This weekend, when University of Kentucky’s Wildcat Marching Band (WMB) takes the field, it will be honoring a Wildcat legend on his high school alma mater’s turf in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. The band will provide the soundtrack to Highlands High School’s game dedicated to quarterback Jared Lorenzen, who died July 3 at 38 years old. […]
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Ohio University’s Marching 110 to Perform at Highlands Under Friday Night Lights
When Highlands High School hosts Simon Kenton for a varsity football game on Friday, September 21st, a college team will be on-hand in Fort Thomas to showcase its talents on the field as well. The Ohio University Marching Band has agreed to perform throughout the evening for a game that gets underway at 7:00PM at […]
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Highlands Director of Bands takes dedication to new levels
Lori Duncan conducting (provided) by Colin Moore Most teachers have a pretty full timetable during the school year but Highlands’ Director of Bands Lori Duncan really takes it to a new level. With classes during the day, marching band practices, plus football games on Friday, plus competitions on Saturday life is pretty busy. Oh, and […]
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HHS Band to Hold Quarter Auction Fundraiser
The Highlands Band Association will be participating in a Quarter Auction to raise funds for the entire high school band program, at the Newport Elks Lodge in Cold Spring, on Tuesday, September 16th at 6 p.m.
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LaRosa’s Fundraiser for HHS Band TODAY!
The Reds will be back from the All-Star break on Friday. That probably means FREE PIZZA. Back in late April, the Reds “Pizza for Strikeouts” promotion had already cost LaRosa’s over $100,000. The promotion entitles ticket holders to a free small, 4-topping pie when Reds pitchers total 11 strikeouts. Here’s a perfect opportunity to thank […]
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Van Damme It’s Friday Links
Here are some links for the best damme day of the week. – Final word on Mark vs. Food II. We raised $750 for the second event, which puts us around $1000 through two events. With about 8 more to go on the year, it looks like our goal of $5000 for The Brighton Center […]
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Fort Thomas News Mid-week Update
1. Reser’s bike shop is hosting a NKY Bike survey. The survey is presented by Queen City Bike and the Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission – if you are a cyclist in the area go complete the survey as it can help shape future amenities. 2. The Highlands Band is holding a Texas Hold Em […]