Northwood had its second to last formal of the year on April 24, followed by an arts and music performance in the auditorium. In the past couple of years, Northwood has tried to expand into the arts and music by providing music classes, studio hours, and anything else for the kids who want to work on their musical interests. Traditionally, Northwood has put on a Holiday Season and end-of-year music performance. Kids always have a great time supporting their classmates and teammates, cheering them on from the crowd. We’ll hear from a couple of students who were in the recent performance.

Jack Kent ’24 on bass at the recent Celebration of the Arts music performance. Photo by Mr. Michael Aldridge.

“For the performance, I was in a band with a couple of other guys,” said Jack Kent ‘24. “We performed ‘I Remember Anything,’ by Zack Bryan. I played bass guitar. We decided to start working on this right around Christmas time. We all worked on it individually, then met twice weekly and practiced. It was super fun working with my friends and doing something outside of hockey. It brought us closer. Performing it live was the most memorable part. There wasn’t any time we struggled; we just wanted to have fun with it. I think the music program is a great part of the Northwood community. There are so many kids here that have a lot of talent when it comes to music and instruments, and we wouldn’t be able to appreciate them if the program wasn’t here,” added Kent.

Sergio Neto ’24 on drums at the recent Celebration of the Arts music performance. Photo: Mr. Michael Aldridge.

“I performed ‘Don’t Look Back in Angry.’ by Oasis,” said Gracie Hurlbut ‘25. “I played the guitar, Sergio [Neto ‘24] was on the drums, Lea [Lambert ‘24] was on electric guitar, and Ndhego [Zikusoka ‘24] was on the piano. This piece was fun to work on. It took us around two months to perfect it. The most difficult part about learning this song was learning an F chord, which is a bar chord. It took lots of practice to get it down and to be able to play it naturally. But besides that, I thought it was a great experience working on this song with everyone and then putting that hard work into performing it live. I love the music program. I love being able to practice hockey and then go and play on my guitar and get great feedback from [music teacher] Stew. I would be super sad if the music program left the Northwood community. I think a lot of people would agree. It brings a different side to the school, giving students the opportunity to have more than one passion,” Hurlbut added.