The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.

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The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Chant
The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.

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Excellence in the ensemble
River Allsen, Reporter
September 8, 2024
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Scott Pannell, NC assistant band director, heavily stresses the importance of pursuing excellence in all fields of life. His enthusiastic leadership inspires the NC community to do the best they can and find ways to improve every day. Beloved by his ensemble and fellow staff, he continues inspiring excellence through his actions. Sitting down for an eye opening interview on the importance of excellence, he provides valuable insight into his own experiences and observations as they relate to the band program and student body as a whole.

 
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River Allsen
River Allsen, Reporter
River Allsen is a sophomore at NC and an ambitious new addition to the publishing team for the 2024-2025 school year. Allsen joined The Chant in hopes of improving their writing skills and gaining valuable interviewing experience as well as learning as much as they can about the world around them and understanding the views of others. Allsen enjoys writing poetry and literary analyses. While Allsen can commonly be found with the NC colorguard after school during rehearsal, during their free time they enjoy spending time with friends, eating a plethora of snacks and working on their poetry. Allsen hopes to study anthropology in college and is excited to learn new things from their experience with The Chant, shedding light on new subjects and forging new relationships with a wider range of people.    Find them on Instagram @bruhitsriver.