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Tuesday, January 3, 2006
Northmont band a great story
In the midst of all the hoopla over the Ohio State Buckeyes’ Fiesta Bowl win over Notre Dame Monday, there was another really big story for the Dayton area — the Northmont High School band won a national championship.
Northmont bested 19 other bands from around the country for top honors at the Fiesta Bowl band competition. And I was glad to see the story get the billing it deserved — front page in the Dayton Daily News. I’m sure that’s where we’d have run any story about a high school sports team winning a national tournament.
Northmont has quite a record for band excellence, winning New Year’s day competitions at the Orange and Sugar bowl games in the past five years. So this win was a nice send off for their retiring director Reginald Richwine after 28 years.
This is the time of year when non athletic competitions get some due — spelling bees and science fairs begin as spring approaches. It’s nice to see kids get recognized for these more academic pursuits.
What do you think? Is Northmont’s title as big as a football or basketball championship?
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