A team from Bolton High School won first place in Northwestern State University’s Demon Math Classic on Feb. 15.

The competition drew eight teams from around the region for a quiz-bowl style competition presented by NSU’s Department of Mathematics and Physical Sciences and Department of Engineering Technology and Computer Information Systems. 

For Milovan Paz, few experiences match the opportunity to perform music. Paz, a junior music performance major at Northwestern State University, will be one of three student winners of the NSU Concerto Competition who will perform Monday with the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra.

The orchestra will present “The Thrill of the Orchestra” in two concerts Monday in Magale Recital Hall. A Young Person’s Concert for area schoolchildren will be presented at 9:30 a.m. and a concert as part of the regular symphony schedule at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Douglas Bakenhus will conduct the orchestra.

Northwestern State University will host its Spring Cheerleading Clinic Saturday, Feb. 23, for participants in Pre-K through 12th grade.  Participants are invited to attend as a squad or as an individual and will be divided into age groups.

Registration will begin at 8 a.m. in the Health and Human Performance Building. Participants will perform duringhalftime of the Northwestern State basketball game. Participants will receive a t-shirt, snack and a fun-filled day with the Northwestern State cheerleaders. Participantswill receive private coaching, if desired.