Pipe
Band School...group lessons for beginning
pipers and drummers starting June 7th!
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3-28-07 |
Second annual NWJPB
concert a big success!
Special thanks and recognition are due to several
organizations who helped make the night possible. You’ll
find more information on our website under our new
supporters page about the many donors, but we
thought it was important to call your attention to these
major donors...
Read more about them here>> |
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2-27-07 |
NWJPB Alumni winning
top honors in Grade 1 Solo Competitions
Micah Babinski, Blake Parkinson and Jonathan
Farrell are all NWJPB Alumni and are among today's hottest
solo piping competitors, taking top honors in local
and national Grade 1 and Open/Pro solo competitions.
details.. |
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2-18-07 |
Gung Haggis Fat Choy!
NWJPB was invited to perform in exchange for
dinner tickets at the newest and hottest event to hit
the Scottish and Chinese Communities in Seattle in years!
We opened the dinner with some well played marches.
We then had fun watching youth performers from the
Washington Chinese Youth Orchestra, "Toddish
McWong" performing "Gung Haggis Rap"
(Toast to a Haggis performed in Rap form) and many other
amazing performances, all while eating a great dinner.
We closed the show with another performance, and while
there were just over 100 attendees, they donated
$677.00 to the band's Scotland, 2008 fundraising effort!
What a unique and amazing event. Can't wait
until next year!
See more info about Gung Haggis Fat Choy and it's history
here>>
Photos of the event
here>> |
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| 1-24-07 |
 NWJPB
Store is open for business
Band merchandise is now available online. T-shirts
and hats are in stock and ready to ship, with other
fabulous items on the way.
Concert Tickets are also available,
so be sure to order soon! We are expecting this show
to sell out.
Start
shopping >>
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| 1-24-07 |
NWJPB Ebay store is now live!
 The
band's Ebay store is the perfect way to help support
the band - either by bidding on one of the items, or
by donating items to be bid upon! If you would like
to donate items for auction, please contact
us.
Visit
the store here >>
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1-24-07 |
Donate with PayPal
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10-22-06 |
NWJPB Go Derby!
 Rat
City Roller Girls 2006 Championships, October 21.
The Sockit Wenches asked a small group of our pipers
and drummers to come and "pipe them on" for
their championship match.
The Roller Derby was great fun to watch, the organization
was extremely friendly, and people really loved hearing
the pipes. And to top it all off - the Sockit Wenches
won the championship!! All in all, an amazingly fun
night. We donated this performance in exchange for T-shirts
and admission. As unlikely as it sounds, Roller Derby
is really a family friendly event. Check out their code
of conduct.
Photos
in our gallery >>
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| 6/28/06 |
NWJPB on TV!
The band made an appearance on local talk show
Northwest
Afternoon. We recorded a public service announcement
about the band, which aired during the show. This was
our proverbial "15 seconds of fame". For real!
Our promo spot was only 15 seconds long! See
the video in our gallery. |
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| 12/06/05 |
NWJPB on idealist.org
- seeking volunteers with specific skills. Take
a look! >>
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| 10/11/05 |
NWJPB takes top
prizes at local competitions - Promoted to Grade 4! |
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1st Place BC Games
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The band did a fantastic job this past summer,
taking 1st place in nearly every contest. We received
some very good comments from the judges and will
be working hard to continue the upward momentum
of the group.
Many members of the band have also done well
in solo competitions, working hard and taking
home medals for their efforts.
UPDATE!
After a very successful year in Grade 5, the
NWJPB has recieved permission from the BCPA to
move up the Grade 4 level. We couldn't be more
excited, and will be working very hard. |
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| 6/05 |
New Kilts Have
Arrived! |
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Our new kilts have finally
arrived and are looking good. We elected to stay with
our original tartan, the Modern MacKenzie, but have
switched to a lighter-weight wool. Our old kilts were
genuine British military issue, so they were extremely
heavy. |
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| 3/05 |
New Website Launched |
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The new NWJPB website was
launched today, with updated photos
from our 2004 season, a comprehensive list of our sponsors,
a guestbook
and much more. Look for new photos, sound clips and
videos this coming season. Please email
the webmaster if you encounter any problems with
the site. |
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| 2/05 |
Once again the
band makes the papers! |
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The Enterprise
Newspapers, which have editions covering Edmonds,
Lynnwood/Mountlake Terrace, MillCreek and Shoreline,
sent a reporter and photographer out to one of our practices
a few weeks ago. The article highlighted our kids' professionalism
and work ethic, along with our instructors' firm but
friendly approach to teaching.
Read
the story here >> |
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| 12/04 |
Journal Newspapers
Feature an Article on the NWJPB |
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The NWJPB was recently
profiled in the Journal
Newspaper. They highlighted the group's history
and activities in the Scottish community. This has been
a great bit of exposure for the band. Check
it out here >> |
