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Super Bowl LVIII is closer to home than you think

A group of former Northwest graduates have been featured in an Usher Super Bowl LVIII promotional video.
Jeny Jithesh, Online Editor • February 7, 2024
Photo courtesy Nathan Hoffmann

More than 15 years ago, former Northwest student and cello player Nathan Hoffmann and his orchestra quartet chose a unique song for their assigned class performance; “Yeah!” by Usher. Now, a snippet of their video, first uploaded to Youtube in 2008, appears in the artist’s one-minute hype video advertisement.

The former Huskies appear briefly at the 33-second mark of the promotion, published on YouTube by Apple Music, having already garnered over 335,000 views.

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Jeny Jithesh
Jeny Jithesh, Online Editor
Jeny Jithesh is a senior and Online Editor of “The Express” and BVNWnews. This is her second year on staff as a writer. Outside of newspaper, Jeny is serving as the President of FBLA and KAY Club and participates in Student Government, NHS, NEHS, and Quill & Scroll. In her free time, Jeny loves going on walks with her parents, hanging out with friends, painting, and traveling. She is looking forward to contributing to BVNWNews as an editor and writer!
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