The North High Fine Arts Department and the DGN Band extend congratulations to alumnus Jesse Backes, and the
2011 Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, for winning the "High Percussion" trophy at the 2011 World Championships in Indianapolis, IN. Jesse, a member of the Caviliers Snare Drum line this year, is a student at the
University of Illinois and a former Section Captain in the DGN Trojan Marching Band.
