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MONDAY, MAY 6
11 a.m. - Criminal mischief in the
4000 block of Fillmore Street N.
1:22 p.m. - Criminal trespassing
and shoplifting in the 5000 block
of River Road N.
9:49 p.m. - Two counts of shop-
lifting in the 6000 block of Keizer
Station Boulevard NE.
TUESDAY, MAY 7
Submitted
The wind ensemble of the McNary High School Band with their second place trophy from the state competition.
BAND,
continued from Page A1
over the course of the school
year. And, after sending in a
pre-recorded set, they received
one of 20 invitations to the
state competition.
McNary has been no
stranger to the state meet in
recent years, earning a fourth
place fi nish in 2017 as well as
a pair of third place fi nishes in
2014 and 2016. But after not
placing in 2018, this crew was
ecstatic to earn second place
recognition.
“I don't think anyone
thought that we would place
that high,” said Eryne Ige,
who plays the fl ute. “When
they announced McNary, ev-
erything was a blur. I'm pretty
sure I jumped over my par-
ents sitting next to me, then
jumped over the people sitting
in the aisle.”
“I was just so excited that
we placed second, especially
with it being my senior year.”
While Nelson was also
pumped about the placement,
he was more excited about the
fact that the band put on their
best performance on the big-
gest stage.
“The real reward for us
as a program is to know that
we had a phenomenal per-
formance, and we knew that
when we came off the stage,”
Nelson said. “We really defi ne
success based on our perfor-
mance, like the one we had on
Saturday, more than the tro-
phies that we receive.”
“In my opinion, it was
the best performance we had
all year and that is what we
chase.”
McNary gave the fi fth per-
formance on the day, which
took place at 10:15 a.m. in
front of a trio of judges. Af-
ter a 30-minute warm-up, the
Celtics gave a performance
that lasted just over 20 min-
utes.
But considering that the
McNary band has been work-
ing since September for this
moment, the pressure for ev-
erything to all come together
smoothly is real.
“The preparation process
is usually way more than peo-
ple anticipate. Band kids, and
fi ne arts in general, put in so
much work for a performance
that lasts 20 minutes,” Ige said.
“There are hours and hours
that go into hoping that your
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one shot is enough for the
judges.”
After their time on the
stage came to a close, the band
was required to go to a sepa-
rate room and show their sight
reading skills.
Each student was given a
piece of music that they hav-
en't seen before. The band was
required to work together to
look at the problem areas in
the sheet, rehearse the piece
for about seven minutes, then
perform the music together in
front of a single judge.
“The idea is that we value
both the highly prepared per-
formances on stage, and also
the skills necessary to read
and execute music right off
the bat,” Nelson said. “The
philosophy is, we don't want
teachers just handing out mu-
sic in September and doing
nothing, but work on that
music until May. That would
deprive kids of a quality ed-
ucation.”
It can be very diffi cult for
high school students to per-
form a random piece on the
spot, especially after perform-
ing in front of hundreds of
people. But the McNary band
showed the ability to roll with
the punches.
“With the adrenaline
pumping from the perfor-
mance, it's always really hard
to judge how hard our piece
of music will be,” said bas-
soon player Cole Branson.
“This year, in particular, we
were met with a pretty diffi -
cult piece with strange time
signature and a key signature
that didn't work well … But
we worked together well and
just played through the piece.”
The fi nal results were tal-
lied later that night, and the
McNary band went into cel-
ebration mode when their
second place fi nish was an-
nounced.
“We were honestly shocked
that we placed so high. When
we heard our named called,
everyone was almost ques-
tioning what was going on,”
Branson said. “It was so fun to
be a part of.”
Nelson, who graduated
from McNary in 2005, is in
his fi rst year as a band director
at the school and is pleased to
carry on the great tradition of
the Celtics band.
“I have greatly benefi ted
from wonderful teachers that
have been here before me,”
Nelson said. “To achieve at
this level is not something
that happens overnight. They
have been well prepared and
the middle school teachers
at Whiteaker and Claggett
Creek Middle School were
terrifi c educators for these
kids before they got to high
school.”
“I view it as continuing
a tradition. I'm a very small
piece in a program that is set
up for success.”
4:35 a.m. - Arrest for unlawful
possession of methamphetamine
in the 4000 block of Noon Av-
enue NE.
10 a.m. - Failure to perform du-
ties of a driver when property is
damaged in the 4000 block of
Clark Avenue NE.
12:22 p.m. - Arrest for truancy vi-
olation in the 800 block of Plym-
outh Drive NE.
9:28 p.m. - Driving under the in-
fl uence of Manzanita Street NE
and Trail Avenue NE.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8
12:05 a.m. - Motor vehicle theft
in the 4000 block of River Road
N.
1:06 a.m. - Criminal mischief,
mail theft and criminal trespassing
in the 200 block of Cummings
Lane N.
10:07 a.m. - Traffi c accident in
the 5000 block of Joan Drive N.
12:17 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in
the 3000 block of River Road N.
2 p.m. - Unlawful entry into ve-
hicle with the intent to commit
theft in the 7000 block of Trebber
Street NE.
THURSDAY, MAY 9
1:02 a.m. - Arrest on warrant at
the intersection of 15th Avenue
N and Jodelle Court N.
7:02 p.m. - Scam by internet or
telephone in the 1000 block of
Clearview Avenue NE.
11:38 p.m. - Theft of bicycle in
the 900 block of Chemawa Road
NE.
FRIDAY, MAY 10
7 a.m. - Public indecency, resist-
ing arrest, probation violation
in the 6000 block of Wheatland
Road N.
8:55 a.m. - Restraining order in
the 100 block of Garland Way N.
9:30 a.m. - Crime damage and
criminal trespassing in the 1000
block of Chemawa Road N.
9:30 a.m. - Burglary and crime
damage in the 1000 block of
Chemawa Road N.
5:27 p.m. - Fleeing or attempting
to elude a police offi cer at the
intersection of Vera Lane NE and
Lockhaven Drive NE.
10:40 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in
the 4000 block of River Road N.
SATURDAY, MAY 11
1:30 a.m. - Arrest for interfering
with a police offi cer, unlawful
possession of methamphetamine
and giving false information to a
police offi cer at the intersection
of Chemawa Road N and Indian
School Road NE.
2:12 p.m. - Traffi c accident result-
ing in injury at the intersection
of Ulali Drive NE and Jorie Lane
NE.
6:48 p.m. - Arrest for driving un-
der the infl uence of intoxicants
and reckless endangerment in the
3000 block of River Road N.
9:56 p.m. - Arrest for driving un-
der the infl uence of intoxicants
and failure to perform duties of a
driver when property is damaged
in the 5000 block of 12th Avenue
NE.
SUNDAY, MAY 12
12:45 a.m. - Arrest on warrant at
the intersection of Cherry Ave-
nue NE and Clearview Avenue
NE.
2:19 a.m. - Arrest for driving un-
der the infl uence of intoxicants
at the intersection of McClure
Street N and Sonata Lane N.
2:53 a.m. - Domestic disturbance
and failure to perform duties of a
driver when property is damaged
in the 5000 block of Robindale
Drive N.
11 a.m. - Theft in the 4000 block
of Four Winds Drive N.
6:40 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in
the 2000 block of Keizer Road
NE.
7:20 p.m. - Arrest on warrant in
the 5000 block of River Road N.
10 p.m. - Physical harassment in
the 3000 block of Partridge Lane
NE.
10:50 p.m. - Disorderly conduct
in the 500 block of Greenwood
Drive NE.