Northshore Junior High School music teacher Rick White will be inducted into the Northwest Bandmasters Association (NWBA) at its annual induction banquet on Oct. 25, in Portland, Ore. White is the director of bands, choir and orchestra programs at the school.

Nominated by fellow music educators, Rick White’s student ensembles consistently earn superior ratings at district and regional contests and festivals, and have been featured at both Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) and National

Association for Music Education (NAfME) state and northwest conferences. White has been a teacher for 38 years, 19 of those years have been with Northshore School District and the last 15 years at Northshore Junior High School.

The Northwest Bandmasters Association was created in 1953 to recognize music educators showing exceptional success in the music education of their students.