Norwin Air Force JROTC Teacher
Named Outstanding Instructor By National Program
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school year. Because of these
achievements, the Norwin High
School’s Air Force Junior ROTC
program received the 2018-2019
Air Force JROTC Distinguished
Unit Award, the second-highest
recognition awarded by Air Force
JROTC Headquarters.
“The Norwin Administration
congratulates Lt. Col. Sandala
on this well-deserved recognition,” said Dr. Jeff Taylor, Norwin
Superintendent of Schools. “Norwin School District students
are fortunate to have instructors such as him, and also to have a
program as valuable as the Air Force Junior ROTC.”
The Air Force JROTC program educates and trains high school
cadets in citizenship and life skills; promotes community service;
instills responsibility, character, and self-discipline through
character education; and provides instruction in air and space
fundamentals. Enrollment is open to high school students who
are in the 9th to 12th grades.
he Norwin School District congratulates Lt. Col David
Sandala, Senior Aerospace Science Instructor of the Norwin
High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC program, for receiving
an Air Force JROTC Outstanding Instructor Award for 2019.
Lt. Col. Sandala is one of nearly 250 instructors from across the
United States who were honored with this year’s Outstanding
Instructor Award, which came from U.S. Air Force JROTC
Headquarters in May. The AFJROTC Outstanding Instructor
Awards recognize exemplary contributions and impact on
students, school, and community.
“It was a great honor to be chosen for this award,” Lt. Col.
Sandala said. “It would not have been possible without the
support of staff and administration of the District.”
The Norwin JROTC program began in August 2014. During the
2018-2019 school year, 110 cadets (students) were enrolled in
the program.
One of the major components of the JROTC program is
citizenship/community service, and Norwin students have
excelled in this aspect. In addition, the Norwin JROTC unit
competed in six drill competitions during the 2018-2019
First National Bank, Scottdale Bank & Trust,
Generously Support Norwin School District STEM Education Programs
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irst National Bank recently donated $13,500, and Scottdale Bank
& Trust donated $2,500, during the 2018-2019 school year to
support STEM Education programs at Norwin School District
through the state’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program.
STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics, and emphasizes student collaboration and use
of technologies and materials to innovate, invent, engineer and
creatively solve real-world problems using a hands-on approach.
The state’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program can
provide alternative revenue for innovative educational programs,
while also helping participating businesses to receive substantial
state tax credits. For more information, visit the state’s official
Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program Web page at www.
newpa.com/eitc.
Norwin School District is grateful for this tremendous support for
Norwin educational programs, including First National Bank’s long-
running support through this program.
From left to right: Dr. William Kerr, former Superintendent,
Norwin School District; Dr. John Boylan, Norwin School District
Community Foundation President; Ms. Heidi Stratton-Minor,
FNB Circleville Office Branch Manager; Ms. Joyce Hohman,
FNB Treasury Management; and Mr. Alan Bicker, FNB Regional
Banking Executive.
From left to right: Kelly Carlson, Vice President
Business Development, Scottdale Bank & Trust,; Alex
Kauffman, Regional President, Scottdale Bank & Trust;
Dr. John Boylan, President, Norwin School District
Community Foundation; and Dr. William Kerr, former
Superintendent, Norwin School District.
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