The NFHS Podcast
Welcome to the official podcast of the NFHS! This podcast aims to provide insight, education, and resources to everyone involved in the high school activities setting. Listen as individuals from the NFHS and around the world share their stories and wisdom about topics like performing arts, women's leadership, and more!
The NFHS Podcast
2023 NFHS Citation Award Spotlight: Jennifer Brooks - Music Award Recipient
Jennifer Brooks began her career in 1996 as a band and choir director for Banks (Oregon) Junior and Senior High School before moving to the David Douglas School District in Portland, Oregon, in 1998, where she currently works as the director of all music in the K-12 schools. Today, we get to talk to Jennifer about winning this year’s NFHS Music Citation Award, her career as an educator, and what she’s learned from holding numerous leadership roles with the NFHS, the Oregon Band Directors Association, and the Oregon Music Educators Association.
This series aims to shine light on all three of the 2023 Performing Arts NFHS Citation Award Recipients. Topics for this discussion include:
- The one thing Jennifer is most proud of
- Analysis on her time serving on the NFHS Music Committee as a member and later as the Chair
- Why she has felt called to educate the next generation on the importance of music in the world
- Advice for young women in the performing arts education space