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Norwin School District Community Foundation Awards Grants to Teachers Science education, artwork from around the world, and e-readers are three educational projects that the Norwin School District Community Foundation is supporting through its new Educator Innovations Grant program. The Norwin School District Community Foundation recently awarded $1,500 to educational projects created by teachers that will directly benefit at least 525 students in the 2011-2012 school year. The Foundation is a non-profit group affiliated with Norwin School District. The Foundation’s new Educator Innovations Grant challenges District teachers to dream up an innovative classroom project that might not otherwise be funded by the school budget. Click here to read more about each project. Athletics Click here to read about highlights from the past month submitted by Norwin coaches. Dr. John C. Boylan, center, president of the Norwin School District Community Foundation, presents $500 checks to teachers who are receiving Educator Innovations Grants for classroom projects. From left: Ms. Molli Brown, Ms. Tara Lynn, Dr. Boylan, Ms. Sharon Welty, and Ms. Paula Giran. One story is about Kasey Kemp, who will be a Norwin High School senior in August. She won the state girls’ pole vault championship this past weekend at Shippensburg University with a vault of 12 feet. Kasey Kemp Guidance Corner Final transcripts will be sent the third week of June. SATs will be given June 4, 2011. ACTs will be June 11, 2011. The registration deadline for both of these tests was May 6, 2011. Throughout the summer, a guidance counselor will be in the High School building every Monday from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m., with a lunch break from Noon until 1 p.m. More guidance department information, including details about the weekly counselor schedule during the summer, can be found here. Students Win Cultural Trust Art Awards The Greensburg Area Cultural Council (GACC), a program of Westmoreland Cultural Trust, honored three Norwin High School students at its 13th-Annual Achievement in the Arts Awards Banquet on Sunday, May 15, 2011, in Commissioners’ Hall at the Youngwood campus of the Westmoreland County Community College. The Norwin awardees were Jesse Taylor, Connor Feals, and Katie Falk. Overall, the GACC honored 52 high school seniors from 18 Westmoreland County high schools for their outstanding efforts in music, theater and the visual arts. The awards are titled The Judges McCormick and Pezze Awards of Artistic Merit, and Judge McCormick and Judge Pezze personally presented the awards. Jesse Taylor Connor Feals Katie Falk Holocaust Program at Norwin Middle School Norwin Middle School’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Night, which included a candle lighting ceremony and a Holocaust speaker, was held Wednesday, May 18, 2011. More than 300 people attended, and they experienced a “museum” in the school built by eighth-grade students. Each class made a large exhibit (about 9’x9’). These exhibits, about 20 in all, covered 3 hallways. In the auditorium lobby, there were about 100 individual student projects on tables. Students also made a “remembrance tile” which contains a poem or letter about their feelings about the Holocaust. These tiles made up a tiled wall. One display asked visitors to sign a wall that says “We will not forget.” The speaker was Sam Weinreb, a Holocaust survivor who lives in White Oak. At the ceremony, select students shared poems and letters. A group of students also recited a “Declaration of Remembrance” (a promise to never forget). Then, the students lit 6 candles which represented the victims. Shulamit Bastacky, a hidden child of the Holocaust, lit a seventh candle to represent those who risked their lives to save others.
Middle School Receives Fuel Up to Play Grant Norwin Middle School was awarded a Fuel Up to Play 60 grant which, along with funding from the Heinz Foundation, totals $5,000. This money will be used to promote informed and healthy decision-making with regard to eating and physical activity. Spearheaded by a group of student-leaders, several goals were set, each containing multiple activities. These include: Healthy Eating Goal: To promote the Middle School’s breakfast program and increase the availability and selection of healthful snack choices to students. Physical Activity Goal: To offer daily physical activity (in addition to Physical Education class) in multiple formats and for motivational and instructional purposes. The funding will pay for a climbing wall, increased healthful snack and structured physical activity options at school dances, support for Nutrition Services to expand current breakfast options, and give-aways to promote an active lifestyle. It will also provide the Health and Wellness Committee the opportunity to award mini-grants to middle school teachers who propose, develop, and conduct lessons that combine physical activity with instruction and learning. Modern Language Student Receives Award For Her Passion For Languages Calley Tinley, a senior at Norwin High School, was awarded a 2011 Honorable Mention among the Outstanding High School Graduating World Language Students from the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (PSMLA). Along with a recommendation from her Spanish teacher, Ms. Danielle Connelly, Calley wrote an essay describing her contributions to Calley Tinley world language activities and her interest in pursuing a career that will use language skills. Calley will be featured on the PSMLA Web site to help inspire other students to strive for excellence in the study of world languages. “In the future, I plan to use my love of foreign languages to assist me in my goals as a medical researcher,” Calley writes. “I want to study in South America and Mexico, and work with other researchers from all around the world. I believe studying foreign languages is extremely important because it allows one to develop critical and creative thinking skills and to better communicate with people from all over the globe.” Three High School Students Receive Awards at Women in Science at Seton Hill Three Norwin High School juniors attended the Seton Hill Women in Science Awards Day with science teachers Brian Nevi and Natalie Nevi on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The three students who won awards are (pictured from left to right) Gina Culbertson, chemistry, nominated by Ms. Nevi; Maggie Yuhas, biology, nominated by Mr. Nevi; and Rachel Geizura, math, nominated by Ms. Corrie. The purpose of this annual event was to honor high school women in our community who have demonstrated a special talent in mathematics and science and to highlight the different career opportunities available to women in these fields. The day consisted of a keynote address, hands-on laboratory activities hosted by Seton Hill faculty and students, and an awards luncheon. Each awardee at the Women in Science Day event received a certificate and is eligible for a Seton Hill University - Women in Science Scholarship. Norwin Council of PTAs Annual Recognition The Norwin Council of PTAs held its annual recognition dinner, during which five Norwin High School students were honored and new Council of PTA officers were honored. TV meteorologist Dennis Bowman, also a talented ventriloquist, provided entertainment for the evening. Click here to learn more. Norwin Color Guard Ranked as One of Best in The World The Norwin High School Winter Guard had an award-winning season as they competed for the first time ever as a World Class Guard, the most prestigious ranking a high school color guard program can have. After a successful 2010 season and a fifth place finish in the Scholastic Open Class at the Winter Guard International (WGI) World Championships, the Norwin Winter Guard was selected to move into the Scholastic World Class for the 2011 season. Click here to read more.
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