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First, the education here is just excellent IF you make it so. I was an IB Diploma recipient here & I cannot stress how easy college feels now because of the workload & types of assignments I received here. Sports teams are demanding and successful. Teachers are EXCELLENT. Great community here ..somehow..despite deep socioeconomic divides among student groups. The administration is so committed, & it shows. IB diploma program is exceptional, but the grade deflation here may hurt students who choose to pursue anything outside of academics, or aren't EXTREMELY organized. Problems: There's a fair share of kids who disrupt classes, make problems bigger, act stupid , etc. as if self-control is a foreign concept. The administration can't do anything much but assign them detentions & leave them to chill with the security guards per usual. College counseling is a JOKE & often does injustice to Mason's caliber of student. I'd suggest getting a private college counselor & pursuing as much IB coursework as you can without getting the full Diploma...the extra stuff only builds unnecessary pressure. In the end, grades matter more & are the stepping stones to "interesting" pursuits.
I'm a current student here, and although I don't like it very much, there's more good than bad. Classes are interesting and challenging; I have harder and more challenging work than any of my friends from other schools, and the classes really make you think. Most teachers are generally helpful and caring, though if you need extra help, you need to ask for it. Going here can be very, very, stressful and not getting enough sleep if a problem. There are definitely a few bad teachers, but studying hard and using the schools many tutoring options can offset that. There is a huge focus on the IB program, and a lot of pressure to do the full diploma. The school has a pretty competitive atmosphere, and a decent amount of cheating, which is really irritating for those of us that are honest. People are welcoming to new kids, and it's easy to find a group you fit in. Some people are definitely snobs and if you don't come from a family with a lot of money, you can feel out of place. There are a lot of chances to get involved, and good variety; join a few things your first year and see what fits you. The principal great and supportive of all the teams, and the counseling department is helpful.
George Mason is an excellent school. Having been in education for over 20 years, I recognize an amazing educational environment. Teachers care about students; the administration works with teachers, parents and students to build a welcoming community; and the IB program is challenging. My only concern is a small group of parents who continue to hound the administration and degrade the school division based on their personal agendas. If you can avoid that group, your children will have a wonderful experience.
We moved to Falls Church City because of this school. It's a small high school with a real community feel. They have an active IB program, excellent music program, lots of sports teams, great robotics team, foreign language exchange program. Not every teacher is great--no school can say that--but some are really excellent. And the principal always shows up. He's at games, tournaments, concerts; he's outside every single morning greeting the kids as they come into the school.
If your child is bright and has an IEP then this is a scary place. As a parent you will have to be the case manager and the Administration is much more interested in following the law then helping your child be successful. They will drag their feet all year and do nothing to help you. There is no one to go to for help because the Superintendent will not help you. If you have a child with an IEP I would suggest Arlington or Fairfax. George Mason just fired their best special ed teacher, the only one that really knew what he was doing and had the will to do it. Sad state of affairs there. I suppose the reviews for general education students might be true but I don't enjoy that world, my child is special ed and our experience is so different.
My child was a student for four years at George Mason. We returned to the US from living overseas so she could attend high school here, and interviewed several public schools that offered the IB program in both Virginia and Maryland. Mason seemed the best of them, and we relocated to Falls Church specifically so she could go there. It was a good choice. She did the IB program and graduated with the full IB diploma. I was struck by the great support she received from the IB program coordinator and the guidance counselors. As a senior, she was accepted at most of the colleges she applied to, and has since flourished at the highly selective college she chose to attend. The challenging academics at Mason certainly played a large role. One of the best public high schools in Northern Virginia, I've no doubt
Boy, we've moved around alot! One lesson I've learned is that your child feeling like part of the community is crucial! This school is so wonderful! They care about the needs of each student...and they place their resources behind that! I KNOW that firsthand...and as my son has told me, there is a real feeling of belonging. You will find kids from all walks of life..rich, poor, white, not white, driven, lazy...and for the most part, they are accepted. I'm so thankful for this school! We've been through some major challenges before landing here, and I am SO thankful that my son is at George Mason. It's a wonderful balance of academics and social acceptance...so key for our teenage kids.
Everything about it is great --environment, teachers, students, clubs, creative classes, size-- and it rates while students go on to productive, happy futures. ...Given today's budget issues, we are trying our best not to cut anything-- help us help our school, and all the educators and students in it!
This school is truly amazing. Ever since the day my family stepped in the building it was inclusive. I have learned that a lot of embassy and military children go to Mason so the kids there are very good about including everyone and most importantly the teachers. The guidance department makes transferring very easy. The academics are top notch, one of the most difficult in VA. The sports are great, they won the sports illustrated award for the best sports school in VA beating out much larger schools. The school very much rivals all private schools in academics in fact about twenty kids pay over 14 thousand dollars just to attend Mason. If you are thinking about moving to northern Virginia set up a meeting to tour the school, because this is one of those school that you do not want to miss.
Even with the recent replacement of principal Mr. Snee, the school did not lose its inclusive atmosphere. With a small student population of 800+ students dispersed throughout 5 grades, teachers are able to work one on one with students. This website is somewhat misleading as GMHS works almost entirely through the IB program, not AP. IB is more challenging as IB grade are determined by both internal and external assesments. The IB Diploma itself requires students to take 7 IB courses, the average AP student only takes 3 or 4 AP classes. However, I stress that AP is not more difficult in terms of workload. GMHS is flawed in that it creates impractical standards. A survey was taken by a senior in 2009 of students that have taken on the full requirements of the IB Diploma. The survey displayed that the average IB student got only 4 hours of
No school is perfect, but Mason has one of the most welcoming environments to be found in a public high school. I have some issues with the IB program, but the teachers, Mr. Snee, and the students all make learning enjoyable, safe, and possible. George Mason will meet students wherever they are. If you really want to learn and stretch yourself, the school will meet you halfway there.
I am so impressed with the school. There is such a friendly and enthusiastic attitude demonstrated by the students and teachers. The scholastics are top notch. I could not imagine more from even top private schools in N.VA.
The teachers, the curriculum, and general atmosphere of interest in learning prepared me exceptionally for my future studies. In comparing high schools with others during college and grad school, I have found few that prepared others as well as this school prepared me.
There are few words to describe this nurturing and challenging educational community. GMHS ensures the growth and development of every student from the most advanced to the most challenged learner. The administration and teaching staff are committed to the success of the individual and to communicating the joy of lifelong learning.
This school continues to give my child all the tools to success. As soon as an 8th Grader comes into the High School setting, this school takes the time to acknowledge the change and has set up the Triad Academy, which is course that enables the child to catch up on work and go on at their own pace and get used to the High School Life and pace. George Mason High School really goes out of their way to see their children succeed in their academics.
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Brandi Glanville and LeAnn Rimes have nothing to worry about when it comes to the next season of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Rimes will not be on the show.
"That's all a farce," Glanville said of the rumor that's caught traction over the last several days. "She wouldn't do it. They didn't offer it. She squashed it on Twitter. My people would never do that to me. It wouldn't happen."
Glanville and Rimes have clashed publicly since 2009 when the country star had an affair with Glanville's then-husband, Eddie Cibrian – whom Rimes later married and is now living happily ever after.
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Four's company!
Suzanne Somers is lunching with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills stars Kyle Richards, Lisa Vanderpump and newbie Yolanda Foster in a sneak peek at Monday's episode.
"I just wanted you guys all to meet and I thought it would be fun," Yolanda tells her guests as they dine on her favorite chicken salad at her Malibu home.
And Kyle is impressed. "I'm actually a very big fan of Suzanne Somers's books," she says. "I'm interested in the topics she talks about. She says basically that if you eat the right food and take the right vitamins, you can live forever."
But Lisa isn't as interested in following the 66-year-old Three's Company star's plan for living to the age of 110.
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Anything is possible for Kyle and Kim Richards.
The sisters and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills costars not only learned to dive like Olympians for the Stars in Danger: The High Dive special – which airs on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET) on Fox – but they also mended their relationship, which they thought had no chance of being saved.
"My sister and I had kind of a rough patch over the last couple of years and I thought [High Dive] would be a nice opportunity for Kyle and I to really bond," Kim, 48, told PEOPLE on Wednesday in Pasadena, Calif., during the Television Critics Association's winter tour. "It took us actually a step beyond closer. We're probably the closest we've maybe ever been ... I really didn't see any light at the end of the tunnel."
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Originally posted 10/17/2012 11:30AM
Her compliments to the chef!
Honey Boo Boo got a taste of fine dining in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, sampling the upscale "sketti" at Villa Blanca, the restaurant owned by one of the town's Real Housewives, Lisa Vanderpump.
And while the 7-year-old reality star's table manners might not have been impeccable, Honey clearly enjoyed the cuisine, happily dangling strands of pasta into her mouth as mom June Shannon tasted pizza.
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A judge on Wednesday awarded The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Adrienne Maloof temporary custody of her three sons, after she alleged that her estranged husband, Paul Nassif, choked one of them last week.
A rep for Nassif confirmed the court decision to PEOPLE, adding that his legal team was blindsided by the allegations, which Nassif denies.
Maloof, 51, claims that Nassif, 50, with whom she is locked in a bitter divorce and custody battle, turned around and choked one of the boys for being rowdy on a drive last Thursday, TMZ.com reported.
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills have not seen the last of Camille Grammer after all.
Despite reports in March that the reality star, 43, would not return to Bravo series, Grammer says she's making appearances on camera – just not as frequently.
"I'm still working on the show," she told PEOPLE at Friday's 19th Annual Race to Erase MS in Los Angeles. "I show up once in a while as a guest appearance. I'm not sure what my title is at this point."
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Originally posted 02/24/2012 11:05AM
Just over a month after leaving rehab, Kim Richards says she's feeling better than ever.
"It was a rough go to get here, but I feel really good," the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star tells PEOPLE. "I love life. I'm just enjoying it so much."
Speaking at The Hollywood Reporter's Nominees Night pre-Oscar party on Thursday, Richards, 47, said it was her own motivation that prompted her to seek treatment in December, but that she also relied on the support of those around her, including her sister Kyle.
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Brandi Glanville was in the hot seat on part two of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion special, which aired Monday on Bravo.
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Janine, your head might have hit something in the car. Come to and quickly. Opening your eyes might take hours. Janine, come to.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Like the country during the Civil War era it is meant to commemorate, the West Virginia Sesquicentennial Commission has become a house sharply divided -- with several commissioners resigning in protest over the panel's direction.
At issue is whether the commission should focus on educational efforts to expand the public's understanding of events leading up to the state's creation in 1863 - or emphasize tourist-friendly Civil War re-enactments, parades and festivals.
Shepherd University professor Mark Snell was vice chairman of the commission until he and other members resigned earlier this year over what they regard as the commission's misuse of $100,000 in state funds.
"The whole purpose of the commission was basically to educate, to organize events to educate the public about the founding of West Virginia, the causes of the war, and the conduct of the war," Snell said.
Instead, he said, state officials on the commission -- primarily Education and Arts Secretary Kay Goodwin, who serves as the commission's chairwoman, and Culture and History Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith -- turned it into a grant-awarding agency to fund re-enactments, parades and other Civil War-themed festivals around the state.
As a historian, Snell said he believes it's wrong to turn the 150th anniversary of America's bloodiest war - a war that killed more than 600,000 Americans - into a celebration.
Snell, director of Shepherd's George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War, said he envisioned the commission sponsoring at least one major educational event each year, leading up to the state's sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, in 2013. The events would have started with a symposium this summer, at Davis and Elkins College.
However, he said, that concept was shot down.
"Commissioner Reid-Smith was fighting that tooth and nail," Snell said. "He thought we shouldn't be doing academic stuff. We should be having pageants, fairs and parades."
Snell said the issue came to a head over a vote on whether to award a grant for a Civil War battle re-enactment. It came down to a tie vote, with Goodwin breaking the tie and voting to award the grant.
Four of the eight citizen members of the commission resigned after that: Snell, Shelia Coleman-Castells, president of Sangha Consulting Inc.; West Virginia University professor Connie Rice; and Beth White of Dunbar, president of the Kanawha Valley Civil War Roundtable. The commission, as named by then-Gov. Joe Manchin, includes four other citizens and five state officials, including Goodwin and Reid-Smith.


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I'm still working on photos from "Tell Them of Us" but I keep coming back to this one as my favourite so far. The moment when a young man leaves for war, will he return? This scene has been repeated for thousands of years, will there ever be an end to it? WW1 was meant to be the "war to end all wars", but it didn't quite work out like that. Actors Tiffany Haynes and Adam Fielding did a great job with this scene.
Some of you know that I have been without a camera for a week now, my old Nikon went wrong for the first time and it is terminal unfortunately. But, I will have a shiny new one on Friday and I can't wait. I could have posted Dailies with a compact camera or my phone, but I have had plenty of new shots to post without resorting to that :)
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Orca is an alternative public school that gives the students an open, warm and friendly atmosphere to learn in. They also have a fabulous greenhouse that helps the students understand food systems. This enables them to make better choices in their own nutritional lives.
This is my son's first year at Orca. He's in 3rd grade and we have had a wonderful experience so far. Everyone from the new principal and her office staff to his teacher and other parents have been welcoming and supportive to a new family. Our son loves going to school everyday and comes home excited about what he's learned. At Orca, the kids are very involved in the classroom and are taught that they are contributing members of their classroom community, what a great way to prepare them for the world. Our family loves Orca.
A very clean, safe, progressive school - great attitude from teachers we have met, and wonderful involvement from parents. However it seems in my opinion a bit chaotic and unstructured in terms of creating a respectful, thoughtful learning environment. Our daughter's kindergarten experience has been positive and fun for her, but the class runs wild and is out of control. Also in my opinion the children are afforded too much control of what is going on at any time; they are allowed to bring toys to class, lay down and take breaks when they want, and are generally not told to quiet down when they are noisy or disruptive. When they interrupt the teacher they are not corrected, rather they are asked what they want to say, which encourages bold kids to dominate the class. That said, they are taught empathy and have a great time so overall a positive experience.
My daughter has attended 2 other schools in Seattle public schools. Orca is diverse, progressive and nurturing.
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Orca is a fabulous public alternative school... where my daughter can learn about her environment, community, art, and the 'whole' part of being a well rounded individual -- it's not just academics and testing. on top of all that, the parent and teacher involvement is amazing!!
The staff truly cares about the students. The teachers have high values and morals and try to impart these to the students.
I love Orca because it is a k-8 public school that still offers all it's students art and PE on a regular basis.
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Our son has had the privilage of attending Orca k-8 this year and we have been extremely pleased. Orca's commitment to education and community is inspiring. Not only do they teach the kids to be excellent students but they teach them to be great people too.
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Hey Elissa it is great to meet you. I am new here to and just love horror movies and discussions. So what are some of your favorite horror movies?
i like grindhouse and night of the living dead(the original one), but those are both funny and scary
the others and the messengers were pretty scary...
Loved those 2 as well, especially nold I mean all the Romerozombie movies were kick ass! What did you think about the remake of the dawn of the dead, I really liked it the zombies were more aggresive and scarier to me. I also liked high tension have you ever seen that one, if so what did you think about it? A lot of my friends did not like it, but I thought it was pretty original.
dawn of the dead was pretty ok, the zombies were much scarier that's for sure.
and i've never seen high tension =/
One zombie movie i really liked was I Am Leagend,even though they never really called them zombies.
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Spore was the most boring game I'd ever played. I could not understand what the point of it was. Watching paint dry was more entertaining. I bought it because the touchwheel iPod version was fun back in the day. Turns out the iPod version was far more fun than the PC version.
GW2 is pretty good. Skyrim, Dishonored, and the Fallout 3s are great. Kingdoms of Amalur is an awesome game that is in many ways like a single player MMORPG. Dark Souls is very cool, although it's a rather dark game. Keep your eye on Steam sales, they often have great games at 75% off for 24 hours
And yeah, Spore sucked. Not just because it was EA and had awful DRM, but because it was boring and pointless and nothing like what it was supposed to be. President Hugo Chávez was a hero.
Do you support safe gun use? Prove it. [convio.net] There are millions of homeless and formerly abused pets out there, and if everyone on Slickdeals donated just 5% of the money they saved here to help them, we could make a big difference. [aspca.org] |
My friends who were non-gamers all loved it when it first came out. It was cool at that time how you can create your own creatures to look like whatever you want. The build tool was very unique for its time and relatively easy to understand and use
Then they got bored of it after a few days I'm right 97% of the time. Who cares about the other 4%
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I bought bioshock 1 and 2 ultimate rapture/ 29 at kmart for ps3. Enjoying bioshock 1 currently, also bought valkyria chronicles for 15 on amazon.
Looking @ pc games, I ran into a few possibilities. Civilization V? and Port royale games? I saw sid meiers pirate game had awesome reviews, but then i realized its from the 2004. Is there a newer version/awesome version of that game? I enjoy RTS? i think thats the term. but a pirate one would be pretty slick. |
It's already the updated/awesome version of the old one. |
You can get it cheap now so I don't see why not.
The game is fun in a sense that the technology behind it was unique and has a lot of potential, but it was jack of all trade and master of none, Had it gotten expansion of full fledge game for each age then the game would have definitely be a none stop playing. As it stand you only spend about 10 minutes in each age and space being the last. Last edited by appleyum; 04-26-2013 at 02:16 PM.. |
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WUSPBA provides this unofficial list soley as a convenience for the public. The individuals listed below have not had their qualifications screened to meet any criteria, other than they may have paid dues to become a member of WUSPBA. These individuals have provided their own biographies which have not been investigated for accuracy. Potential students are encouraged to fully evaluate possible instructors. WUSPBA assumes no responsibility should a listed individual not meet your expectations in any respect.
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Don Carlos, William | Tucson, AZ | 520-907-4460 | P | Pipe Major of the new Tucson Highlanders, aka The Tucson Pipers. The band rehearses both Monday & Tuesday evenings. We also offer private instruction. No experience necessary.www.tucsonpipers.com | ||||
Donelson, Michael | Flagstaff, AZ | 928-853-7867 (cell phone) | P | Pipe Major of the recently-founded Southwest Skye Pipes & Drums based out of Williams, AZ since 2006, member of the Phoenix Pipe Band starting in 2003 and currently competing with Hugh O'Connor Memorial Pipe Band in Tucson, AZ for 2010 and 2011. Solo competitor currently in Grade I and instructor for several students of varying levels in the last five years. See pipermichaeldonelson.webs.com for more information regarding hiring and instruction | ||||
Gibson, Paul |
Tucson, AZ | 520-505-1254 | S | Currently Lead Drummer of Tucson & District Pipe Band and a guest player with Grade 1 Oran Mor Pipe Band. Master's and Bachelor's degrees in percussion performance with over 20 years of professional drumming experience. Beginning group classes are on Thursday evenings from 6-7pm. Private instruction is also available and open to people of all ages, experience levels, and band affiliation. | ||||
Knowles, Richard | Mesa, AZ | 480-220-6990 | P | 25 years playing experience. Playing instructor for the Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band, current playing member of Cabar Feidh Pipe Band (Studio City, Ca). Head instructor for the Southwest School of Bagpiping, located in Mesa, Az. | ||||
MacHeffner, Kevin | Mesa, AZ | 602-363-3617 | S | T | B | DM | 3rd in Adult Drum Majors at the 2004 World Pipe Band Championships, Band Experience in Grades 4, 3 and 1. Professional teaching experience. Will travel. Visit www.ScottishDrumming.com for more info! | |
McKee, Mike | Mayer, AZ | 520-632-9639 | P | Over 25 years of playing experience. I compete successfully at the grade II level and I am a member of the Mesa Caledonian Pipe Band. I am an instructor and advisor for the Arizona Highlanders Pipe Band in Flagstaff, Arizona. | ||||
MacLeod, Scott | Phoenix, AZ | 513-238-1757 | P | Former member of 78th Fraser Highlanders, Peel Regional Police, North Coast Pipe Band, 87th Cleveland pipeband, and current member of Mesa Caledonia. Professional level player. Over 10 years teaching pipers of all levels. I also do band workshops and can teach Piobaireachd. Also available for phone lessons. | ||||
Robinson, Denise | Prescott, AZ | 928-443-5191 | P | I have been playing over 27 years; competed with Sacramento Camerons, Nicholson Pipes & Drums, Misty Isle Pipe Band. |
Name & E-mail | City, State | Phone Number | Pipes | Snare | Tenor | Bass | D/M | Biography |
Allan, John | Glendale, CA | 818-243-7011 | P | Member of the L.A. Scots Pipe Band. 25 years piping experience and recording artist - available to help in band, solo, composition and playing bagpipes with other instruments. Visit my website at www.bagpipetamer.com | ||||
Aguero, Mark | Hawthorne, CA | 310-489-6557 | DM |
Active in Scottish Style Drum Majoring for over 15 years. Adjudicator
for California State High School Drum Major Circuit (Tom Peacock) since
1986 having judged state finals 10 times. |
Calvillo, Darrell A. |
Glendora, CA | 626-826-0381 | P | Darrell Calvillo is an open class solo competitor, professional performer, and current member of the Los Angeles Scottish (LA Scots) Pipe Band grade 1 and Celtic/World band Silent Planet. In competition pipe bands, he has served in leadership positions at the grade 2 level. Darrell studied classical and contemporary music theory and performance at Citrus College and the University of La Verne. These musical foundations in combination with tutelage of several master pipers have gifted Darrell with extensive experience in western music with specialization in the Celtic genre. Darrell is available for private lessons, group classes, band consultation, musical arrangement and composition, marching and deportment, workshops, and performances at any event. |
Cisneros, Abraham
Fresno, CA | 559-475-1802 | P | S | T | B | I have been piping for over 13 years and drumming for about 16 years. I currently live in Stockton, Ca where I am the Pipe Major of the Jack Dunbar Memorial Pipe Band Grade 4. I have been teaching all levels and ages for most of my musical career. I have played with many bands and have given seminars up and down CA. My student pipers and drummers are the top in their Grade. Private lessons or group lessons are available. I do write pipe and drum scores if your pipe band is in need. Email me or call me but please leave a message. | |
Cousin, Lorne |
Los Angeles, CA | 310-801-9843 | P | Prize winning solo piper (Argyllshire Gathering, Northern Meetings, Scottish Piper's Association, Royal National Mod) from Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland. Toured with Madonna on World Reinvention tour and has played and recorded with a number of international artists. Played with the Kintyre District Pipe Band (1985-1996) and the Grade I David Urquhart Travel Pipe Band (1998-2000). Lorne was taught by the late PM Tony Wilson and the late Duncan Johnston. A tutor at the National Piping Centre Summer Schools, Lorne is teaches all levels either in person or online. Also available for band tuition and weekend clinics in California. |
Coyne, Seumas | Claremont, CA | 909-267-9735 | P | Accomplished piper with over 30 years experience in bands and solos at professional level. Experienced teaching all levels and abilities: beginning through professional level. Also available for band clinics/instruction. Please see my web site: bagpipetutor.com | ||||
D'avenas, Michel | Monterey, CA | 831-372-2020 | P | S | Teaching pipes all levels for approx. 30 years. Pipe major for the Monterey Scottish Grade III pipe band 1975 to 1983. Pipe Major for the Monterey/Salinas pipe band 1997 till present. | |||
Foster, Dick & Gwen | Mariposa, CA | 209-966-2832 | P | Dick has been playing in Grade 4 bands for nearly 40 years and Gwen for about 25. Both have served as Pipe Major at various times and for the last 10 years or so have been teaching the Fresno band. Students in the Fresno area can receive instruction at the reguar band practice on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 7. | ||||
Gillespie, Max
Los Angeles, CA | (310) 383-2193 | P | Max is a bagpiper based in Venice, Ca and is available to teach beginners and intermediate level individuals. Currently a member of the Los Angeles Scots Pipe Band, (Grade I) Max has experience from Gr.4 through the Gr.1 levels, with success in both band and solo competitions. Was the Pipe Sergeant of the College of Wooster Pipe Band. Past member of the Misty Isle Pipe Band (WUSPBA champions) and the Pasadena Scots Pipe Band. losangelesbagpiper.com | ||||
Graham, Kathleen Nicholson
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Stanton, CA | 7l4-534-8097 | P | My father, the late PM Malcolm Nicholson C.M. was PM of the Vancouver Police Pipe Band for 17 years, started me on the bagpipes when I was 4-1/2 years old. When I was 6 years old I was awarded the youngest piper in Canada trophy. When I was 12, I joined the Vancouver Ladies P.B. At 16, joined the Glengarry Girls P.B. In 1953 won the Aggregate piping with Willie Ross and John Burgess judging in Vancouver, B.C. Moved to Santa Monica, CA in 1966 and I started teaching the bagpipes. In 1981 started the Nicholson Pipes and Drums with all my own pipe pupils. In 1985, returned to Canada to caregive my father, turned the Pipe Majorship over to my pupil Robert Hackney. Returned to Orange County in 2002 and started teaching again. | ||||
Harrington, Jim | Glencoe, Ill | 847-242-0148 | DM | Drum Major for over 35 years. WUSPBA Senior DM Adjudicator for over 25 years. | ||||
Hoinacki, Andrew | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 714-392-7241 | S | T | B | Andrew is a premier instructor of highland drumming in all its forms. He teaches individuals, corps, and group sessions. He is also available for ensemble consulting, composition, arrangement, strategy and leadership development. Andrew is an adjudicator on the WUSPBA 'A' Panel for solo and band drumming, tenor/bass and band ensemble. On the Music Board he oversees the drumming panel and new judges. Andrew is the founder of ScottishDrumming.com and coordinates a faculty of regionally-based instructors. He welcomes the opportunity to help players and bands at all levels and in any location! |
Lujan-Shaw, Mickie | Los Angeles, CA | 818-486-4439 | T | DM | 5 time World Championships Best Overseas Drum Major, North
American Champion, 4th at the World Championships. Won at every major contest
in Western U.S. Drum Major for 18 years with the Cameron Highlanders of
San Diego. WUSPBA Drum Major judge. Available for private/group, workshops,
and pipe band marching / drill instruction. Students include a Juvenile
World Champion, four California State high school champions, and two WUSPBA
champions. Have mace, Will travel. Tenor drum instructor. Flourishing (spinning) instruction a specialty. |
Mitchell, John | Modesto, CA | -- | P | Have played with top Grade 1 world class Canadian Pipe Bands for 27 years and won many Solo championships in Ontario, Canada. Currently teaching players of all levels and conducting workshops for pipe bands. | ||||
Naismith, Campbell | San Diego, CA | -- | P | Experienced, professional piping instruction for children aged 7 - 14 years. See www.vortexstreetmusic.com for resume and more information. | ||||
Partanen, John Eric PhD | Bakersfield, CA | 661-817-5950 | P | Professional Piper since 1961. Qualified instructor of piping with particular experience in Piobaireachd. | ||||
Payne, Fred | Albany, CA | 510-926-9579 | P | Piping since age 11. Playing professionally since age 14. Teaching since age 16. Solo Experience: Currently competing in Grade 2 solo piping after a 4 year break. Solo Awards: 2004, 2003 Grade 3 Western US Champion. 2002 Grade 4 Western US Champion. Band Experience: Currently performing with Bushmill's San Francisco Irish Pipers (Grade 3). Formerly with The Monterey Bay Pipe Band, The Central Coast Pipes and Drums, and The Walter B. Truman Pipe Band. | ||||
Reoch, Tom | Hawthorne, CA | 310-539-4302 | P | I am the PM for the Misty Isle Pipe Band. I have been playing over 20 years and have received many awards. For more information please visit www.scbagpiper.com. I teach all levels and beginners are most welcome. Any age, and gender, any level. | ||||
Richey, Janice | Marin County, CA | P | As Pipe Major of the MacIntosh Pipe Band, Grade IV, I have been involved in teaching adult beginning pipers for over two decades. I love the fact that all my students are fulfilling a dream and I understand that they will move at exactly the rate they need and want to. | |||||
Robinson, Tom | Modesto, CA | 209-380-8153 | P | S | T | B | DM | Tom Robinson is from Canada and is a past member of MacNish Distillery PB, Glenmor PB, 78th Frasers PB, and St. Thomas Police PB (all Grade I bands). With over 34 years of experience with people like Alex Duthart, Jim Kilpatrick, John Cairns, Jake Watson, Bill Livingstone, John Walsh, Duncan Gibson, and Luke Allan. Tom has won almost every top prize in North American and has had winning students in every grade. Tom is a past Pipe Major of several lower grade bands and former leading drummer of the St. Thomas Police, Grade I. Tom is a Champion Supreme winner in Open Snare for Ontario, Canada, was co-owner of the Norm Campbell memorial school of music. Tom also teaches many other Celtic instruments. |
Salter, Jay
jaysalter [at] cruzio.com |
Santa Cruz, CA | 831-429-5836 | P | Pipe Major of Santa Cruz Pipes & Drums. Piping for over 30 years, many prize-winning students, including piobaireachd. One of his students won the WUSPBA 2008 Season Grade IV Solo Aggregate award. Studied under Jimmy McColl, Donald Shaw Ramsay, and Jimmy Thompson. BayAreaBagpiper.com | ||||
Shaw, Aaron | Los Angeles, CA | 323-665-PIPER (7473) | P | Over 25 years of experience. Piper with Los Angeles Police, Wicked Tinkers. Instructor at the College of Piping Summer School for 6 years. Holder of Institute of Piping Senior and Teaching Certificates. Professional level competitor and prize winner at home and overseas. All levels, light music and Piobaireachd. | ||||
Sherwood, Iain | San Leandro, CA | 510-569-1689 | P | Solo instructor for the last ten years, piping for over thirty-five years in bands and as soloist. Current member of Scottish Piping Society of London, Eagle Pipers Edinburgh, Piobaireachd Society. I published my own tutor book in 1993, now in its fourth printing. Group piping sessions are Thursdays at All Saints Episcopal Church in San Leandro. I teach all levels from absolute beginners to piobaireachd in one-on-one lessons. Weekly group sessions reinforce the learning process and provide additional exposure to playing pipes, learning tuning, and reed techniques. | ||||
Skinner, Bob | Redding, CA | 530-949-7430 | P | Piping for 25+ years. Music director/instructor of the Jefferson Pipe Band (South), Redding California. Instructors: Past - Seamus MacNeill, Dr. John MacAskill, Tom McVey, Murray Huggins. Current - Rob Jeffs. Will teach: Beginner through Grade 3. |
Speed, Gary | Modesto, CA | 209-404-8034 | P | Played with City of Sacramento Pipe Band, founder and instructor for the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Pipe Band. Consistent winner in grade 4 and grade 3 solo contests. Passed the grade 3 test at the College of Piping in Glasgow, Scotland. Currently the Pipe Major for Ripon Police and Fire Pipe Band entering its 7th year anniversary | ||||
Whitelaw, Ian | Redondo Beach, CA | 310-528-1514 | P | 35 years experience as an accomplished soloist, competitor, performer, band leader and teacher. Winner of U.S. Gold Medal for Piobaireachd. Please visit my web site at www.aceltictraveler.com | ||||
Willis, Malcolm | Westminster, CA | 714-895-4127 | S | I'm currently the lead tip and co-director of the Nicholson Pipes and Drums, which was founded by my mother Kahtleen Nicholson Graham P.M. and was named in honour of my grandfather. The band is currently under the direction of P.M. Robert Hackney. I've been living in Westminster since 1983 with my wife and two daughters. I have over 4 decades of pipe band and modern drumming experience and have openings for drum students in the Orange County and South Bay areas. I specialize in the young and adult beginning students. |
Name & E-mail | City, State | Phone Number | Pipes | Snare | Tenor | Bass | D/M | Biography |
Becker, Reil | Denver, CO | 720-384-4682 | P | I have been playing for several years, and competiting successfully at the grade 1 level. I am currently a member of the Windsor Police Pipe Band grade 1, and a retired member of the successful Colorado Skye Pipe Band. I have studied under great instructors such as Allisdair Gillies, John Cairns, and Bruce Gandy, and am available for instruction. If you are interested in lessons, or have any questions about the set up of an efficiant bagpipe, give me a call. | ||||
Wilson, Dennis | Loveland, CO | 970-613-9090 | P | I have over 40 years' experience playing the Great Highland Bagpipe. I am very active in pipe bands, having performed with The New Zealand Police Pipe Band at the Grade I Worlds in Scotland numerous times. Since leaving New Zealand and settling in Colorado I have been appointed the Pipe Major and Musical Director for the Fort Collins Pipe Band. I am now offering private lessons to all grades of pipers. I am also available for weddings, memorials, and other gigs. Please see my website at www.pinewoodpiper.com for more information. |
Name & E-mail | City, State | Phone Number | Pipes | Snare | Tenor | Bass | D/M | Biography |
Rock, David | Rexburgh, ID | 208-656-0059 | P | I have played bagpipes since 1982. Currently Pipe Major of Henry's Fork Pipes and Drums and the Snake River Pipe Band. Group or individual lessons available. |
Name & E-mail | City, State | Phone Number | Pipes | Snare | Tenor | Bass | D/M | Biography |
Packer, Daniel | Las Vegas, NV | 702-243-9023 | P | Pipe Major and Instructor of the Desert Skye Pipes & Drums. |
Name & E-mail | City, State | Phone Number | Pipes | Snare | Tenor | Bass | D/M | Biography |
Bartlit, John | Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM | 505-262-4993 | S | T | B | Professional drummer with several years pipe band drumming experience. | ||
Machen, Don | Los Alamos, NM | 505-662-3476 | P | Former pipe major of a Gd. IV band and solo judge for grades 2/3/4. Completed the III/IV band apprentice judge shadowing program and competed Gd. I in piobaireachd, Gd. II in light-music. Teaches: Highland and Scottish Small Pipes Member of Albuquerque and Four Corners Pipes and Drums |
Name & E-mail | City, State | Phone Number | Pipes | Snare | Tenor | Bass | D/M | Biography |
Harrington, Jim | Oregon | 541-261-6119 | DM | Drum Major for over 35 years. WUSPBA Senior DM Adjudicator for over 25 years. |
Name & E-mail | City, State | Phone Number | Pipes | Snare | Tenor | Bass | D/M | Biography |
Baxter, Bruce | Salt Lake Valley, UT | 801-255-2529 (Home) 801-386-2618 (Cell) |
S | I have led and played in many successful drum corps for the past 38 years in the State of Utah and also competed successfully in Grade I and Open solo competition. My Scottish drumming background is well grounded in the rudimental areas of pipe band drumming using multiple teaching resources from world class instructors to ensure a full on approach to the art form. |
Christensen, Joseph | Provo/Orem, UT | 801-226-5204 | P | I have been playing the pipes for the 12 years, since I was 9 years old, my instructors were Gary Hall and Ian White. I currently play with the Mt. Timpanogos Pipe Band in the Utah Valley and give lessons in my home in Provo Canyon. I can also travel to student's home if necessary. | ||||
Dalpias, Emily | Salt Lake City, Utah | 801-710-7980 | T | B | I have been playing Scottish tenor drum for 7 years, and Scottish bass drum for about 4. I am currently playing with the L.A. Scots Pipe Band while still living in Utah. I have been under the instruction of Tyler Fry in tenor drumming at The Mastery of Scottish Arts Drumming School for four years, and was taught to play bass by Craig Calhoun also at The Mastery of Scottish Arts. I have had lots of experience with different bands, teaching beginning drumming classes at Ben Lomond High School for 3 years, and experience with solo drumming events, including winning the WUSPBA championships for tenor drumming in 2003. I currently teach private or group lessons, specializing in tenor drumming flourishing and choreographing. | |||
Goodman, DeAnn | Cedar Hills, UT | 801-785-9178 | P | 22 yrs experience in solo and band playing. 20 yrs experience instructing new students. Currently Pipe Major of the Utah Pipe Band and soloing in Grade II. | ||||
Gibbs, Michael
Orem, UT | 801-244-4463 | P | I learned to play the bagpipes over 23 years ago. As a student, I couldn't put my practice chanter down. All I wanted to do was play the bagpipes. As I advanced in the bagpipe band, I quickly became a lead piper and a bagpipe instructor. I began teaching students at a young age and have continued to teach those who want to learn how to play the bagpipes. I competed and performed with the Salt Lake Scots Bagpipe Band for many years before departing from them. Since then, I have played with many local bands, as well as the L.A. Scots Pipe Band in California. I am rostered with the Utah Pipe Band currently. | ||||
Gunn, William J.
Salt Lake City, UT | 801-963-4970
Celtic |
S | T | B | Drum Sergeant for Salt Lake Scots. 20 years of pipe band drumming experience. Active member of WUSPBA as a solo Grade I competitor. 1993 DCI semi-finalist with the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corp. A member of the University of Utah marching band 1990-1994; section leader in 1993 and 1994. Grade II drumming champion in Alberta, Canada and WUSPBA Grade I Drumming Champion in 2004. Currently the head percussion instructor at the Celtic Center in Salt Lake City, Utah | ||
Howland, Justin | Salt Lake City, UT | 801-231-3237 | P | I have been playing the bagpipes since 1994 and currently compete Grade I in both the WUSPBA and BC Pipers. I am one of two instructors for the Wasatch and District Pipe Band, a former member of Prince Charles Pipe Band (Grade I) and current member of the Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band. I have limited availability but will take on new students who are serious about learning. For more information view my website: www.justpipes.org | ||||
McMaster, Dennis | Salt Lake City, UT | 801-484-7733 | P | Teaching since 1976 with an emphasis on using canntaireachd. Member of The Celtic Center staff. Pipe Major of the Salt Lake Scots since 1983. Specialize in training from beginners to accomplished pipers. |
Rack, Richard J. | Salt Lake City, UT | 801-264-1803 | S | T | B | I have been playing drums in pipe bands for just over 15 years. I currently play snare with the Wasatch and District Pipe Band and instruct their Grade IV group. I was also drum sergeant of the Grade III Utah Pipe Band for several years and a member of the University of Utah drum line. I compete solo at the Grade I level and have won many solo competitions throughout the western USA. I thoroughly enjoy music and am also an accomplished pianist with 9 consecutive years of superior ratings soloing at the Utah National Federation of Music. | ||
Postma, Mike | Bountiful, UT | 801-294-2391 | S | T | B | Current DS of the Wasatch & District Pipe Band. I have been drumming since 1990, and have been in many musical ensembles. I was on a percussion performance scholarship at the University of Utah for 3 years, until my studies in Engineering demanded too much of my time to continue. I continued playing as DS in the Utah Pipe Band (Grade III) for the remainder of my college years, and I then helped with the formation of the W&D PB. I teach students of all ages and of all ability levels. | ||
Rawlinson, Ian | Orem/Provo, UT | 818-577-3225 (cell) | P | Over 20 years of experience. Received primary instruction from Seamus and James Coyne from the age of 9. I studied piobreachd under James McColl. Offering professional instruction to all levels. References available upon request. [website] |
Name & E-mail | City, State | Phone Number | Pipes | Snare | Tenor | Bass | D/M | Biography |
Bautz, Melissa (formerly Pratt) | Lander, WY | 307-330-7539 | P | Piping 20 years. Instructors include James McColl, John MacAskill, and Ian Whitelaw (current teacher). Currently competing Grade I - level WUSPBA competitor. Plays Ceol Beag and Ceol Mor. Will teach beginner level through Grade III. Melissa is building her own Grade IV band in Lander, Wyoming (Population ~7,000). There are currently four member pipers and three guest pipers in her band, the Lander Volunteer Fire Department Pipe Band. |


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Two weeks ago today, Google marked the opening of the Sochi Winter Olympics by making its global homepage Doodle a rainbow flag for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality.
He lifts the gun and takes a few shots. I thought this might be fun and a bit of a laugh and now I feel like I enlisted for a war when I was pissed and it's not funny any more. But I'm here and I've seen Sandra Bullock doing it on films. How hard can it be?
Mistresses will never bear the official 'missus', status, but it's not because the husbands won't let them. It's because they simply don't want it!
On a smaller scale in day-to-day living, such confusion dictates what happens in classrooms, the workplace, on social media, in life. Psychologists call this 'pluralistic ignorance'.
As soon as we headed towards Beaulieu, my mood changed. A quick check on things to do in the area hits up a visit to the National Motor Museum. As an episode of Top Gear and a bottle of Merlot was my first date (true fact), I reckon I'm onto a winner already.
Love has well and truly been in the air this week and the Food Tube family have been pouring their hearts into some Valentine's Day videos. It's been quite the love in. The channel welcomed YouTube legend Jim Chapman into the warm embrace of Jamie's kitchen with hilarious results.
It's ludicrous that otherwise sane, rational people can invest so much emotional and financial capital in a day that they know is designed to fleece the consumer. More ludicrous still that we persist, despite the fact that everyone - single, attached, or 'it's complicated' - has a terrible time on Valentine's Day.
Whether you are celebrating Valentine's Day or not this year, it's certainly difficult to ignore. Of all the articles that have been written about the event, and we have certainly run our fair share on HuffPost UK, I don't believe there are any as poignant or heart wrenching as our blog from Guantanamo Bay resident Shaker Aamer.
Viagra sales increase by 25% in the week leading up to Valentine's Day. But if we dig a little deeper into the statistics provided by pharmaceutical data provider Wolters Kluwer Pharma Solutions, we unearth a worrying new trend.
In the year or so that I've been an Ambassador for Kick it Out I've seen them reach out to people of all ages, from incredibly challenging socio-economic backgrounds. I've seen them give hope.
Vast majority of people are consuming much more sugar than they should be. And it could be having a silent but deadly long-term effect on your health. I'm not suggesting that eating a few chocolates this Valentine's Day is going to give you heart disease... But perhaps this year, don't laden the person you love with chocolate, but instead a healthier alternative.
It's 14 February. In Britain it will be Valentine's Day. In 2002, it was the day I arrived in Guantánamo Bay, and the day my youngest child was born - Faris, whom I have never been allowed to touch... I have no doubt justice will prevail and the light of the truth will shine all over the world. What is happening to us and others is a small price for justice, peace, and happiness which will cover the whole world soon. Always, after total darkness, the sun rises again. I hope to see the sun of justice, peace, and happiness with my own eyes. It will be a great day. If I don't get to see that sun, please remember that I have endured all this in the name of Justice.
If you are secure in your relationship and have made a commitment to each other your love, friendship, trust and confidence in your other half should be more important than one day a year when clever mass marketing of cards and double priced flowers hits the shops, adverts and media.
But beyond the polarity of 'proud to be single' vs 'smug married' is more human uncertainty than any other sphere of life. People are unreliable and relationships a gamble, bodies don't work as required when babies are meticulously planned. Being single may be gloriously liberating one day, bleakly lonely the next. This is life.
From our very own Bournemouth to Paris and Mexico, guests can enjoy chocolate breakfasts, cocktails and even chocolate body treatments at these carefully selected establishments.
I'm not saying it isn't a wonderful happy ending: falling passionately in love with someone for the rest of your life, someone who'll forever support you and of whom you'll never tire. But it's the journey which appeals to our imagination, not the destination. The fact 39 per cent of marriages end in divorce provides further evidence for that.


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116min | Release date in South Korea : 2010/02/04Also known as "Brothers" or "Blood Brothers"
When North Korean secret agent Ji-won (Kang Dong-won) crosses the 38th Parallel on a mission, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) led by Han-gyu (Song Kang-ho) intervenes, and a shooting rampage ensues in the heart of Seoul. For the incident, Han-gyu is fired and Ji-won is deserted by his agency. Six years later, the two meet by chance and start a business partnership in order to steal information from the other.
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Svein Gjermundrød: Kitten on the Funkies (2013)
To call Norwegian trumpeter Svein Gjermundrød a late bloomer in the record industry would be an understatement, but at the ripe age of 60, he finally releases his debut: Kitten on the Funkies. Even though he hasn't recorded as a leader before, Gjermundrød has played and written music for many years and this is reflected by the age of the compositions, which date back as far as 1974. On the album, he teams up with singer Hanna Gjermundrød, organist and keyboard-player Steinar S. Nickelsen and drummer Eric Nyland and together they create a potent and varied stew of sounds.
Gjermundrød is a refreshing voiceboth as an instrumentalist and composerhis brand of swinging Scandinavian soul jazz is balanced by his poetic balladry. "Mdaisaa" is a spellbinding duet with Hanna Gjermundrød where her multilayered voice spins a web around his trumpet lines. The piece is punctuated by silence and Gjermundrød tells about his experience of recording it: "We stopped playing for a few seconds during the improvisation and started playing again at the exact same momentwithout visual contact. Magical!"
"Mdaisaa" was composed live in the studio and the album also contains other fresh compositions like the funky "Mindful" and "Aroec" where the influence from Gjermundrød's old hero, Herb Alpert , shines through in the smooth Latin touch.
Kitten on the Funkies reflects a long life lived in music. Gjermundrød's creativity certainly hasn't diminished with age and this is a debut album that would make most musicians proud. One can only hope that Gjermundrød has gotten a taste for recording, but even if this will be the only statement from him, he will be sure to have a left his mark with a beautiful and original album.
Track Listing: Grinder; Double Spring Blues; Mdaisaa; Mindful; Full Flight; Aroec; Kitten on the Funkies; Idun; Traktor med tilhenger; Traktor med trommer; Fuzzy Bear.
Personnel: Svein Gjermundrød: trumpet, flugelhorn; Hanna Gjermundrød: vocal, sampling; Steinar S. Nickelsen: Hammond B-3, synthesizers, wurlitzer; Erik Nylander: drums, percussion.
Record Label: Losen Records


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Welcome to Glenveagh National Park
The Park is now open daily from 9am to 5pm throughout the winter
(Services will close Christmas week)
Please note guided tours of the castle are not available on the 4th and 26th of November to facilitate staff training.
Free facilities: Car Park, Visitor Centre, Audio Visual, Nature Centre & Castle Gardens and Trails.
(check out the new walking trail from Visitor Centre to castle)
Castle Tea Rooms Open 11am - 4.30pm everyday
Gift shop at the Castle Tea Room
Visitor Centre 076 1002551
Bookings 076 1002556/37
Please note: Dogs are permitted in the park but must be kept on a lead at all times. Dogs are not permitted entry to buildings, Castle Gardens & park buses. (Guide dogs are permitted in all areas)
Glenveagh Visitors Services are closed on Good Friday and over the Christmas period.