Tuba players from the West Salem High School marching band perform at Premier Night on Friday, Aug. 27. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
Percussionists perform at the West Salem High School Premier Night on Friday, Aug. 27. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
West Salem High School drum major Gary Hickam presents a first place award to the tuba section in the marching band Section Challenge and Premier Performance on Friday, Aug. 27. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
West Salem High School drum major Gary Hickam directs the school’s marching band in the Premier Performance on Friday, Aug. 27. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
West Salem High School tuba player David Hodges performs with the band at Premier Night on Friday, Aug. 27. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
Correction: This article originally misspelled drum major Gary Hickam’s last name. Salem Reporter apologizes for the error.
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Photographer Ron Cooper and his wife Penny moved to Salem in 1969 to take a job as photographer at the Oregon Statesman (later the Statesman Journal). Their three children, Monica, Kimberly, and Christopher, attended and graduated from Salem public schools. Cooper retired from the Statesman Journal in 2001 but, has continued his passion for photography in many ways, including as a photographer for the Salem Reporter.
