Beginning next year, robes of this design will be worn by NRHEG vocal music students at some of their performances. Modifications will include "fluted" sleeves with no cuffs and silver-colored piping at the edges of the collar and stole. Music boosters have been working to raise funds for the robes over the past 18 months or more.
NRHEG addresses attendance, purchase of new choir robes
Thu, 02/26/2026 - 1:30am
During their Feb. 17 meeting, members of the NRHEG School Board voted to contribute the final $3,500 needed toward the $9,500 cost of purchasing 75 robes for use by the high school vocal music program.
Choir boosters and music department teachers Krista Reeder and Seth Schaefer have been leading fundraising efforts since the beginning of the 2025-’26 school year; that work has produced $6,000 in donations. The new purchase will allow the retirement of red and white robes which are more than 40 years old.
During his report, high school principal Grant Berg let board members know NRHEG will be hosting a regional large group music contest on Monday, March 2, which will feature bands and choirs from area schools. Because the secondary building will be needed for the contest, school will not be in session that day and staff will meet for in-service trainings.
Berg also mentioned Feb. 21 to 28 has been declared “National FFA Week.” Special events and activities will take place throughout the week.
Also part of the Feb. 17 meeting was an initial reading of new policies regarding student attendance. Berg and elementary principal Dr. Kimberly Meyer have both made contributions to the new policy whose intent, Berg said, is to “change the consequences” surrounding repeated or unexcused absences.
Saying inconsistent attendance is a problem faced by school districts across the state and that it’s “the worst it’s ever been,” Berg stated the policies increase communication between the school and families, calling for letters and phone calls to parents to emphasize the importance of students being in school as much as possible.
During the discussion, board member Kelly Delacruz observed that families’ and students’ attitude toward attendance became less strict beginning with the changes imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic early in 2020. “It can be a battle getting kids to come to school,” she observed.