Students from every year of the band program performed at the Northwest Area Band Festival last night. The festival was earlier this year in the hopes that more children will enroll in the program.

As construction begins to draw to a close, looking back is the only way to see how far it’s come. From a neon orange “Home of the Cougars” sign to a shining auxiliary gym, Northwest’s construction is almost complete. 375 different people have worked on the project, which has cost close to $21 million.