1980 - Onaway High School Symphonic Band Performs Well at Winter Concert...and...Steve Waite Is a National Merit Finalist From Presque Isle County Advance and Onaway Outlook February 27, 2020

  
CAPTION: The Onaway High School (OHS) Symphonic Band, one of the finest in northern
or southern Michigan and directed by Karan Pregitzer brought thrilling sounds to
listeners in a packed house at their winter concert.  Given the opportunity to attempt
most demanding music, the students accepted the challenge and shared the rewards of
a magnificent performance with their audience after months of exhausting practice.
In other Onaway news, OHS senior Steve Waite received a letter naming him a finalist
in the 1980 National Merit Scholarship competition.  The certificate of merit recognized
his standing as one of about 14,000 academically talented students competing for the
1980 scholarship.  Waite was the first Onaway student to reach the finals.
   


From the The Presque Isle County Advance February 27, 2020, page 7B. 




Retyped by J. Anderson